
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Date
2025
Document Type
Dissertation (Access Restricted)
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership
Committee Chair
Laura Casey
Committee Member
Diana Delgado
Committee Member
Jeffery Byford
Abstract
Trauma-informed care (TIC) has become prevalent in many healthcare fields, from medical to psychological to education. It has the backing of years of application and research to ensure assessments and practices are executed with the knowledge of those TIC factors that may impact a person's recovery, personal development, and progress. This study examined the perspective of current Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) regarding the use of TIC, and their opinions surrounding its integration and application within a behavior analytic framework; in the education and training side, as well as the clinical application. To assess perspectives, the study used a mixed-method exploratory sequential design. Three qualitative themes emerged with subthemes and the quantitative results yielded similar findings to the qualitative (Creswell & Creswell, 2018). Overall, BCBAs in this study reported that they do not think they are well informed of Trauma-Informed Care practices and have stated that they have not received much explicit training in the area within their behavior analytic coursework. Many responded that they would like to see it incorporated into the teaching of Behavior Analytic practice. Despite their self-reported lack of training, responses indicate that many already include trauma-informed care components in their current practices. More detailed findings and how the qualitative and quantitative supported each other are discussed in the manuscript along with limitations and suggestions for future research.
Library Comment
Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.
Notes
No Access
Recommended Citation
Langford, Elisabeth, "TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS: EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES AND UTILITY IN ABA USING A MIXED METHODS APPROACH" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3706.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/3706
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