Newsletter
Volume 30| 2007| Number 2
Behavior Analysis Society of Illinois
By Dr. Selma J. Martinez
The Behavior Analysis Society of Illinois (BASIL) has seen significant growth across the last two years at its annual conference. We believe that this has been due to the increase in awareness of the efficacy of ABA as well as the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (CSOPP) being recognized by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board as an approved program for board certification.
Our last annual conference included close to 200 participants, over 20 presentations, and six workshops across our three-day event. Our featured speakers included Gina Green, Karen Pryor and Jack Michael.
Presently, we are commencing plans to restructure our organization in order to better reflect a standard business model; for example, revisions of our bylaws to better reflect our mission, specific criteria for full membership, and increase of board meeting frequency. Additionally, we plan on increasing the organization’s exposure to local agencies and developing a database for consumers to better identify the qualifications and experience of each board certified provider in the State of Illinois, including years of experience, specialization, supervisor (for BCABAs), employer, ages served, and so on. We feel that this information will provide consumers the information necessary in order for them to make informed decisions when hiring behavior analysts.
At the conference business meeting, the following elected officers were announced:
Selma Martinez, M.S.Ed., BCBA, President,
David A. Pyles, Ph.D., BCBA, Treasurer,
Ro Ecklund, BCBA, Secretary.