| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the week of September 14-20, |
| 3 | 2008, as "Florida Behavior Analysis Week" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis is |
| 6 | the largest statewide organization in the country committed to |
| 7 | the promotion and support of behavior analysis, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, for the past 28 years the Florida Association for |
| 9 | Behavior Analysis has promoted the use of ethical, humane, and |
| 10 | effective application of behavior principles in all segments of |
| 11 | society, including education, business, rehabilitation |
| 12 | facilities, and government, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, behavior analysis is a science-based, cost- |
| 14 | effective approach for training teachers, parents, and |
| 15 | caregivers to prevent and solve serious behavior problems, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, behavior analysis has been used successfully for |
| 17 | everything from treating individuals with autism, and teaching |
| 18 | basic self-help skills and language to persons with |
| 19 | developmental disabilities, to helping foster parents lovingly |
| 20 | raise emotionally difficult children, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, the behavior analysts who are members of the |
| 22 | Florida Association for Behavior Analysis come from a variety of |
| 23 | backgrounds, including consulting firms, state government |
| 24 | programs, private therapy practices, and school administrations, |
| 25 | and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis |
| 27 | holds an annual conference each fall, as a forum for exchanging |
| 28 | ideas and data-based research related to behavior analysis, |
| 29 | behavior therapy, performance management, and behavior |
| 30 | management programming, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 32 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 33 | Florida: |
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| 35 | That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes the |
| 36 | week of September 14-20, 2008, as "Florida Behavior Analysis |
| 37 | Week" in Florida. |