The model presented here is based on prearranged situations in which the target behaviour is emitted in a predictable manner within a well-structured and controlled environment. The first step is to draw a clear picture of antecedents in which the target behaviour is likely to occur and the consequences that tend to follow it. The functional analytic literature is rich with many strategies designed to obtain this information, which is then used to design scripts (specific lesson plans), in which the triggers associated with inappropriate behaviour are incorporated, creating an opportunity for behaviour change.
Dr. Eitan Eldar is the founder and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Center (Teaching, Community Services & Research) at the Zinman College in Israel. He has been widely acknowledged by the educational community for his extraordinary efforts to fulfill the goals, values, and mission of disseminating behavior analysis. He has written numerous papers and books, authored the first applied behavior analysis (ABA) textbook in Hebrew and served as the first chairman of the Israeli Association of Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Eldar designed a model for individual full inclusion in general education settings for autistic students that has been adopted by the Ministry of Education countrywide.
Dr. Eldar has organized workshops and conferences on various topics related to the enhancement of services the ABA science can offer to improve the quality of daily living for parents, para-professionals, and educators.
ד”ר איתן אלדר – ניתוח יישומי של התנהגות
