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Over the past fifteen years, behavior analysts in Florida have worked together to develop the discipline with a multifaceted system of contingencies. Basing their effort in the area of retardation and with the cooperation of the state’s Developmental Services Program Office, they have gradually developed a regulatory manual of programming policy and procedures, a hierarchical system of responsibilities for programming approval and monitoring, a state-sponsored certification program, a professional association, and an active university community. These components are described and discussed in terms of suggested principles for developing the field of behavior analysis within a state.
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The second author holds an adjunct appointment at Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.
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Johnston, J.M., Shook, G.L. Developing Behavior Analysis at the State Level. BEHAV ANALYST 10, 199–233 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392431
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392431