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ABSTRACT
Identifying potential qualities and corresponding behaviors that contribute to effective behavior analytic service delivery may assist practitioners in strengthening their behavioral repertoire and overall client/family/staff outcomes. Credentialed (Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral or Board Certified Behavior Analyst) individuals practicing outside of the United States of America, and award-winning behavior analysts in the field, were presented with the Exemplary Behavior Analyst Checklist (EBAC; Zayac et al., Citation2021) and rated the extent to which they believed exemplary behavior analysts display each quality and engage in the associated behaviors. Respondents also selected a “top 10” list of the qualities they believe are important to being/becoming an exemplary behavior analyst. Comparisons of these rankings are made to prior research on the EBAC along with a discussion about the implications for training and continued applications of the EBAC in the field. Limitations of the current studies are identified as well as useful recommendations for future research.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Grace Coleman and Scarlett Morris for their assistance with the data collection process.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Research ethics
The studies summarized in this manuscript were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) through the University of North Alabama. The approved IRB protocol is 006 and was performed in accordance with ethical standards as established in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
Notes
1. A definition of exemplary was not provided. Participants were allowed to conceptualize what it means to be exemplary based on their individual learning histories.