ABA Germany

By Nikki Condit

The Association for Behavior Analysis Deutschland (ABA-D) is devoted to representing and communicating ABA to the German public as a socially, ethically viable and scientifically-based therapeutic intervention in various settings.

2023 was a notable year for ABA-D. Our first online conference held on April 22, 2023, was a great success and consisted of four exciting presentations and a very interesting exchange of experiences. More than 70 people took part in the conference. Due to its success, we will now be hosting annual conferences. In 2024, we will be hosting our second online conference, with Gregory Hanley giving the keynote address.

ABA-D is now a CEU provider and we offer our association members to collect continuing education credits through regular lectures. The first lecture of our lecture series took place on September 25, 2023 with Nicholas Maio-Aether (MAMFT, MSPSY, LBA, CSC, BCBA). The topic focused on sexuality and autism. Our next guest speaker was Gregory Hanley (Ph.D., BCBA, LBA) who presented on: An Effective and Humane Approach for Addressing Problem Behavior. Throughout 2023, we have had over 230 individuals attend our various online events. We will continue to hold these online presentations with the option to earn continuing education credits. Additionally, we have an ABA-D Journal Club, which is held online at regular intervals. We remain committed to our mission to spread knowledge of behavior analysis to professionals and parents, promote the science in Germany, and invite more members and professionals join us. For further information or to join the chapter, please visit: www.aba-d.de