Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts

Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a practical guidebook for students and clinicians. The book focuses on the importance of balancing technical information alongside compassionate delivery, providing guidance on writing that is meaningful across the scientific and human sides of the field.

Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a practical guidebook for students and clinicians. The book focuses on the importance of balancing technical information with compassionate delivery, providing guidance on writing that is meaningful across the scientific and human sides of the field.

Written by a group of clinicians, supervisors, and teaching faculty, the book targets eight key writing skills: writing as a human, writing as a student, writing as a clinician, writing as a leader, writing as a supervisor, writing as faculty, writing as a researcher and, finally, writing with artificial intelligence. By addressing each of these writing skills individually, the book is able to provide clear dos, don'ts, and examples in an easy-to-digest format.

This book will be an essential guide for any student of behavior analysis, as well as clinicians looking to hone their professional writing skills.

Autorentext

Dana Reinecke, PhD, BCBA-D, is a licensed psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, and faculty administrator.

Charissa Knihtila, PhD, BCBA-D, is a consultant and faculty member.

Jacob Papazian, PhD, BCBA-D, is a clinician and faculty member.

Celia Heyman, PhD, BCBA-D, is a clinician and faculty member.

Danielle Bratton, PhD, BCBA-D, is a licensed behavior analyst and faculty member.

Klappentext

Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a practical guidebook for students and clinicians. The book focuses on the importance of balancing technical information alongside compassionate delivery, providing guidance on writing that is meaningful across the scientific and human sides of the field.

Inhalt

1. Writing (and Communicating) as a Human 2. Writing as a Student 3. Writing as a Clinician 4. Writing as a Leader 5. Writing as a Supervisor 6. Writing as a Faculty Member 7. Writing as a Researcher 8. Writing as a Non-Human Appendix A. Words Matter Appendix B. Recommended Responses for "How Would You Respond?"