Behavior Generalization Strategies: Which Setting Supports Maintenance Best?
Behavior change is only as valuable as its staying power. In applied behavior analysis (ABA), the goal isn’t merely acquiring new skills—it’s maintaining and generalizing them across settings, people, and time. Families and clinicians alike ask: Which therapy setting best supports maintenance—home, clinic, school, or community? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. It depends on the behavior, learner profile, ABA service models in use, and the quality of parent involvement AB
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Behavior change is only as valuable as its staying power. In applied behavior analysis (ABA), the goal isn’t merely acquiring new skills—it’s maintaining and generalizing them across settings, people, and time. Families and clinicians alike ask: Which therapy setting best supports maintenance—home, clinic, school, or community? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. It depends on the behavior, learner profile, ABA service models in use, and the quality of parent involvement AB
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