Direct Instruction (DI) is a powerful teaching system that combines logical selection and sequencing of examples and high rates of student responding to mastery. Countless children and adults owe their literacy and early academic success to teachers who skillfully presented DI programs developed by Siegfried Engelmann and colleagues. In acknowledgement of the central importance of this topic to behavior analysis, science, and learning, Perspectives on Behavior Science and Behavior Analysis in Practice are planning special sections on Direct Instruction and the Science and Practice of Behavior Analysis.

Submissions due by September 1, 2020. 

Recent behavior analytic attention has focused on acceptance and commitment training (ACT), as evidenced by a recent surge of behavior analytic training/workshops, curriculum materials/protocols, publications, etc. on the topic. Given this, it is imperative to provide the behavior analytic community a space for further exploration, empirically based criticisms (or confirmations), and conceptual discussions related to the theoretical underpinnings of ACT intervention strategies. Therefore, Behavior Analysis in Practice is currently soliciting submissions for a special issue on ACT specifically targeting its use in behavior analytic practice.

Guest Editors: Alyssa Wilson, Marianne Jackson, Karen Kellum
Submission Deadline: July 1, 2020

Many clients of behavior analysts present with complex problems, and these clients frequently require the expertise of multiple disciplines to ensure comprehensive care. Hence, behavior analysts often provide services in the context of interdisciplinary teams, where several professionals are involved in assessing, treating, and evaluating progress in clients. In this special issue, we welcome articles that address the challenge of interprofessional collaboration and that present solutions, resources, and models for interprofessional collaboration. 

Guest Editors: Mary Jane Weiss, Shahla Alai, Joanne Gerenser, Joseph Cihon
Submission deadline: March 31, 2020  

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