Association for Behavior Analysis International

This poster will provide information regarding the recently established special interest group, Behavior Analysis and the Arts. The purpose of the BAARTS SIGis to promote empirical exploration and understanding of the relation between behavior analysis and the arts. For the purposes of this SIG, the arts include visual, literary, and performing arts. The mission is to promote behavior analysis through networking, participation in special events, promotion of artistic activities, and dissemination of information.

The Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group (SIG) applies the science and philosophy of behavior analysis to problems that occur during later life, typically referring to problems of individuals aged 65 and older. Attendees of ABAI's annual meeting will receive information about the current areas of special interest to behavior analysts working with older adults. Because of the diversity of the older adult population, these interest areas are broad. They range from self-management for health promotion and disease prevention, over staff or family training and individual clinical interventions, to human operant studies to examine the loss of skills in the case of neurodegenerative diseases. Provided with the poster will be references to the relevant clinical and research literature, clinical resources, and educational and training opportunities. The poster will also detail the goals of the SIG, its activities, and the steps to become a SIG member along with social media links and contact information.

This SIG has much to offer those behavior analysts who are interested in the prevention and treatment of offenders to prevent recidivism, lessen the burden on our prison system, save society money, and overall reduce crime and the damage it does to families. The mission is to ensure that those in the criminal justice fields have access to appropriate, evidence-based behavior analytic therapy to reduce crime and delinquency. Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim: Treatment and Prevention was sold to the American Psychological Association (APA) with the other BAO journals in 2012. The SIG is currently exploring a larger role in its relationship with APA to ensure that evidence-based behavior analytic practices used in working with offenders and in rehabilitation programs are published in the new APA combination journal Behavior Analysis Research and Practice.

The mission of the Health, Sports & Fitness Special Interest Group (SIG) is to bring together and support behavior analysts with personal and/or professional interests in the areas of health, sports and fitness (HSF). The Health, Sports & Fitness SIGs current activities and goals are (1) to bring together increasing numbers of behavior analysts with professional and/or personal interest in the areas of health, sports, and fitness, (2) to highlight behavioral research and application in the areas of health, sports and fitness (3) to expand current methods of communicating with SIG members and other interested parties (4) to provide incentives and support to student members conducting research in these areas and (5) to provide activities and events that will strengthen collaborative efforts among members. Current members participate in research and practice in the areas of health and wellness training with individuals with and without disabilities, sports training and workplace wellness. SIG members have the opportunity to network for practice and research purposes, as well as learning ways to become more involved in the areas of health, sports and fitness as behavior analysts.

This poster describes the purview, vision, and mission of the Association for Behavior Analysiss Special Interest Group for the History of Behavior Analysis (HoBA). Our purview is the long past, short history, and recent origins of behavior analysis. Our vision is to advance and expand behavior analysis nationally and internationally through its history and historiography. Our mission is to cultivate and nurture, enrich and improve, and communicate and disseminate the fields history and historiography. Our strategies have included maintaining a Listserv and a website and holding annual business meetings at the ABAI conventions. Last year, we developed our first strategic initiatives, among them creating a syllabus bank for instructors, creating lists of relevant archives, establishing an historian in every SIG and ABAI affiliate chapter, and preparing bibliographies of published and electronic sources. Still others await (e.g., an annual ABAI HoBA symposium, an awards program). These and more will be described on the poster.

El SIG Español se dedica a la difusión del análisis del comportamiento entre los miembros del ABAI que hablan español,y como a toda la comunidad de habla hispana, y aquella que provee servicios a individuos de habla hispana.

SIG Españolis dedicated to the dissemination of behavior analysis between ABA members who speak Spanish and the Spanish-speaking community, and provides services to Spanish-speaking individuals.

The mission of the VB SIG is to disseminate theory, research, and practice to parents and professionals worldwide. The VB SIG has a dedicated group of elected council members who carry out the many functions of the VB SIG. First, the VB SIG publishes two newsletters annually that highlight research and practice in verbal behavior with featured labs and interviews. Second, the VB SIG holds an annual student research competition. The best three student winners each receive a plaque, a small check, and a current copy of The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Third, the VB SIG offers an annual student grant competition in which the winner receives $500 to support her or his project. Fourth, the Jack Michael Award is given to a distinguished researcher in verbal behavior. The VB SIG Council presents these awards at the annual business meeting at ABAI. Finally, the VB SIG Student Group contributes to disseminating information about verbal behavior through the website, Facebook, and other outlets. The VB SIG Expo poster is a wonderful way for people to learn about the many activities of the VB SIG and to get involved.