Are you a BCBA, clinic director, or other ABA professional? Check out the following recommendations for books, assessments, and curricula to add to your library!
ABA Parent Training Books
ABA Visualized Guidebook—A step-by-step book with visuals and approachable language to help parents, teachers, and others support learners in building skills and modifying behaviors.
One Year ABA Parent Training Curriculum—This curriculum covers 27 in-depth caregiver training lessons with research-backed content. There is also a Spanish version!
A Beginners Guide to Parenting with Applied Behavior Analysis—This is a great book to recommend to parents and caregivers as they begin their ABA journey!
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Books for School-Based BCBAs
The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox: How to Build and Lead a High-Quality Program—This book is a must-have for early childhood educators and administrators!
Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide—A practical guide to conducting FBAs for school-based BCBAs.
ABA Assessments & Curricula
BCBA Fieldwork Supervision Curriculum—A guide for BCBAs to conduct supervised fieldwork with trainees.
All-in-One ABA Programming Guide: Applied Behavior Analysis—This book is helpful for new BCBAs and trainees as they develop the competencies related to ABA programming. However, as always, keep in mind that goals and programs should be customized to the individual learner.
The Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS)—Assess your learners on 1900 skills across 6 protocols. You can also purchase a digital version here.
Essentials for Living—A functional skills assessment, curriculum, and skill tracking tool.
Other ABA-Related Books
ABA Glossary of Terms—A quick reference guide for ABA terminology and acronyms.
Ethics for Behavior Analysts—Your go-to ethics resource during training and in practice. This book is especially great to keep handy if you’re supervising student analysts.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts—I really enjoyed this book. It was a huge help in understanding and conceptualizing the use of ACT within ABA.
Flexible and Focused: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Individuals with Autism and Attention Disorders—Step-by-step lessons for clinicians, parents, or educators to support the development of executive functioning skills.
Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis—A theoretical and clinical framework for addressing multiculturalism and diversity within ABA.
Thanks for the Feedback—While this isn't exactly an ABA book, it's one I recommend to all ABA professionals. Feedback can be awkward and uncomfortable, but it's SO important in this field.
Applied Behavior Analysis 3rd edition—Considered the “White Bible of ABA” by many. You’re probably deeply familiar with this book from your coursework and studying for the exam. However, don’t be too quick to get rid of your Cooper book upon passing the big exam. While you may not reference it in your day-to-day clinical work, it may come in handy in other ways, like planning for fieldwork supervision activities.
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