Association for Behavior Analysis International

Behavioral gerontologists work with older adults, generally those aged 65 and above, who may or may not have additional diagnoses. They can work in a range of areas, from behavioral challenges related to a diagnosis of dementia, to disease prevention, rehabilitation after stroke, smoking cessation and learning new skills. Despite there being interest in work with older adults since the 1960s, there is still only a tiny fraction of BCBAs who report that they work with this population. The behavioral gerontology special interest group (BG SIG) brings together behavioral gerontologists from across the world to network, create resources, provide learning opportunities and to develop this niche sub-field of behavior analysis further. This panel brings together four behavioral gerontologists from across the globe to share their experiences working in the field of behavioral gerontology, discuss how interested students and behavior analysts can move into behavioural gerontology and to answer questions from the audience.

Students and behavior analysts interested in increasing their competencies with older adults.