Behavior Generalization: Home-Based Reinforcement vs. Clinic-Based Shaping
Generalizing skills across people, places, and situations is the ultimate goal of applied behavior analysis (ABA). While many families and providers focus on reducing challenging behavior or teaching core communication and daily living skills, those gains only truly matter when they show up outside the session. The question, then, is not just “Can we teach it?” but “Will it stick—and where?” This post explores behavior generalization through a therapy setting comparison: in