Episode 344 - Communities of Practice (LISTENER CHOICE SPRING 2026)

A few years back, we contributed a book chapter on non-traditional options for disseminating behavior analysis with Matt Cicoria where we became slightly enamored with the idea of communities of practice as a means for knowledge sharing. Well, thanks to our amazing listeners on Patreon, that topic is back and with a full episode. We look at how to create a community of practice, whether the idea actually leads to changes in professional behavior, and what barriers might keep your new group of professional problem solvers down. Protip: Being in Canada appears to be a huge help. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Busch, L., Zonneveld, K., Saini, V., Chartier, K., Leathen, N., Asaro, M., & Feltz, N. (2020). The more we get together: Communities of practice for behaviour analysts. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 52, 277-284. doi: 10.1037/cbs0000174 Hennein, R., Ggita, J.M., Turimumahoro, P., Ochom, E., Gupta, A.J., Katamba, A., Armstrong-Hough, M. & Davis, J.L. (2022). Core components of a community of practice to improve community health worker performance: A qualitative study. Implementation Science Communications, 3, 27-40. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-002791 Barwick, M.A., Peters, J., & Boydell, K. (2009). Getting to uptake: Do communities of practice support the implementation of evidence-based practice? Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 18, 16-29. Kerno, Jr., S.J. (2008). Limitations of communities of practice: A consideration of unresolved issues and difficulties in the approach. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 15, 69-78. doi: 10.1177/1548051808317998 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, the two episode secret code words, and answers to the knowledge check questions to complete the purchase. Email us at [email protected] for further assistance.