The Progressive Behavior Analyst Autism Council® developed the Certified Progressive Behavior Analyst-Autism Professional® to build upon and extend foundational knowledge of the content mastered in a degree program in behavior analysis. This assumes that seminal and current works in behavior analysis were studied and mastered such as:
Skinner (1953), Science and Human Behavior; Sidman (1960), Tactics of Scientific Research; Johnston & Pennypacker (1980), Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research; Sulzar-Azaroff & Mayer (1991), Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change; McLean, Bailey & Wolery (1996), Assessing Infants and Preschoolers with Special Needs; Lattal & Chase (2003), Behavior Theory and Philosophy; Engelmann & Carnine (1982), Theory of Instruction: Principles and Applications; Rosenberg & Schwartz (2019), Guidance or compliance: What makes an ethical behavior analyst; Etzel & LeBlanc (1979), The simplest treatment alternative: The law of parsimony applied to choosing appropriate instructional control and errorless learning procedures for the difficult-to-teach child; Stokes & Baer (1977), An implicit technology of generalization.
The learning objectives were based on the following references. It should be noted, that many of these references are built upon earlier works.
Books/Book Chapters
- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th). American Psychiatric Publishing.
- Azrin, N. H., & Holz, W. C. (1966). Punishment. In W. K. Honig (Ed.), Operant behavior: Areas of research and application (pp. 380-447). Appleton-Century-Crofts.
- Azrin, N. H., Holz, W. C., & Honig, W. K. (1966). Operant behavior: Areas of research and application. Apple-Century-Crofts.
- Baer, D. M. (1970). A case for the selective reinforcement of punishment. In C. Neuringer & J. L. Michael (Eds.), Behavior modification in clinical psychology (pp. 243–249). Prentice-Hall.
- Bijou, S. W., & Baer, D. M. (1961). The century psychology series. Child development, Vol 1. A systematic and empirical theory. Appleton-Century-Crofts. https://doi.org/10.1037/11139-000
- Bijou, S. W., Baer, D. M. (1965). Child development: II. Universal stage of infancy. Appleton-Century-Crofts.
- Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied behavior analysis (2nd). Pearson.
- Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2019). Applied behavior analysis (3rd). Pearson.
- Constantino, J. N., & Gruber, C. P. (2005). Social responsiveness scale (SRS). Western Psychological Services.
- Davis III, T. E., White, S. W., & Ollendick, T. H. (2014). Handbook of autism and anxiety. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06796-4
- Ferster, C. B., & Skinner, B. F. (1957) Schedules of reinforcement. Appleton-Century-Crofts. https://doi.org/10.1037/10627-000
- Fiske, K. E. (2017). Autism and the family: Understanding and supporting parents and siblings. WW Norton & Company.
- Fisher, W. W., Piazza, C. C., & Roane, H. S. (2011). Handbook of applied behavior analysis. The Guilford Press.
- Green, G. (1996). Evaluating claims about treatments for autism. In C. Maurice, G. Green, & S. C. Luce (Eds.), Behavior interventions for young children with autism (pp. 15–28). Pro-Ed.
- Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (2008). Social skills improvement system. Pearson Education.
- Harris, S. L., & Glassberg, B. A. (2003). Siblings of children with autism: A guide for families. Woodbine House.
- Lang, R., Hancock, T. B., & Singh, N. N. (2016). Early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30925-5
- Leaf, J. B. (2017). Handbook of social skills and autism spectrum disorder. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62995-7
- Leaf, J. B., Cihon, J. H., Weinkauf, S. M., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., Taubman, M., & Leaf, R. (2017b). Parent training for parents of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. In J. L. Matson (Ed.) Handbook of early intervention for autism spectrum disorders(5 ed., Vol. 36, pp. 109–125). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61738-1_8
- Leaf, R., Leaf, J. B., & McEachin, J. (2019). Clinical judgment in ABA: Lessons from our pioneers. DRL Books.
- Leaf, J. B., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Cihon. J. H. (2018). Progressive applied behavior analysis. In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.). Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders (Vol 8, pp. 1-7). Springer. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102239-1
- Leaf, R., & McEachin, J. (1999). A work in progress: Behavior management strategies and a curriculum for intensive behavioral treatment of autism. DRL Books.
- Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Mountjoy, T. (2015). A work in progress: Video Series. DRL Books.
- Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Taubman, M. (2008). Sense and nonsense in the behavioral treatment of autism: It has to be said. DRL Books.
- Leaf, R., Taubman, M., & McEachin, J. (2008). It’s time for school! Building quality ABA educational programs for students with autism spectrum disorders. DRL Books.
- MacDuff, G. S., Krantz, P. J., & McClannahan, L. E. (2001). Prompts and prompt-fading strategies for people with autism. In C. Maurice, G. Green, & R. M. Foxx (Eds.), Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism (pp. 37–50). Pro-Ed.
- Maurice, C. (1993). Let me hear your voice: A family’s triumph over autism. Kopf.
- McPartland, J. C. & Dawson, G. (2014). DSM-5 criteria for ASD: Research review and commentary. In Davis III, T. E., White, S. W., & Ollendick, T. H. (Eds.). Handbook of Autism and Anxiety (pp. 231-245). Springer.
- Offit, P. A. (2008). Autism’s false profits: Bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure. Columbia University Press.
- Rajaraman, A. & Hanley, G. P. (2017). Interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA). In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.) Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102243-1
- Reichle, J., & Wacker, D. P. (Eds.). (1993).Communication and language intervention series, Vol. 3. Communicative alternatives to challenging behavior: Integrating functional assessment and intervention strategies. Paul H Brookes Publishing.
- Skinner, B. F. (1938). The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. B.F. Skinner Foundation.
- Skinner, B. F. (1953). Science and human behavior. Macmillan
- Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal Behavior. Prentice-Hall
- Thorndike, E. L. (1911). Animal intelligence. Macmillan.
Articles
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- Allen, K. E., Hart, B. M., Buell, J. S., Harris, F. R., & Wolf, M. M. (1964). Effects of social reinforcement on isolate behavior of a nursery school child. Child Development, (35), 511–518. https://org/10.2307/1126714
- Asperger, H. (1944). Die „Autistischen Psychopathen” im Kindesalter. Archiv Für Psychiatrie Und Nervenkrankheiten, 117(1), 76–136. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01837709
- Au, A., Mountjoy, T., Leaf, J. B., Leaf, R., Taubman, M., McEachin, J., & Tsuji, K. (2016). Teaching social behaviour to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder using the cool versus not cool procedure in a small group instructional format. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 41(2), 115–124. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2016.1149799
- Ayllon, T., & Azrin, N. H. (1965). The measurement and reinforcement of behavior of psychotics. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 8(6), 357–383. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1965.8-357
- Ayllon, T., & Haughton, E. (1962). Control of the behavior of schizophrenic patients by food. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 5(3), 343–352. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1962.5-343
- Ayllon, T., & Michael, J. (1959). The psychiatric nurse as a behavioral engineer. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2(4), 323. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1959.2-323
- Ayres, K. M., Lowrey, K. A., Douglas, K. H., & Sievers, C. (2011). I can identify Saturn but I can’t brush my teeth: What happens when the curricular focus for students with severe disabilities shifts. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 46(1), 11-21.
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- Azrin, N., Rubin, H., O’brien, F., Ayllon, T., & Roll, D. (1968). Behavioral engineering: postural control by a portable operant apparatus. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(2), 99–108. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1968.1-99
- Baer, D. M. (1993). A brief, selective history of the department of human development and family life at the university of Kansas: The early years. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26(4), 569-572. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1993.26-569
- Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1968). Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(1), 91–97. https://doi.org/1901/jaba.1968.1-91
- Bancroft, S. L., Weiss, J. S., Libby, M. E., & Ahearn, W. H. (2011). A comparison of procedural variations in teaching behavior chains: manual guidance, trainer completion, and no completion of untrained steps. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(3), 559–569.https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-559
- Bandura, A. (1965). Influence of models’ reinforcement contingencies on the acquisition of imitative responses. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1(6), 589–595. https://doi.org/1037/h0022070
- Braukmann, P. D., Kirigin Ramp, K., Braukmann, C. J., Willner, A. G., & Wolf, M. M. (1983). The analysis and training of rationales for child care workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 5(2), 177–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-7409(83)80005-X
- Brodhead, M. T. (2015). Maintaining professional relationships in an interdisciplinary setting: Strategies for navigating nonbehavioral treatment recommendations for individuals with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 8(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0042-7
- Buzas, H. P., & Ayllon, T. (1981). Differential reinforcement in coaching tennis skills. Behavior Modification, 5(3), 372–385. https://doi.org/10.1177/014544558153006
- Carr, E. G., & Durand, V. M. (1985). Reducing behavior problems through functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18(2), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1985.18-111
- Charlop, M. H., Schreibman, L., & Tryon, A. S. (1983). Learning through observation: The effects of peer modeling on acquisition and generalization in autistic children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 11(3), 355–366. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00914244
- Cividini-Motta, C., & Ahearn, W. H. (2013). Effects of two variations of differential reinforcement on prompt dependency. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46(3), 640-650. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.67
- Cihon, J. H., Ferguson, J. L., Leaf, J. B., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Taubman, M. (2019). Use of a level system with flexible shaping to improve synchronous engagement. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-0254-8
- Cihon, J. H., Ferguson, J. L., Milne, C. M., Leaf, J. B., McEachin, J., & Leaf, R. (2018). A preliminary evaluation of a token system with a flexible earning requirement. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 548-556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-00316-3
- DeLeon, I. G., & Iwata, B. A. (1996). Evaluation of a multiple-stimulus presentation format for assessing reinforcer preferences. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29(4), 519–532. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1996.29-519
- DeMyer, M. K., & Ferster, C. B. (1962). Teaching new social behavior to schizophrenic children. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1, 443–461. https://doi.org/1016/S0002-7138(09)61777-5
- Dixon, M. R., Rehfeldt, R. A., & Randich, L. (2003). Enhancing tolerance to delayed reinforcers: the role of intervening activities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36(2), 263–266. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2003.36-263
- Ellis, E. M., Ala’i-Rosales, S. S., Glenn, S. S., Rosales-Ruiz, J., & Greenspoon, J. (2006). The effects of graduated exposure, modeling, and contingent social attention on tolerance to skin care products with two children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27(6), 585–598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2005.05.009
- Ferguson, D. L., & Rosales-Ruiz, J. (2001). Loading the problem loader: The effects of target training and shaping on trailer-loading behavior of horses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34(4), 409–423. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2001.34-409
- Fisher, W., Piazza, C. C., Bowman, L. G., Hagopian, L. P., Owens, J. C., & Slevin, I. (1992). A comparison of two approaches for identifying reinforcers for persons with severe and profound disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25(2), 491–498. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1992.25-491
- Fong, E. H., Catagnus, R. M., Brodhead, M. T., Quigley, S., & Field, S. (2016). Developing the cultural awareness skills of behavior analysts. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(1), 84-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0111-6
- Foxx, R. M., & Azrin, N. H. (1973). The elimination of autistic self-stimulatory behavior by overcorrection. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 6(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1973.6-1
- Foxx, R. M., & Shapiro, S. T. (1978). The timeout ribbon: A nonexclusionary timeout procedure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11(1), 125–136. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1978.11-125
- Friman, P. C. (1990). Nonaversive treatment of high-rate disruption: Child and provider effects. Exceptional Children, 57(1), 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299005700108
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- Galbicka, G. (1994). Shaping in the 21st century: Moving percentile schedules into applied settings. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27(4), 739-760. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1994.27-739
- Ghaemmaghami, M., Hanley, G. P., & Jessel, J. (2016). Contingencies promote delay tolerance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(3), 548–575. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.333
- Green, G. (2001). Behavior analytic instruction for learners with autism advances in stimulus control technology. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 16(2), 72–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/108835760101600203
- Greer, R. D., & Singer-Dudek, J. (2008). The emergence of conditioned reinforcement from observation. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89(1), 15–29. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2008.89-15
- Hagopian, L. P., Fisher, W. W., Sullivan, M. T., Acquisto, J., & LeBlanc, L. (1998). Effectiveness of functional communication training with and without extinction and punishment: A summary of 21 inpatient cases. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31(2), 211-235. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1998.31-211
- Hanley, G. P. (2012). Functional assessment of problem behavior: Dispelling myths, overcoming implementation obstacles, and developing new lore. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 5(1), 54–72. https://doi.org/1007/BF03391818
- Hanley, G. P., Jin, C. S., Vanselow, N. R., & Hanratty, L. A. (2014). Producing meaningful improvements in problem behavior of children with autism via synthesized analyses and treatments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47(1), 16-36. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.106
- Hart, B., & Risley, T. R. (1975). Incidental teaching of language in the preschool. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8(4), 411–420.https://doi.org/1901/jaba.1975.8-411
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- Howard, J. S., Sparkman, C. R., Cohen, H. G., Green, G., & Stanislaw, H. (2005). A comparison of intensive behavior analytic and eclectic treatments for young children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26(4), 359–383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2004.09.005
- Hsieh, H. H., Wilder, D. A., & Abellon, O. E. (2011). The effects of training on caregiver implementation of incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1), 199-203. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-199
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- Johnston, J. M. (1991). What can behavior analysis learn from the aversives controversy? The Behavior Analyst, 14(2), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03392569
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- Kassardjian, A., Leaf, J. A., Leaf, J. B., Townley-Cochran, D., Alcalay, A., Milne, C., Dale, S., Tsuji, K., Leaf, R., Taubman, M, & McEachin, J. (2016). Evaluation of graduated vs all-or-none contingencies on rate tasks for individuals diagnosed with autism. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 51(4), 434–446.
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- Kazdin, A. E. (1982). The token economy: a decade later. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 15(3), 431–445. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1982.15-431
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- Kunnavatana, S. S., Bloom, S. E., Samaha, A. L., Slocum, T. A., & Clay, C. J. (2018). Manipulating parameters of reinforcement to reduce problem behavior without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51(2), 283-302. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.443
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- Leaf, J. B., Cihon, J. H., Ferguson, J. L., McEachin, J., Leaf, R., & Taubman, M. (2018). Evaluating three methods of stimulus rotation when teaching receptive labels. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 11(4), 334-349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-0249-5
- Leaf, J. B., Cihon, J. H., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Taubman, M. (2016). A progressive approach to discrete trial teaching: Some current guidelines. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9(2), 361–372.
- Leaf, J. B., Kassardjian, A., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., Cihon, J. H., Taubman, M., Leaf, R., & McEachin, J. (2016). Social thinking®: Science, pseudoscience, or antiscience? Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0108-1
- Leaf, J. B., Leaf, J. A., Alcalay, A., Kassardjian, A., Tsuji, K., Dale, S., Ravid, D., Taubman, M., McEachin, J., & Leaf, R. (2016). Comparison of most-to-least prompting to flexible prompt fading for children with autism spectrum disorder. Exceptionality, 24(2), 109–122. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2015.1064419
- Leaf, J. B., Leaf, R., Leaf, J. A., Alcalay, A., Ravid, D., Dale, S., Kassardjian, A., Tsuji, K., Taubman, M., & McEachin, J., & Oppenheim-Leaf, M. (2016). Comparing paired-stimulus preference assessments with in-the-moment reinforcer analysis on skill acquisition: A preliminary investigation. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 33(1), 14–24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088357616645329
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- Leaf, J. B., Leaf, J. A., Milne, C., Taubman, M., Oppenheim-Leaf, M., Torres, N., Townley-Cochran, D., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Yoder, P. (2017). An evaluation of a behaviorally based social skills group for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(2), 243–259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2949-4
- Leaf, J. B., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., & Streff, T. (2012). The effects of the time-in procedure on decreasing aberrant behavior. Clinical Case Studies, 11(2), 152–164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650112443003
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- Leaf, J. B., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., Leaf, R. B., Taubman, M., McEachin, J., Parker, T., Waks, A. B., & Mountjoy, T. (2015). What is the proof? A methodological review of studies that have utilized social stories. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 50(2), 127-141.
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- Leaf, J. B., Taubman, M., Milne, C., Dale, S., Leaf, J., Townley-Cochran, D., Tsuji, K., Kassardjian, A., Alcalay, A., Leaf, R., & McEachin, J. (2016). Teaching social communication skills using cool versus not cool procedure plus role-playing and a social skills taxonomy. Education and Treatment of Children, 39(1), 44–63.
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