International Development Grant Recipients

2005: Dr. Denis O’Hora and Colleagues, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Dr. Denis O’Hora and his colleagues at the University of Ulster will utilize the international development grant to set up the first Master’s Program in Behavior Analysis in Northern Ireland and the first BCBA approved course sequence in Ireland. The first goal of the project will be to train capable behavior analysts who can address the shortfalls in behavioral support services for persons with autism in Northern Ireland. Behavioral treatments are available in the Republic of Ireland but there is a dearth of services in Northern Ireland. The second goal will be to provide a level of training in applied behavior analysis in Ireland that is internationally recognized. There are approximately 250 people involved in delivering ABA services in the Republic of Ireland and yet there is no control over who may and may not call themselves behavior analysts. The University of Ulster has four behavior analysts (Julian Leslie, Mickey Keenan, Robert Bones, and Denis O’Hora) on staff and is recruiting a fifth, thus providing sufficient resources to achieve both these goals.

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Other 2005 Recipients:

  • Aldo Hernández Barrios and Vladimir Bernal Alfonso, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Unidad de Servicios Psicológicos, Colombia
  • Dr. Martti T. Tuomisto, Institute for Extension Studies, University of Tampere, Finland

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