We got 20 hours in Beirut
We're gonna be highlighting ABA in Lebanon it is
a chapter it's just starting so I have interviews
with everybody it is a part of getting this thing
started in form-
ABA Lebanon which is the official chapter ABA
International in Lebanon
and we came together with the idea of uh we've
got the the founders were ten people uh about
five are certified from Lebanon and
also five and the sixth person is Lebanese and
residing in UAE
We have a (?) neurologist we have candidates and
to become BCBAs among us and uh and other
NGO director who is with us and we really
believe in our mission and ABA
and we just want to make it work and to
disseminate about uh behavior analysis in Lebanon
Uh no more suffering for families... like no more
time wasted.. families know what works
what doesn't work like uh there's no time
to waste the end and uh for them to know
that let's working, like no trial and error, and
um and just to make a difference in people's life
and this is our mission basically
um I think we establish this with the parents
in mind at first
I think also recognizing the are many different
applications of ABA - it  is not restricted to the kids
with special needs that is there's so many
applications and trying to draw people in them
from all different walks of life different and
we've got uh Organization Behavior Management all of
that so it's a very rich uh
field. Hopefully we will get to the stage where we
raise more awareness and reach out to schools
institutions, pediatricians and all the people
involved in in our domain
to learn more about what is
ABA specifically and
How do you
The scientific study of behavior, and everyone
everything that does any kind of behavior
and ways to look at it we should analyze it ways to
make it work
I think the biggest part in ABA is that we do
work in the natural environment so their behavior
and not limited in only
intervention or in uh into working and really
work on your generalization
(unclear)
I think more like addressing what matters
families, so those social valid targets it's not
like what we think might be best but
we really change lives and this is
important. Absolutely.
and the fact that the field itself I mean the
intervention strategies and all of these it's
growing and there's so much new information out
there um that we're able to draw from and the
research that's available
it's something ongoing, moving aand growing
and new things happening around and.. a natural science... Absolutely
Yeah exactly this is why the need-
highlights all of
this and bring than and to love another-
be able to do that we need to bring about the
conferences, training and maybe later on resources
so we can study in Lebanon. Behavior Analysis
is an extremely small field that has the power to
be able to effect social change in any culture
any part of the world
if you are a
Behavior Analyst I ask you to help support give
praise this weekend is the first conference that
he ABA - L is hosting and if you have an opportunity
Please make sure that you check out Beirut
it is unbelievable...
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and I have a huge thank you to Lina
as well as Megan - supporters that helped make this
entire trip possible
old ancient Roman Ruins
Beirut, Lebanon
Thank you so much for connecting me with amazing
people and Megan, Lina
are you writing Mega-woman? - I cannot wait for
2019
which one of these boats are you gonna buy?
Can you read it? Mega-tron - haha - MEGATRON!
