Behavior Analysis and Treatment

Provides an in-depth examination of some of the issues raised in the Association for Behavior Analysis task force report on clients' rights to effective behavioral treatment. One area that receives a good deal of attention is the behavioral analysis of targeted behaviors. Many of the authors examine how an analysis of contingencies maintaining behavior and the stimulii controlling that behavior can improve treatment efficacy. Other issues addressed include examining the factors that contribute to an effective treatment environment, selecting the right treatment curriculum, making treatment decisions, coordinating the efforts of professionals, disseminating new treatment technology, and promoting generalization and transfer of treatment gains. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.