ABA India

By Tejashree Gambhir and Smita Awasthi

MISSION STATEMENT
“Our mission is to promote excellence in the field of applied behavior analysis through collaboration, education, and advocacy.”

Applied Behavior Analysis Association of India has had an eventful year. We are immensely happy to jot down the happenings of past as ABAI affiliated chapter A team of behavior analysts residing in India came together in July 2022 and formed a core group. The main purpose of this group was to reframe the bylaws, discuss and add most relevant ethical guidelines, include cultural perspectives and recreate a nationwide platform for the benefit of the field of ABA in India to protect the clients and the professionals working in India.

On 7 April 2024, an election meeting was conducted where all the behavior analysts working in India were invited. These professionals were addressed by the core team and were briefed about the recent developments. An election was conducted to form the executive council and regional executive council members.
Applied Behavior Analysis Association of India was registered under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1975) in February 2024.

ABAAI held its 1st Annual Professional Conference on 2nd and 3rd March, 2024 in Chennai where certified professionals and students of ABA presented their work via paper and poster presentations. The conference was well attended and people travelled from across the country and met face to face. International invited speaker Dr Manish Vaidya and Dr Smita Awasthi from India were the keynote speakers who addressed the audience with their valuable knowledge and experience in the field.

A General Body Meeting was conducted on 3rd March 2024 where various committees were formed to delegate different work agendas for the association. The Membership Committee, Training and Education Committee, Ethics Committee, Events Committee, Advocacy and Outreach Committee, Research and Collaboration and Social Media Committee.