Newsletter
Volume 29 | 2006 | Number 3
Wisconsin ABA
By Dr. Corrine Donley
It appears that Wisconsin Association for Behavior Analysis in its infancy is progressing in “fits and starts.” The challenges are great–the most serious being the great geographic distances among behavior analysts and the second being the time factor. The yahoo e-list remains our best option for communication. The chapter’s participation at the ABA International convention in 2006 was one of the main accomplishments. However, the lack of a quorum led to a delayed election of officers and no movement on central issues facing us.
Several members have been involved in publications and events around the state, but as a formal organization, a fall general meeting and a spring conference are our most pressing concerns.
We are recruiting new members: students, affiliate, and full. Eligibility for membership is based on fulfilling the requirements for membership in ABA (but not necessarily belonging to ABA currently) and paying fees of $15 for affiliate or full membership and $6 for student membership. Current goals are to:
- increase an awareness of the variety of approaches encompassed in, and the effectiveness of ABA throughout Wisconsin;
- promote standards of excellence within the Wisconsin ABA community; and
- support efforts to expand the use of ABA in various applications throughout the state.