One out of Five, Would Not Recommend: Criticism, Behavior Analysis, and Behavior Change

Presented by Robin Arnall, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Thursday, December 3, 2027

4:30pm-6:10pm PT / 6:30pm-8:10pm CT / 7:30pm-9:10pm ET

Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration.

Hard truth: behavior analysis and behavior analysts do not manage criticism well. Considering a harmful history of approaches used on autistic persons alone (Bottema-Beutel et al., 2021; Marshall et al., 2025), the discipline should be well equipped to address criticism from all perspectives, particularly with accepting criticism constructively. However, that is not demonstrated in practice. Through this presentation and discussion, participants will learn about the harmful history and present associated with behavior analysis, how to critically analyze and address disciplinary structures and players in behavior analysis, and how to address criticism addressed at behavior analysis or the individual themselves.

Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration.