by Bobby Newman, Dana R. Reinecke
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Behavioral Detectives: A Staff Training Exercise Book in Applied Behavior Analysis allows readers in on case conferences discussing behavioral issues in developmental disabilities and applied behavior analysis. Short stories are presented, always with a clinical mistake present. The job of the reader is to discover the mistake. The reader can then turn to the back to see if (s)he was correct, learning about applied behavior analysis along the way.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Behavioral Detectives, 2008-02-08
This book examines several behavioral case studies in a user-friendly format. The content of this book is enlightening and absorbing, while laced with the sardonic sense of humor of Dr. Newman. As a speech-language pathologist who knew close to nothing about ABA, I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone involved with a child on the spectrum--or for anyone who simply would like a good read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Outstanding!, 2008-01-21
Dr. Newman has done it again. His expert first hand knowledge in the Autism field is evident again with another outstanding work. As the parent of an Autistic child, I have yet to find another published series of books that I can so closely relate to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Encyclopedia Brown for Parents/Professionals!, 2008-01-10
I anticipated the arrival of this book as I was a huge fan of the Encyclopedia Brown series as a kid. Behavioral Detectives did not dissapoint. Throughout each case, I found myself (an 'expert' in behavior) enjoying myself immensely and learning! I utilized this with some undergraduate students to teach them how to start picking apart situations to determine which factors may be influencing the behavior and it was an all around enjoyable activity -- making an easy job of teaching and a fun job of learning. Bobby Newman has once again done an exemplary job of bringing such an important science to the world without compromising the integrity or turning folks off with technical jargon.
I would recommend this book to members of any of the following groups:
professionals who want to see if they can keep up with the sleuth himself, or learn some new things along the way, consumers of behavioral services-- I think they'll appreciate the real-life scenarios, and realize that sometimes that fresh pair of eyes is key and anyone else who is interested in behavioral science and/or who is involved in it. In fact, I can't imagine a group that wouldn't find this book interesting and useful from the down-to-earth yet technically intact feature to Bobby's subtle (and not so subtle) humor scattered throughout.
5 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
It's a definite must-have, 2007-12-04
This book is a great tool to help learn and practice utilizing behavioral thinking in real life scenarios. The format allows the reader to examine a case study, develop their own hypothesis, and then flip to another section for the "solution", thus creating the ultimate training tool. What is great about this book is that it is interactive training on paper. Fifty-nine cases are included which are interesting and easy to read. It's a fun way to learn. More importantly, you are learning practical and useful information. I am always looking for parent friendly material. I especially liked that this book includes authors who are also parents and siblings of individuals with Autism. So hooray for that. It's a definite must-have.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Wonderful resource for parents and professionals!, 2007-11-30
What an ingenious idea! This is an easy yet intellectual read for the whole community who services, advocates or parent a child on the spectrum. Thank you Dr. Newman for another wonderful addition to the collection of "must haves" on the shelves of those in our field.
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