Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 2 | 2010 | Number 2
Korean ABA
By Jeongil Kim
With approximately 900 participans, the Korean ABA has held an annual convention and symposium in the spring and fall of every year in Korea, with usual annual activities included the Korean ABA summer and winter professional training programs. Based on its certification regulations, the Korean ABA grants a Certificate of Behavior Therapist to individuals who complete 2-year training courses and pass the certification examination. The training program, designed primarily for new professionals, includes some classes of on-line programs in ABA theories and an onsite training program. Our May 2010 spring symposium and summer professional training in August 2010 have been scheduled in Daegu. In November 2010, we will collaborate with the Korean Association for Individuals with Emotional and Behavior Disorders (established by Sang Bok Lee) and the Korean Association of Practical Expressive Therapies (established by Jeongil Kim) to hold an anniversary symposium with invited speakers from the USA and India.
We have published a quarterly journal that has been ranked by the Ministry of Education as one of the best publications for 20 years. The journal, Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, is in Korean and targets the education and general welfare of children and youth with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. In 2010, we published the spring issue of the journal; the fall and winter journals will be published accordingly. As an international affiliate chapter, the Korean ABA has been highly motivated to work cooperatively with ABAI chapters in different regions to advance scientific and practical application of applied behavior analysis in Korean society.