The Polish Society For Behavioral Psychology (PTPB) was founded on November 16, 2002, although it formally exists since 7 October 2004 - the day when it was entered  into the National Court Register. The Society associates mainly psychologists (university lecturers and clinicians), students of psychology (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies), and people representing other helping professions: mainly pedagogues and therapists.

Most important statutory goals of the Polish Society for Behavioral Psychology

• Developing and promoting psychological knowledge, with special attention paid to behavioral analysis as a science of behavior.
• Improving professional qualifications of the members of the Society, as well as of people who set for themselves goals similar to those of the Society.
• Supporting scientific initiatives of the members of the Society.
• Disseminating knowledge of successful applications of behavioral analysis to unfavorable social phenomena and individual/personal problems.
• Promoting professional ethics and its implementation.
• Educating the general public about behavioral treatment as a form of psychological treatment, as well as disseminating knowledge on its effectiveness.

Areas of activity of the Polish Society for Behavioral Psychology

• Scientific activity. Since 2005 each consecutive year PTPB organizes a scientific symposium commemorating B. F. Skinner's birthday, as a tribute to his professional achievements. The aim of the symposia is to present theoretical issues, research results, professional experiences, and the applications of behavioral psychology. The Scientific Symposia of PTPB provide an opportunity for most prominent representatives of behavioral psychology in Poland to meet, creating a great forum for them to exchange ideas and integrate.
• Editorial activity. PTPB published, in cooperation with Dominik Księski's Wulkan Publishing House the second edition of "Handbook of Rational Self-Counseling" by Maxie C. Maultsby (Dominik Księski's Wulkan Publishing House, Żnin 2008). PTPB is also the patron of the book „Contemporary Behavioral Psychology. Selected Topics", edited by Przemysław Bąbel and Paweł Ostaszewski (Jagiellonian University Publishing House, Kraków 2008), and the book by Przemysław Bąbel, Monika Suchowierska and Paweł Ostaszewski "Behavior Analysis from A to Z" (Gdańsk Psychological Publishing House, Gdańsk 2010).
• Educational activity. PTPB organizes trainings and lectures. The workshops on Rational Bahavior Therapy seems to have gained the greatest popularity. It is organized periodically since 2005. PTPB has been involved in creating a set of requirements, which - if met - result in obtaining a certificate of a behavioral therapist.
• Activity for psychologists and psychotherapists. The representatives of PTPB participate actively in the works on the Act on The Profession of Psychologist, conducted by the Ministry of Work and Social Politics in Poland.

Membership

In order to become a member of PSBP one should fill in an application. The form of application can be found on: www.ptpb.pl. In 2010, profs. William M. Baum and Howard Rachlin became the first honorary members of PTPB.