James E. Carr Behavior Analyst Certification Board An Introduction to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
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James E. Carr Behavior Analyst Certification Board
An Introduction to the Behavior
Analyst Certification Board
Applied Behavior Analysis
The use of learning principles and the
methods of behavior analysis to change
socially important behavior
Areas of Application
Autism & developmental disabilities
Problems of aging
Adult psychotherapy
Traffic
safety
Substance
abuse
Workplace
safety
General
education
Child welfare
Brain injury rehabilitation
Tourette Syndrome
Energy
conservation
Benefits of a Professional Credential
Fosters quality and consistency across practitioners
by providing a standard for content and practice
Helps ensure that practitioners use the same
terminology, view procedures similarly, and have
similar training
Helps establish a discipline’s professional identity
• Provides a governmental category descriptor for
the profession
• Helps protect the discipline’s reputation
Consumer protection!
Florida Behavior Analysis Certification
Program (1979-1998)
BACB Background
Nonprofit corporation
Founded in 1998 to meet professional
credentialing needs identified by
• behavior analysts
• governments
• consumers of behavior analysis services
Accreditation
“The National Commission for Certifying Agencies
was created in 1987 to help ensure the health,
welfare, and safety of the public through the
accreditation of a variety of certification
programs/organizations that assess professional
competence.”
Standard
Setting
BACB Personnel
Chief Executive Officer
Senior Program Specialist
Assistant Program Specialist
IT & Project Development
Senior Admin. Assistant
Admin. Assistant
Admin. Assistant
Operations Assistant
Psychometrician Attorney
Paralegal
Chief Operating Officer
12 full-time
employees!
BACB Board of Directors
Shahla Ala'i-Rosales, PhD, BCBA-D
Barbara Byers
Iser DeLeon, PhD, BCBA-D
Debora Harris, BCaBA
Jane Howard, PhD, BCBA-D (president)
Eric Larsson, PhD, BCBA-D
Suzanne Letso, MA, BCBA
Neil Martin, PhD, BCBA-D
Stephanie Peterson, PhD, BCBA-D
Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D
The Credentials
BCBA BCaBA
BCBA-D RBT
Eligibility Standards
Coursework Requirement 180 classroom hours in behavior analysis
• Ethics - 15 hours
• Basic concepts & principles – 45 hours
• Behavioral methodology – 15 hours
• Applied behavior analysis – 90 hours
• Discretionary behavioral content – 15 hours
Degree Requirement
A minimum of a bachelor's degree.
Experience Requirement 1000 hours of Supervised Independent Fieldwork*
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)
Eligibility Standards
Coursework Requirement 270 classroom hours in behavior analysis
• Ethics – 45 hours
• Basic concepts & principles – 45 hours
• Behavioral methodology – 45 hours
• Applied behavior analysis – 105 hours
• Discretionary behavioral content - 30 hours
Degree Requirement
A minimum of a master's degree from an
accredited university that was (a) conferred in
behavior analysis, education, or psychology, or
(b) conferred in a degree program in which the
candidate completed a BACB approved course
sequence.
Experience Requirement 1500 hours of Supervised Independent
Fieldwork*
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
BCBA-D
BACB Certification
The Exam
The Examination
Multiple-choice examination
BCBA: 150 questions
BCaBA: 132 questions
Both based on the BACB Task List
List of job competencies
Certificant survey
Subject matter expert review
All examination procedures based on “Standards for
Education and Psychological Testing”
Exam Languages
BCBA
• English
• Modern Spanish
• Italian (February 2015)
• Hebrew (February 2015)
BCaBA
• English
• Modern Spanish
• Traditional Chinese
• Italian (February 2015)
• Hebrew (February 2015)
Pearson VUE – computerized testing
Pearson VUE – computerized testing
February
May
August
November
Maintaining Certification
BCBA
Annual renewal & attestation
Recertification every 2 years
32 hrs of Continuing Education (4 in ethics)
BCaBA
Annual renewal & attestation
Recertification every 2 years
20 hrs of Continuing Education (4 in ethics)
At least 1 hr monthly supervision by a BCBA
Data
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
FL
BCaBA
BCBA
Cumulative Number of Certificants
14,641
Total Number Certified Per Year
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
BCBA
Cumulative Number of Non-US Certificants
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
BCaBA
BCBA
1,075
Australia 28 Indonesia 2 Romania 5
Austria 1 Ireland 69 Russia 1
Bahamas 1 Israel 87 Saudi Arabia 8
Bahrain 4 Italy 24 Singapore 4
Bermuda 2 Jamaica 2 South Korea 13
Botswana 1 Japan 8 Spain 6
Brazil 2 Kenya 1 Sri Lanka 1
Canada 504 Kuwait 1 Sweden 7
Cayman Islands 1 Lebanon 2 Switzerland 4
China 27 Mexico 1 Taiwan 11
Colombia 3 New Zealand 21 Thailand 1
Costa Rica 2 Nigeria 1 The Netherlands 4
Cyprus 3 Norway 1 Uganda 1
France 17 Pakistan 1 UK: England 97
Germany 10 Peru 1 UK: N Ireland 18
Greece 3 Phillippines 2 UK: Scotland 5
Hungary 1 Poland 4 UK: Wales 15
Iceland 4 Portugal 1 United Arab Emirates 14
India 13 Qatar 3 Viet Nam 1
Current Non-US Certificants
Credential # of Certificants
BCaBA 0
BCBA 21
BCBA-D 3
Total 24
Data :: Italy
Approved Course Sequences
Pre-approved sequences of
required coursework in
behavior analysis
89% of applicants qualify
with ACS coursework
Cumulative Institutions with ACSs
241
0
50
100
150
200
250
Cumulative Course Sequences
418
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
BCaBA
BCBA
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
BCaBA
BCBA
Cumulative Non-US Course Sequences
84
Canada 8 Norway 1
China 3 Poland 1
Croatia 1 Portugal 1
Finland 1 Romania 1
France 2 Russia 3
Greece 1 Saudia Arabia 1
Hong Kong 1 South Korea 4
Iceland 1 Spain 2
India 1 Sweden 1
Ireland 5 Taiwan 2
Israel 3 UK – England 1
Italy 1 UK – Northern Ireland 2
New Zealand 2 UK – Wales 4
Nigeria 1 TOTAL 55
Current Non-US Universities with ACSs
BACB Approved Course Sequences
In Italy
University BCBA BCaBA
IESCUM: Istituto Europeo
per lo Studio del
Comportamento Umano
IRFID: Istituto per la Ricerca,
la Formazione e
l'Informazione sulle Disabilità
University of Parma
Ethics & Discipline
Ethics Code and Disciplinary Standards
BACB Guidelines for
Responsible Conduct of
Behavior Analysts
BACB Professional Disciplinary
and Ethical Standards
* Documents available at :: www.BACB.com
BACB
ETHICS
Key Grounds for Disciplinary Action
Gross or repeated negligence, incompetence, misconduct,
or malpractice in professional work
Limitation, sanction, revocation or suspension by a health
care organization, professional organization, or other private
or governmental body, relating to behavior analysis practice,
public health or safety or behavior analysis certification
Any criminal conviction directly relating to behavior analysis
practice and/or public health and safety
Failure to adequately supervise or be supervised in
accordance
with the BACB Standards for Supervision
Making a Complaint
Detect potential misconduct
Make personal contact with certificant and/or agency
File complaint with the BACB
BACB Review Committee considers complaint
1
2
3
4
Current or former
member of Board of
Directors (chair)
Additional members
as needed (e.g.,
in-region certificant)
Additional
members as
needed
Attorney
BACB
certified
member I
BACB
certified
member II
BACB Review
Committee
BACB Disciplinary Actions
Certification
• Suspended
• Revoked
• Mandated continuing education
Eligibility to become Certified
• Suspended
• Revoked
All disciplinary actions publicly available at ::
www.BACB.com
Practice Guidelines
Contents
A New Credential
Tiered Service Systems
BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN B BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN A
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Standards
To apply for the RBT credential, the applicant must:
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or
equivalent
• Successfully complete a background check at
application
- Verified by supervisor
• Complete a 40-hr training based on the RBT Task List
- 37 task areas
- Conducted by a BCBA/BCaBA
• Pass the RBT Competency Assessment
- Administered by a BCBA/BCaBA
Additional RBT Requirements
Ongoing supervision by a BCBA/BCaBA for 5% of the
hours spent providing ABA services per month
• at least 2 contacts per month
RBTs must complete annual renewal procedures that
include successful passage of the RBT Competency
Assessment Registration will
begin mid-2014
www.BACB.com
Thank you.
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