Exporting analogue behavioral observation from research to clinical practice: useful or cost-defective?
The special section on analogue behavioral observation (ABO) provided an in-depth review of various ABO assessment procedures. Despite their availability, however, these procedures are rarely used in clinical practice. This may result in part from the traditions on which most ABO assessments are based, from distinctions between clinical and research assessment environments, and from the need for more information about the cost-effectiveness of ABO strategies for meeting specific needs of clinicians in applied settings. Suggestions for bridging the research-clinical gap involve investigating more thoroughly when ABO does and does not provide useful information for various purposes in applied settings and increasing accessibility and cost-effectiveness of ABO procedures for practitioners.
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada. mash@ucalgary.ca
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D001519:Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*