As a first generational African student of a single, working-class mother from Ghana, I have had my fair share of limitation and challenges but one thing that stuck with me throughout the years are my three (3) Ls – To LEARN, To LEVERAGE and To LEAD. My name is Louis Hanson. I am a graduate of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana with a Bachelor of Education Degree in Early Childhood Education. Over the past years, with the last three spent as a behavior technician with a non-profit organization founded by one of the first Board Certified Behavior Analysts in West Africa, I have grown to have a strong drive to study in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). This will mainly help me provide interventions for children with special needs which will contribute to the dissemination of Applied Behavior Analysis in Ghana and West Africa at large. Also, I have always had keen interest in parental involvement and how it affects the education of the child as well as interest in Applied Behavior Analysis. Therefore, as an incoming Ph.D. student pursuing Special Education, I would like to explore how the two concepts correlate and take a look at the cultural limitations that affect the quality of services provided by ABA Centers in the West African region. I strongly believe this will contribute to the integrity of ABA programs implemented in Ghana and West Africa as a whole.