Polish Society for Behavioral Psychology

By Bartłomiej J Swebodziński

During 2023 Society continuously worked on development of Polish certification system (license) for behavior analysts. Polish certification system was created and introduced in 2010 together with partner organization Polish Society for Behavioral Therapy (www.terapeutabehawioralny.pl). Its aim was to improve the quality of work of behavior analysts in Poland by establishing professional standards of good work and proper conduct for behavioral analysts.

Two members of PSBP participate on a regular basis in meetings of the executive committee of the system. The main responsibilities are:

Evaluating applications of candidates to the title of behavioral analyst according to standards of Polish certification system,
Developing standards for training programs and evaluating new training courses proposed by supervisors within the system,
Answering on-going questions concerning certification system and providing consistent interpretation of its rules,
Propagating knowledge about certification system and behavioral therapy in Poland as well.

In 2023, the association took patronage over the publication of the following books:

Gareth Holman, Jonathan Kanter, Mavis Tsai and Robert Kohlenberg, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Made Simple. A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Relationships, substantive editor: Dr. Joanna Dudek, member of PTPB,
David N. Lorscheid, Stefan G. Hofmann, and Steven C. Hayes, Learning Process-Based Therapy: A Skills Training Manual for Targeting the Core Processes of Psychological Change in Clinical Practice.

PSBP is involved, together with many other psychological societies in Poland, in work on organizing the professional self-government of psychologists in Poland and in work on a new ministerial act on the profession of psychologist in Poland. The task of PSBP in 2023 was also to acquire Polish and foreign speakers for the planned scientific symposium in 2024.