Association for Behavior Analysis International

We welcome current and new members to attend the Montana Association for Behavior Analysis business meeting. Business items will be reviewed along with updates on licensure, changes to bylaws made in 2017 will be reviewed and other Chapter events. This meeting is open to all current members of Montana Association of Behavior Analysis and those who are interested in how behavior analysis is growing in Montana!

This meeting will provide an update about the growth of the ABA Professional Committee of the China Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (ABA-CARDP) during the past year, including the current status of board-approved applied behavior analysis training course, research, and other activities.

A full agenda is planned: (1) Building relationships with neighboring chapters including memberships, conference coordination, advocacy, and more; (2) The WisABA website will be discussed, comments taken, and revisions implemented based on feasibility and level of agreement regarding changes; (3) Discussion regarding governance will address bylaws, parent participation, and legislative action and outreach; (4) Reports from representatives will be presented or reported in absentia; (5) Reports from area coordinators will be requested and either presented or read in absentia.Topics include: Legislative Review/Action, Newsletter Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Secretary, Treasurer, CE Coordinator, Conference Coordinator, Membership Coordinator, WisABA University Coordinator. Please try to be there; substantive issues will be covered and decisions made regarding them.

The Rehabilitation and Independent Living (R.A.I.L.) Special Interest Group has continued to support the need for expanding the impact of behavior analysis in the field of rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, and related areas. Through presentations at the ABAI conference and SIG business meeting, the R.A.I.L. SIG helps to maintain dissemination, communication, and collaboration of information that has proven to be of interest to its members. Visit the page to check it out and join/like, the URL is http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABA-Rehab-Special-Interest-Group/118243448217580. Rehabilitation, and specifically neurorehabilitation professionals face unique behavior challenges with the population they serve. When individuals have experienced a disruption in neurological function whether from a traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, stroke or other neuro condition, it is not uncommon for difficult behaviors to emerge. Most allied health professionals, including physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists and nurses, do not focus on behavior remediation however in collaboration with behavior analysts can have a significant role in positive behavior change. Issues related to training, student development and research have been and will be reviewed at the SIG meeting. We welcome participants from all treatment disciplines and behavior analysts that currently work in the field of rehabilitation or have interests in populations outside of autism.

The BAAMS business meeting is held so that representatives of the BAAMS Executive Committee can update attendees on the activities of BAAMS over the past year, as well as on goals and activities for the future. This meeting is open to all current members of the Mississippi Association for Behavior Analysis and to those who are interested in joining!