BEHAVIOR-ANALYTIC REPERTOIRES - WHERE WILL THEY COME FROM AND HOW CANTHEY BE MAINTAINED

The field of behavior analysis faces a number of issues concerning its existence as a discipline and as a profession, including (a) identifi cation of the knowledge and skills comprising the repertoire of compet ent behavior analysts, (b) the nature of the curricula that will produ ce the scientists and practitioners needed by the discipline, (c) iden tification of the generic professional and social skills required for any successful professional career, (d) academic employment opportunit ies for behavior analysts, and (e) the maintenance of behavior-analyti c repertoires. Recommendations are offered as possible solutions to pr oblems raised with respect to each of these issues.