Abstract
The principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) were first developed over fifty years ago, and used successfully by a small number of practitioners to treat a variety of problems. However, the ABA approach did not find widespread acceptance in the broader therapeutic community. It is only over the past twenty years that its value has been more widely recognised. This paper provides a brief history of the development of ABA and what it has achieved, particularly in the field of child development. It discusses reasons why there has been past antipathy by some to the approach and how this is changing due to the development of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and the Autism ‘epidemic’. CBT has provided Social Validity while the demand for solutions for Autism has highlighted evidence-based achievements. It further suggests the direction which needs to be taken to ensure greater acceptance of ABA in the management of children’s behaviour, education and development in the future. Keywords: Applied Behaviour Analysis, social validity, child development. How to cite: Tender, J. (2016). The evolution of the application of behaviour analytic principles to child development, education and management. Ugdymo psichologija, 27 , 97–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/up.2016.04
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