Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 3 | 2011 | Number 2 | Online ISSN: 2151-4704
Hoosier ABA
By Bob Ryan
The purpose of the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis (HABA) is to facilitate humane, ethical, and effective behavioral practices in academic, research, home, school, clinic, community, and other settings. To this end, HABA has several objectives:
- Promote the basic science upon which behavioral technology is grounded
- Support the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as the appropriate credentialing body for practitioners of applied behavior analysis in the state of Indiana
- Serve the professional community as a reference group for other practitioners concerned with the application of behavior analysis
- Conduct an annual conference focused on research and professional practices in behavior analysis
- Offer opportunities for BCBAs and BCaBAs to earn continuing education units
- Facilitate and conduct peer review committees
- As an affiliated chapter, promote participation in activities organized by the ABAI
Membership in HABA is broken into two groups, full members and affiliate members. Full members are individuals who hold at least a bachelor's degree in behavior analysis, psychology, education, or a related field with training or professional experience in behavior analysis and whose interests include teaching, research, and/or the practice of behavior analysis. Affiliate members are students, direct care staff, parents, consumers, or individuals with an interest in the field. The annual dues structure matches these distinctions with a current annual cost of $15 for affiliate members and $50 for full members. The executive committee is elected annually from full members with the addition of an elected student representative.
We hold monthly business meetings and quarterly meetings that include educational presentations offering continuing education credits and clinical case reviews. In addition, we hold an annual conference.