Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 1 | 2009 | Number 1
Swedish ABA
By Kenneth Nilsson
Swedish ABA (SWABA) is approaching 200 members, the largest number since the organization was founded in 1996. The interest for behavior analysis in Sweden has risen as over the last few years, with increasing demands for applied behavior analysis from parents and others, mainly in the areas of autism and developmental disorders.
The interest for Organizational Behavior Management has over the last year attracted consultants working in several areas, e.g., health care, industry, banking, and governmental services. There are now several opportunites to learn OBM in Sweden, such as workshops with visiting behavior analysts from the US and the UK.
SWABA was represented at ABAI 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. During the convention, SWABA presented a poster at the International Expo. Also, bids were accepted for a unique SWABA t-shirt, proceeds of which were donated to the ABA International Development Fund.
SWABA maintains a Web forum for its members, which can be reached from the organization’s Web site (www.swaba.org). The Web site will go through major changes during the year, and should be up and running by September, 2009.