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Asia-Pacific ABA Network (Non-Profit General Incorporated Association)
mission
The Asia Pacific ABA Network (ABA) was established with the objectives of utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a scientific and empirical field of psychological science, to improve the natural and human environment in order to build a peaceful and sustainable world in which everyone, regardless of whether they have a disability, can contribute, and to promote and advance ABA, primarily in Japan, and to spread it to help people and minorities in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Our mission is to learn from and respect the unique cultures of each region, promote international and interdisciplinary research, aim to become an advisory body to the United Nations, and develop and disseminate ABA educational programs that are adapted to each region.
Our vision is to universally share the science of ABA and create a better society, a more prosperous and peaceful future.
Activities
1. Promotion of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
2. Hosting academic research meetings and lectures related to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
3. Active interdisciplinary collaboration between applied behavior analysis (ABA) and other fields and industries, and exchanges between researchers and practitioners
4. Guidance and support using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
5. Research and dissemination of ethics as a person involved in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (Human Development Project)
6. Training certified behavior analysts both in Japan and overseas and providing certified courses at universities and graduate schools
7. A "coexistence-based" collaborative project that respects the diverse history, traditions, languages, cultures, medicines, religions, and beliefs of the Asia-Pacific region, so that Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which originated in the West, can be accepted in diverse cultural spheres and understood and practiced by a wider range of people.
8. Establishment of grants to encourage socially meaningful research and activities using applied behavior analysis (ABA) for community revitalization, environmental improvement, etc.
9. In order to achieve goals 7 and 8, we will actively create opportunities for dialogue that will remove barriers between other pioneering fields that have deeply explored human behavior, such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, history, religious studies, and medicine.
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