EABA Diversity Policy

The European Association for Behaviour Analysis (EABA) respects and promotes diversity with regards to ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, religious or spiritual beliefs and socioeconomic status as an organization.

The organization represents its diversity policy by treating its members and partners, as well as event attendees with respect in all forums in the field of behaviour analysis.

The diversity policy was approved by the EABA Board in March, 2022.

EABA Position Statement on CESS

The following statement is written with the utmost compassion for individuals and their families who experience severe behaviours that challenge. We acknowledge that such behaviours can lead to serious injury to those individuals or others, thus limiting the individual’s residential, education, employment, and leisure opportunities, among others. We further acknowledge the pain, stress, anxiety, and other negative events that these behaviours occasion for individuals and their families, and that finding effective solutions to these issues is often a long and difficult process.

It is the responsibility of behaviour analytic professionals to protect vulnerable people andtheir families by recommending only those approaches that align with our core values, are implemented within established ethical frameworks, are based on the best available evidence, and are socially valid. The use of CESS does not meet any of these criteria.

The use of shock to change human behaviour represents a clear violation of the tenet do no harm. Further, the available evidence does not suggest CESS engenders long-term behaviour change, particularly when weighed against the potential for emotional and physical side effects. Finally, that it is illegal in many countries and is condemned by a large segment of the public and the behaviour analytic community speaks to its social invalidity.

The use of painful or degrading stimuli, including CESS, has no place in modern applied behaviour analysis.

The diversity policy was approved by the EABA Board on July 4th, 2022.

EABA Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is European Association for Behaviour Analysis' policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://www.europeanaba.org/, and other sites we own and operate.

We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.

We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.

Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.

This policy is effective as of 9 June 2020.

EABA Cookie Policy

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