Bidirectional Naming and The Integrative Verbal Behavior Approach
Presented by Caio Miguel, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024
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The term bidirectional naming (BiN) has been used to describe the integration of listener and speaker behaviors that leads to speaking with understanding. In other words, it is the basic behavioral unit for the establishment of verbal behavior. In this talk, I will explain the importance of bidirectional naming, as well as how it is established during a typical child’s development. Finally, with examples from the behavior analytic literature, including my own translational research, I will suggest ways by which some of the skills that lead to the development of BiN can be targeted and prioritized during intervention with early learners. The emphasis on teaching developmentally appropriate cumulative-hierarchical skills that allow children to learn from natural contingencies of reinforcement is the hallmark of the integrative approach to verbal behavior.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 BACB General CEUs.
The term bidirectional naming (BiN) has been used to describe the integration of listener and speaker behaviors that leads to speaking with understanding. In other words, it is the basic behavioral unit for the establishment of verbal behavior. In this talk, I will explain the importance of bidirectional naming, as well as how it is established during a typical child’s development. Finally, with examples from the behavior analytic literature, including my own translational research, I will suggest ways by which some of the skills that lead to the development of BiN can be targeted and prioritized during intervention with early learners. The emphasis on teaching developmentally appropriate cumulative-hierarchical skills that allow children to learn from natural contingencies of reinforcement is the hallmark of the integrative approach to verbal behavior.
Discuss how BiN evolves in typical language development.
Explain how BiN serves as a building block for complex verbal behavior.
State the main tenets of the integrative VB approach.
Discuss the research to support the integrative VB approach
Miguel CF. (2016). Common and Intraverbal Bidirectional Naming. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 32(2), 125-138. doi: 10.1007/s40616-016-0066-2.
Caio Miguel, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Dr. Caio Miguel is a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Sacramento. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and a former editor for The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Dr. Miguel’s research focuses on the study of verbal behavior and emergent stimulus relations. He has given hundreds of professional presentations around the world, and has had over 100 manuscripts published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. He is the recipient of the 2013 award for outstanding scholarly work by the College of Social Sciences at Sacramento State, the 2014 Outstanding Mentor Award by ABAI, the 2019 Award for Excellence in Teaching Verbal Behavior by the VBSIG, the 2019 Alumni Achievement Award from the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University, and the 2020 Jack Michael Award for Outstanding Contributions to Verbal Behavior.
This program is presented free of charge.
100 minutes = 2.0 BACB CEUs (General)
Applied Behavior Analysts. Course meets the qualifications for 2.0 ACE CEs for Board Certified Behavior Analysts. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by BACB as an Approved ACE provider, Provider Number OP-08-0178.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
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