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Association for Behavior Analysis International
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), legally the Association for Behavior Analysis Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting behavior analysis. The organization has over 9,000 members. The group organizes conferences and publishes journals on the topic of applied behavior analysis (ABA). ABAI has issued detailed, specific position papers intended to guide practitioners of ABA. The ABAI publishes six scholarly journals including The Psychological Record and their primary organ, Perspectives on Behavior Science, formerly The Behavior Analyst. They also publish an informational journal, Education and Treatment of Children, describing practical treatment of children with behavioral problems.
ABAI has been criticized for its connections to the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), a school that has been condemned by the United Nations for torture. According to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), ABAI has endorsed the methods of the JRC, including its use of the graduated electronic decelerator, a torture device that delivers painful electric skin shocks, by allowing them to present at ABAI's annual conferences.[non-primary source needed] ABAI has honored Robert A. Sherman for his legal defense of the JRC's use of aversive punishments on its students.[better source needed] In 2022, ABAI's membership voted to issue a position statement that unconditionally condemned the use of contingent electric skin shock (CESS).
ABAI was founded in 1974 as the MidWestern Association for Behavior Analysis to serve as an interdisciplinary group of professionals, paraprofessionals, and students. The first annual conference was a response by a group of behavior analysts who were having problems presenting their work at psychology conferences and other related events. Some of the members included Sidney Bijou, James Dinsmoor, Bill Hopkins, and Roger Ulrich. The first headquarters were located on the campus of Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The association changed its name to the Association for Behavior Analysis in 1979. In 2002, the headquarters were moved off WMU's campus. In 2008, the association relocated to nearby Portage, Michigan (where it is today), and added "International" to its name. ABAI has more than 9,000 members and 28,000 affiliate members.[as of?]
ABAI serves the field of behavior analysis in three ways. First, ABAI supports three areas of study that comprise the broader discipline: (a) the experimental analysis of behavior, which is dedicated to basic research and research methods; (b) ABA, which uses respondent and operant conditioning to modify human and animal behavior; and (c) the philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical foundations of behavior analysis. Second, ABAI supports the practice of behavior analysis, which applies behavioral principles to improve the conditions of people in workplaces, clinics, and schools, and other animals (e.g., companion, zoo, research, working) through intervention and prevention. Finally, ABAI serves its members by providing an organizational structure through which scientists and practitioners—both within and related to the discipline—can share and disseminate knowledge. This structure includes (a) leadership in the form of an elected executive council and several boards and committees; (b) administration, including a chief operating officer and 20 staff members; and (c) organizational services. The services include support for over 50 special interest groups and 90 nationally and internationally affiliated chapters; numerous award programs; position statements and task force reports on client and student rights (e.g., effective education and treatment) and interventions that lack empirical support and/or have significant ethical implications (e.g., contingent electric skin shock, conversion therapy, facilitated communication); planning and managing conferences, including a main conference held annually in May, annual autism conferences, biennial international conferences, and specialty conferences (e.g., conceptual issues, culturo-behavior science, substance abuse); and the publication of scholarly journals (e.g., The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Behavior and Social Issues, Perspectives on Behavior Science) and a newsletter – Inside Behavior Analysis.
ABAI organizes various conferences related to the practice and promotion of behavior analysis. Every two years, ABAI hosts an international conference. The association also holds an annual autism conference, and an annual conference dedicated to the advancements of behavior analysis. Additionally, ABAI has hosted many single-track conferences on topics of special interest to behavior analysts, such as theory and philosophy, climate change, behavioral economics, and education. The JRC has attended some ABAI conferences to promote their organization, which has been condemned by the United Nations as having used methods which have been classified as torture.
ABAI publishes six journals about behavior analysis:
ABAI has published seven position statements which are nominated and voted on by membership. These include:
Queens College psychology professor and ABAI member Peter Sturmey has suggested that practitioners use these statements to guide their practice.
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Association for Behavior Analysis International
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), legally the Association for Behavior Analysis Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting behavior analysis. The organization has over 9,000 members. The group organizes conferences and publishes journals on the topic of applied behavior analysis (ABA). ABAI has issued detailed, specific position papers intended to guide practitioners of ABA. The ABAI publishes six scholarly journals including The Psychological Record and their primary organ, Perspectives on Behavior Science, formerly The Behavior Analyst. They also publish an informational journal, Education and Treatment of Children, describing practical treatment of children with behavioral problems.
ABAI has been criticized for its connections to the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), a school that has been condemned by the United Nations for torture. According to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), ABAI has endorsed the methods of the JRC, including its use of the graduated electronic decelerator, a torture device that delivers painful electric skin shocks, by allowing them to present at ABAI's annual conferences.[non-primary source needed] ABAI has honored Robert A. Sherman for his legal defense of the JRC's use of aversive punishments on its students.[better source needed] In 2022, ABAI's membership voted to issue a position statement that unconditionally condemned the use of contingent electric skin shock (CESS).
ABAI was founded in 1974 as the MidWestern Association for Behavior Analysis to serve as an interdisciplinary group of professionals, paraprofessionals, and students. The first annual conference was a response by a group of behavior analysts who were having problems presenting their work at psychology conferences and other related events. Some of the members included Sidney Bijou, James Dinsmoor, Bill Hopkins, and Roger Ulrich. The first headquarters were located on the campus of Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The association changed its name to the Association for Behavior Analysis in 1979. In 2002, the headquarters were moved off WMU's campus. In 2008, the association relocated to nearby Portage, Michigan (where it is today), and added "International" to its name. ABAI has more than 9,000 members and 28,000 affiliate members.[as of?]
ABAI serves the field of behavior analysis in three ways. First, ABAI supports three areas of study that comprise the broader discipline: (a) the experimental analysis of behavior, which is dedicated to basic research and research methods; (b) ABA, which uses respondent and operant conditioning to modify human and animal behavior; and (c) the philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical foundations of behavior analysis. Second, ABAI supports the practice of behavior analysis, which applies behavioral principles to improve the conditions of people in workplaces, clinics, and schools, and other animals (e.g., companion, zoo, research, working) through intervention and prevention. Finally, ABAI serves its members by providing an organizational structure through which scientists and practitioners—both within and related to the discipline—can share and disseminate knowledge. This structure includes (a) leadership in the form of an elected executive council and several boards and committees; (b) administration, including a chief operating officer and 20 staff members; and (c) organizational services. The services include support for over 50 special interest groups and 90 nationally and internationally affiliated chapters; numerous award programs; position statements and task force reports on client and student rights (e.g., effective education and treatment) and interventions that lack empirical support and/or have significant ethical implications (e.g., contingent electric skin shock, conversion therapy, facilitated communication); planning and managing conferences, including a main conference held annually in May, annual autism conferences, biennial international conferences, and specialty conferences (e.g., conceptual issues, culturo-behavior science, substance abuse); and the publication of scholarly journals (e.g., The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Behavior and Social Issues, Perspectives on Behavior Science) and a newsletter – Inside Behavior Analysis.
ABAI organizes various conferences related to the practice and promotion of behavior analysis. Every two years, ABAI hosts an international conference. The association also holds an annual autism conference, and an annual conference dedicated to the advancements of behavior analysis. Additionally, ABAI has hosted many single-track conferences on topics of special interest to behavior analysts, such as theory and philosophy, climate change, behavioral economics, and education. The JRC has attended some ABAI conferences to promote their organization, which has been condemned by the United Nations as having used methods which have been classified as torture.
ABAI publishes six journals about behavior analysis:
ABAI has published seven position statements which are nominated and voted on by membership. These include:
Queens College psychology professor and ABAI member Peter Sturmey has suggested that practitioners use these statements to guide their practice.