Autism Service Delivery ― Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice

?Autism Service Delivery: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice compiles and analyzes the most recent research from areas that clinicians tackle in their daily work when making decisions to benefit individuals with autism. Each chapter addresses both basic and applied research and its implications and, most important, synthesizes this literature and integrates the findings within a single resource. To date, no other published volume describes the translational history and implications of behavioral therapies for autism spectrum disorders. This volume is the first of its kind, addressing the one nonmedical therapy (applied behavior analysis) that the U.S. Surgeon General has classified as effective and safe. Autism Service Delivery is a unique resource, translating basic research into effective therapeutic practice of behavior therapy.?

Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a behavior analyst specializing in performance management and staff training in service delivery settings. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor, Director of the Performance Management Laboratory, and Fellow of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at the University of Kansas. Dr. DiGennaro Reed has served as an editorial board member ofJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice, School Psychology Review, and Journal of Behavioral Education. She has also served as Associate Editor forJournal of Behavioral Education, Co-Editor of the APA Division 25 (Behavior Analysis) Recorder newsletter, and Vice President for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment. With Drs. Derek Reed and James Luiselli, she co-edited a book published by Springer titled “Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities.” Dr. DiGennaro Reed serves as Co-Coordinator of the Education Program Area for the ABAI annual convention, consults with nonprofit organizations that provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and conducts translational and applied research.

Derek D. Reed, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a behavior analyst specializing in applied behavior analysis, behavioral economics, use-inspired basic research, quantitative analysis, and performance improvement. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Applied Behavioral Economics Laboratory at the University of Kansas. Dr. Reed has served as co-editor of the Division 25 (Behavior Analysis)Recorder newsletter and is Associate Editor for both Behavior Analysis in Practiceand The Psychological Record, in addition to serving on the editorial boards forJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis and The Behavior Analyst. Dr. Reed has co-edited two other books published by Springer, “Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement, and “Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities.” He presently serves on the Science Board for ABAI, is President of the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, and is Executive Director for the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior.