Lördag 26 september 2026 firar vi SWABA 30 år med en heldagskonferens på van der Nootska palatset, S:t Paulsgatan 21, Stockholm. Dagen kommer att innehålla en rad programpunkter inom SWABA:s olika intresseområden. Dessutom möjligheter till mingel och nätverkande i en vacker miljö.
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PROGRAM
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Category Mistakes: Explanations and Misexplanations in Psychology – Per Holth
The British philosopher Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) challenged the very basis for the division into physical and mental. He called this traditional dichotomy ”the official doctrine”, which was that humans have both a body and a mind. Ryle described the problem in detail in his book The Concept of Mind. The book was published in 1949 and thus had its 75th anniversary in 2024. According to Ryle, the division into body and mind rested on a type of category mistake. This presentation reviews examples of various serious and less serious category mistakes. Serious category mistakes have major implications for the field of psychology and for decision-making in society at large.
Per Holth is a professor emeritus of behavior analysis at OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan University—since 2024. He received his license to practice psychology in 1983 and his Ph.D. in 2000. His clinical work has been in services for people with autism and intellectual disabilities, in psychiatric units, and in the military. His research activities with humans include basic principles, stimulus equivalence and naming, and joint attention, as well as management of large prevention research projects. He has conducted animal experiments on conditioned reinforcement, blocking, behavioral variability, and continuous repertoires. Per Holth has taught behavior analysis and philosophy of science at colleges and universities since 1982 and was employed at Oslo Metropolitan University—OsloMet as a full professor from 2006. He has been a program coordinator for the TPC area and the development area of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), international representative on the board of ABAI 2017-2020, and on the board of the B. F. Skinner Foundation 2013-2019. His interests have drifted toward basic experimental work with animals and humans.
Revisiting Treatment Intensity in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention: Evidence, Analysis, and Lessons Learned – Svein Eikeseth
The relationship between treatment intensity and outcomes in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) for children with autism has long been recognized as important, but remains understudied. This presentation brings together recent empirical work examining how the amount of intervention delivered relates to child progress and learning outcomes. First, I will review recent literature, highlighting inconsistencies in how “intensity” has been conceptualized and measured across studies. This review will include recent meta-analyses and individual participant data (IPD) findings that clarify the evidence for a dose–response relationship in EIBI.
Second, I will present findings from an applied clinical dataset addressing the relationship between treatment intensity and learning outcomes. Treatment intensity was measured as the total number of structured EIBI hours delivered over 18 months, and treatment outcomes were defined as the number of mastered learning goals. Participants were 38 children with ASD receiving EIBI through the Lovaas Institute Midwest. Data on treatment hours and learning goal mastery were collected through continuous program documentation. Children who received more intensive EIBI demonstrated higher rates of skill acquisition across individualized learning domains. These findings provide empirical support for a dose–response relationship in EIBI and highlight the importance of maintaining sufficient treatment intensity to promote meaningful developmental progress.
Svein Eikeseth, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the Department of Behavioral Science at Oslo Metropolitan University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and completed postdoctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Eikeseth has led several international multicenter research projects. He currently serves as the research and clinical director of the UK Young Autism Project and is a member of the scientific committee at the Institute of Child Development in Gdansk, Poland. Dr. Eikeseth has authored numerous scientific articles, books, and book chapters, making significant contributions to the study of autism and the field of behavior analysis. Additionally, he has nearly 40 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with ASD.
30 år med djur och beteendeanalys – Eva Bertilsson
När OBM gör skillnad: berättelser om beteendeförändring i svenska organisationer – Martin Carlström, Sara Ingvarsson och Annika Strömsten
Beteendeanalys i skolans värld – Malin Östh
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