Newsletter
Volume 29 | 2006 | Number 2
Asociación Latinoamericana de Análisis y Modificación del Comportamiento (ALAMOC)
By Aldo Hernandez
Since the Asociación Latinoamericana de Análisis y Modificación del Comportamiento (ALAMOC; Latin American Association for Behavior Analysis and Modification) was founded in 1971 by Rubén Ardila Ph.D. in Bogotá, Colombia, it has been a representative professional and scientific association for individuals interested in both basic and applied issues of behavioral sciences. Its academic activities are focused on culture and characteristics particular to Latin America and it was the first behavior analysis organization for Spanish speakers.
ALAMOC is a non-profit organization. Its main purpose is the dissemination, diffusion, research, and assessment, of information generated from behavior analysis community. It also develops politic and certification activities. Its members are educators, psychologists, physicians, social workers, and neuroscientists, all concerned with the positive impact and achievements of behavioral sciences on human life-cycle of the Latin American population.
Country members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. However, other countries are welcome. Each country has an elected representative member on the executive council. ALAMOC publishes a newsletter including disciplinary and professional information. The executive council is in the process of determining the host country and date for the 2007 ALAMOC convention.