Kenya ABA – 2025 Chapter Update
By Pooja Panesar
A hearty welcome to Kenya Association of Behavior Analysis. 2024 was an exciting year whereby we have seen the number of behaviour analysts in the country grow, along with the behaviour technicians providing ABA services. It is also heartwarming to see dissemination efforts bear fruits as more parents seek information on ABA.
Our local university began a program for the 40-hour course where enrolment has increased, and two of KABAs officers were invited to give speeches during graduation. The president of KABA is involved in teaching this program and has begun offering the QASP-S and ABAT courses locally at an affordable cost. These are exciting developments as we disseminate ABA in Kenya and work diligently to increase the number of professionals in the field in this region.
It has also come to attention that many parents ask about the detrimental effects of ABA as they hesitantly seek services. This goes to show the great level of awareness and gives us an opportunity to dispel any misconceptions around ABA as professionals seek continuing education around the topics of patient-centered care, cultural sensitivity, and others pertaining to providing the best care. Families continually gain confidence in our skills through this process.
There are still many challenges through the positives. Due to the low number of behaviour analysts, they are all overwhelmed. Due to this, finding enough time to meet and brainstorm additional ways to disseminate ABA and increase the efficiency of KABA is challenging. This relates the to the limited advertising of KABA, activities, and low membership rates. As the president of KABA continues pushing for this, we hope to see a breakthrough.
We hope 2025 will see an increase in the activities pertaining to KABA and continual progression of the field in the country.
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