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Contextual fit

How well an intervention matches the values, skills, resources, and routines of the people and settings where it will be used.

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A plan requiring data every 2 minutes does not fit a parent caring for three young children.

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BCBA E.10 · Ethical and Professional IssuesCulturally responsive, inclusive service and supervision
BCBA H.2 · Selecting and Implementing InterventionsRecommending interventions: assessment results, evidence, preference, and contextual fit

Client-informed goals
Cultural responsiveness
Cultural variables
Diversity in supervision
Evidence-based practice
Function-based intervention

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