Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Vol 25(2), May 2025, 79-87; doi:10.1037/bar0000304
Behavior analytic practitioners are increasingly aware of the need to provide culturally responsive services to meet the needs of a diverse population within the United States. Rurality has been recognized as a cultural factor that shapes behavior, interactions with services, and barriers to intervention. Acceptance and commitment training has received empirical backing in many domains within behavior analysis, including caregiver support, organizational behavior management, and challenges falling under the domain of clinical behavior analysis. Considering the way rurality influences engagement with acceptance and commitment training can help ensure that rural residents are able to benefit. Practitioner bias, rule-governed behavior related to behavioral difficulties and seeking care, and resource and access limitations may present challenges within this domain. Addressing these issues while drawing on community strengths can facilitate culturally responsive implementation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)