Keynote Address - Branching Out: Expanding the Reach and Relevance of Behavior Analysis: Behavior analysis is a science with applications that reach far beyond autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Yet many behavior analysts still ask the same questions. How do we branch out? Where do real opportunities come from? How do we build credibility in spaces where our field has not traditionally lived? This keynote takes the audience beyond theory and into practice. Drawing on real career paths, systems work, and hard-won lessons, the session explores how behavior analysts have expanded into new populations, settings, and roles without diluting scientific rigor. It moves past “special interests” and examines what it takes to turn curiosity into viable, ethical, and sustainable work. Through stories and insights from more than 20 professionals who stepped outside traditional service delivery, this presentation offers a clear look at what worked, what did not, and what it truly takes to create new lanes in the field. Attendees will leave with a broader view of what is possible and concrete direction for building a career that extends beyond the expected.

Virtual Event | Event Theme: Scope and Expansion of ABA Services

1.5 CEUs