Its purpose is to affirm and continue to promote the integration of the scientist and the practitioner in training, research, and applied endeavors. Its members represent a diversity of interests and theoretical orientations. The common bond of the membership is a commitment to empirical research and the ideal that scientific principles should play a role in training, practice, and establishing public policy for health and mental health concerns. The Skeptics Society sponsors a monthly lecture series at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, ca. Every year we also host a scientific conference centered around a major theme.
ABA also has a number of affiliated state chapters.
ABA's annual meeting is always full of material on the range of behavioral strategies for effecting efficient change. Advanced technical information on Functional Behavioral Assessments is always featured at the annual meeting. The annual convention is held in late May and will be in Chicago in 1999. The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to bring solutions from behavioral science to real-world challenges. Provide information to the public about a range of practical applications of behavioral technology.