To contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior analysis through research, education and practice.

Annual convention & conferences - two large events were held in 2017: annual convention, in denver, co (5,013 attendees), and autism conference, in san juan, puerto rico (724 attendees) membership services - maintenance of member database; marketing to current and potential members, job placement. publications - several peer-reviewed journals were published in 2017: "the behavior analyst", "the analysis of verbal behavior", "behavior analysis in practice", and, "the psychological record. "