Regional and National Resources

What is Applied Behavior Analysis? [External link]

ABA fact sheet that defines and explains applied behavior analysis

No Spanking, No Time-Out – Atlantic Article [External link]

A child psychologist argues that punishment is a waste of time when trying to eliminate problem behavior.

Learn More About Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis History Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is “the science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for the improvement in behavior” (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). In 1968, Baer, Wolf, and Risley defined ABA studies […]

MNABA [External link]

Minnesota Northland Association for Behavior Analysis