• International Development Grant
• Senior Student Presenter Grant
• Innovative Student Research Grant
• Innovative Student Research Grant in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Sidney W. & Janet R. Bijou Grant
• Public Awareness Grant
• Microcredentials Grant

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia and Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz

Project Title: Building Resilience and Reducing Burnout: A Behavior-Analytic Intervention for Latin American Practitioners

This grant will support the development and implementation of a culturally responsive intervention to reduce burnout and build resilience among behavior analysts in Latin America. The initiative addresses the urgent need for practitioner well-being in a region where professionals often work in under-resourced, unsupervised, and unregulated environments. These conditions contribute to emotional exhaustion, limited peer support, and high turnover, ultimately impacting the sustainability and quality of behavior-analytic services.

The project aims to strengthen the longevity and effectiveness of these services by equipping professionals with tools to manage stress, reconnect with their values, and increase psychological flexibility. Grounded in a behavior-analytic framework, the intervention will include values-based training, practical strategies to reduce burnout, and peer-led support components. The team will develop bilingual manuals, digital toolkits, and short-format videos tailored specifically to the Latin American context. These materials will be pilot-tested and refined based on user feedback, then made available on an open-access platform.

A distinctive feature of this initiative is its participatory design: practitioners from across Latin America will contribute to shaping the content, ensuring cultural and contextual relevance. The project will use validated measures to assess reductions in burnout and improvements in resilience. Ultimately, the initiative seeks to empower behavior analysts to remain engaged in their work long term, thereby improving the consistency and quality of care provided to children and families throughout the region.

By addressing systemic challenges and delivering accessible, evidence-based resources, this project supports the well-being of behavior analysts and advances the sustainability of ethical, effective behavioral services in underserved communities.

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