Introduction to the Special Issue on Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Science: Processes, Principles, and Analytic Str
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the Special Issue on Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Science: Processes, Principles, and Analytic Strategies Yvonne Barnes-Holmes 1 & Dermot Barnes-Holmes 2 & Ciara McEnteggart 1 & Michael J. Dougher 3 & Carmen Luciano 4
# Association for Behavior Analysis International 2020
This special issue has as its focus the relationship between behavioral science and clinical psychology. Clinical psychology encompasses many schools of thought, one of which is behavioral science. This wing encompasses a broad range of interests, including the use of applied behavior analysis (ABA) such as in developmental disabilities and clinical behavior analysis (CBA) in psychotherapy. The eight conceptual articles in the current issue focus on one or both of these areas. One of the key themes of these articles is an attempt to articulate the links among the authors’ clinical interests and existing or new concepts and practices in behavioral science. Three articles contribute to issues that are directly relevant to ABA. First, the article by Greer attempts to advance behavior analysis in general by offering the concept of learned reinforcement as the selector of behavior. In particular, Greer describes how the learning of new reinforcers results in the development of verbal operants that may significantly influence the practice of ABA. Second, the article by Dixon et al. offers new tools to ABA therapists by exploring the benefits of acceptance and commitment training or therapy (ACT) for ABA. Third, the article by Kavanagh, Barnes-Holmes, and Barnes-Holmes focuses on the behavioral processes involved in relational perspective-taking and false belief. In doing so, the article offers an alternative approach to traditional mainstream views of this subject, which is likely to be of benefit to ABA practitioners. The five remaining articles contribute to CBA. First, the article by Barnes-Holmes, Barnes-Holmes, and McEnteggart presents an updated version of Relational Frame Theory * Yvonne Barnes-Holmes [email protected] 1
Perspectives Ireland Consulting Psychologists Ltd., County Louth, Ireland
2
Ulster University, Ulster, Northern Ireland
3
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
4
University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain
(RFT) and its implications for process-based psychotherapy. Second, Callaghan and Follette present Interpersonal Behavior Therapy (IBT), highlighting the importance of functional-analytic assessment and adherence to behavioral principles in clinical interventions. Third, Ong, Twohig, and Levin’s article presents process-based cognitive behavioral therapy (PB-CBT) as a transtheoretical approach for improving mental health service provision. Fourth, Zettle highlights the importance of targeting relevant processes and using both process-based and outcome measures in the context of singlesubject designs and evidence-based practice. These issues are directly relevant to the contemporary debate concerning the use of treatment manuals, and the distinctions and relative merit
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