Icing on the Cake: The Role of Research in Practitioner Training.

Abstract

Dixon, Reed, Smith, Belisle, and Jackson (Behavior Analysis in Practice 8, 7-15, 2015) evaluated research productivity in BACB training programs. While research productivity may indeed be an important metric for future researchers, we posit that the field consists mainly of practitioners, and as such training should be focused on practice. We provide an alternative perspective on enhancing the quality of education for behavior analysts who will, by and large, go on to be practitioners.