Indiana Behavior Association

We are so excited to bring the news of the opening of the Indiana Behavior Association. Creating IBA began in the fall of 2022 in response to the need to improve best practices among Behavior Consultants and to hold agencies that provide Behavior Support Services accountable. We have a lot of work to do and a lot of work to undo. Below are the exciting and unique ways that set this professional association apart.

"The Executive Board positions of President, Vice-Present, Treasurer, Secretary, and Editor shall not be held by an individual that holds an Executive level position at their agency, such as Director, Executive Director, or owner." And " Agencies that utilize restrictive covenants such as Non-Competition clauses that directly or indirectly restrict the genuine free choice of a person with a disability to select the clinician they want to work with, are ineligible for agency level membership at IBA. Agencies may become eligible if they, in writing, formally remove the presence and use of such restrictive measures."

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IBA will also be offering monthly CEUs virtually for all members of the association on a wide range of pertinent and dynamic topics. Additionally, IBA is establishing a legal aid fund to help Behavior Consultants across Indiana that have been subjected to restrictive covenants and any illegal employment practices. It has been a common occurrence in the disability industry for BCs to experience false solicitation complaints as a retaliatory tactic and the common tactic is to send threatening cease & desist letters to threaten legal action towards a Behavior Consultant and the other disability industry agency. IBA has retained two predominant Indiana employment attorneys to assist, guide, and represent those BCs at little to no cost to the BC. It is the above actions that has caused our industry to lose a lot of great Behavior Consultants to other social work industries over the years. *Our long-term goal is to open the legal aid fund to Music and Recreational Therapists across Indiana, as we know they have been experiencing the exact same bullying.

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