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Collaborative Efforts by the Auburn University Applied Behavior Analysis Program in the Treatment of Adolescents Adjudicated for Illegal Sexual Behavior

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Title Collaborative Efforts by the Auburn University Applied Behavior Analysis Program in the Treatment of Adolescents Adjudicated for Illegal Sexual Behavior
 
Creator Brogan, Kristen M
Richling, Sarah M
Rapp, John T
Thompson, Kelli R
Burkhart, Barry R
 
Subject Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Community Safety, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminality
juvenile delinquency, criminal behavior, illegal sexual behavior, interdisciplinary collaboration
 
Description As the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) moves towards recognition as an established profession (Johnston, Carr, & Mellichamp, 2017), it is important to identify strides in diverse treatment and research areas.  One such area is that of the treatment of adolescents adjudicated for illegal sexual behavior.  This is a population of individuals for whom psychologists have recognized the need for a unique and holistic treatment approach (LeTourneau et al., 2009).  Although some branches of psychology have a well-established history working with this population, the behaviorist branch has yet to establish a strong foothold.  The purpose of the current article is to describe a partnership between the Auburn ABA Master’s Program and the Accountability Based Sex Offender Program based in Alabama.  This partnership has resulted in fruitful consequences for both parties in the areas of clinical service delivery and research productivity.  The manner in which the partnership evolved and flourished is not unique to work with adolescents adjudicated for illegal sexual behavior.  We describe the specific steps and groups of behaviors we employed to find success in this unique setting and suggest that they be employed in other diverse areas. 
 
Publisher University of Illinois at Chicago Library
 
Contributor Auburn University
Alabama Department of Youth Services
Accountability Based Sex Offender Program
 
Date 2018-02-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/8267
10.5210/bsi.v27i0.8267
 
Source Behavior and Social Issues; Vol 27 (2018); AA11-AA15
1064-9506
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/8267/6658
 
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