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The ABMA as a Multidisciplinary Body: Implications for Training in Behavioural Skills

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Alan Hudson
Alan Hudson*
Affiliation:
Phillip Institute of Technology
*
Department of Psychology, Phillip Institute of Technology, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia
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Abstract

The membership of the ABMA was analysed by way of profession and this showed that the membership was comprised mainly of psychologists. The issue of whether psychologists ought share their behavioural skills with other professions was addressed with reference to the literature on training in behavioural skills. The conclusion was drawn that it was appropriate for a variety of professional groups to be trained in behavioural skills that are typical of the function of what Bernstein (1982, 1984) called the “the behavioural engineer” or what Gardner (1973, 1976) called the “behavioural technician”. Finally it was argued that the ABMA should be actively involved in the teaching of these skills.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1986, pp. 135 - 141
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1986

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