Abstract: Due to the increasing heterogeneous population that Behavior Analysts are serving, it is important to gain competence in meeting the needs of diverse populations. The United States Census bureau projects there will be significant increases in racial and ethnic diversity over the next four decades, in part due to international migration (Guarneri & Ortman, 2009). Paralleling this growth, behavior analysts will be called to serve an increasingly heterogeneous population. Recognizing the internationalization of behavior analytic studies and services the Association for Behavior Analysis International, moreover, has a diversity policy: (it) seeks to be an organization comprised of people of different ages, races, nationalities, ethnic groups, sexual orientations, genders, classes, religions, abilities, and educational levels. This panel will meet and discuss the need to develop cultural competencies in the field of Behavior Analysis. Participant will have the opportunity to address the gap in the BACB ethics guidelines to address cultural diversity, and explore ways to better accommodate the diversity policy of ABAI including the establishment of standard of cultural competencies. |