Perspective-taking and Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
Perspective-taking is a relatively new field within Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), but there are more research on this field published now. Perspective-taking has been mostly investigated within Relational Frame Theory (RFT). According to RFT perspective taking is derived relational responding within the dietetic frames of I-You, Here-There, and Now-Then. This responding has to be both simple, reversed and double reversed.
Much of the research on perspective-taking have been using the Barnes-Holmes protocol, witch have shown to be a useful approach. But this protocol is highly structured, and may not be easily implemented into every day teaching. Now Dalvin, Rehfeld and Lovett have published a study in European Journal of Behavior Analysis using common Children´s stories to teach this kind of relational responding. Their study shows promising results using these common Children´s stories, and provide a framework of teaching perspective taking with in more naturalistic setting.