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Credentialing Practitioners of Behavior Analysis!
James E. Carr, PhD, BCBA-D!Chief Executive Officer!
Do not distribute without permission
of the BACB CEO.
BACB Background!
§ Nonprofit corporation!§ Founded in 1998 to meet professional
credentialing
needs identified by!• behavior analysts!• state governments!•
consumers of behavior analysis services!
§ BCBA & BCaBA certification programs accredited by
National Commission for Certifying Agencies!
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The Credentials!
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BACB Certification!
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)!
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Overall # of BCBAs per Year!17,754!
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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)!
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Overall # of BCaBAs per Year!
2,242!
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Maintaining Certification!
§ BCBA!• Recertification every 2 years!
§ 32 hrs of Continuing Education (4 in ethics)!
§ BCaBA!• Recertification every 2 years!
§ 20 hrs of Continuing Education (4 in ethics)!• 2% of ABA
hours monthly supervised by a BCBA!
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Tiered Service Systems!
Eligibility & Practice Standards!Age! At least 18 years!
Education! High school diploma or equivalent!
Background Check!
Verified by supervisor!
Training! Completion of 40-hr training based on RBT Task
List!
Competency Test! Completion of the RBT Competency
Assessment!
Written Test! Passage of a professional developed exam!
Supervision! BCBA/BCaBA supervision for 5% of services
(supervisor listed at BACB.com)!
Annual Renewal! Completion of the RBT Competency Assessment!
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)!
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Registered Behavior Technicians!
3,094!
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Certi!cation # of Certi!cants
BCaBA 5
BCBA 10
BCBA-D 4
RBT 14
Data :: South Dakota
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Requirements for Supervisors of:!Trainees, BCaBAs, RBTs!
+3 supervision CEUs every 2 yrs!
The Exam!
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BACB Examinations!
§ All examination procedures based on “Standards for Education
and Psychological Testing”!
§ Multiple-choice examinations!• BCBA: 150 questions !!•
BCaBA: 132 questions!• RBT: 75 questions!
§ Based on BACB task lists!• List of job competencies!
§ Certificant survey for content validation!§ Subject matter
expert review!
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Fourth Edition Task List!§ Measurement!§ Experimental
Design!§ Behavior-Change
Considerations!§ Fundamental Elements
of Behavior Change!§ Specific Behavior-
Change Procedures!§ Behavior-Change
Systems!§ Identification of the
Problem!
§ Assessment!§ Intervention!§ Implementation,
Management, & Supervision!
§ Philosophical Assumptions of Behavior Analysis!
§ Operant Conditioning!§ Respondent Conditioning!§ Verbal
Behavior!
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RBT Task List!
§ Measurement!§ Assessment!§ Skill Acquisition!§ Behavior
Reduction!§ Documentation & Reporting!§ Professional Conduct
& Scope of Practice!
Exam Administration!!
Pearson VUE!• Worldwide Secure Exam
Administration!• Over 400 Testing Sites
Worldwide!• 4 Exam Windows: February,
May, August, November!
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Ethics & Discipline!
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Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior
Analysts!
A. Responsible Conduct of Behavior Analysts!B. Behavior
Analysts’ Responsibility to Clients!C. Assessing Behavior!D.
Behavior Analysts and the Behavior-Change Program!E. Behavior
Analysts as Supervisors!F. Behavior Analysts’ Ethical
Responsibilities to the Profession
of Behavior Analysis!G. Behavior Analysts’ Ethical
Responsibilities to Colleagues!H. Public Statements!I. Behavior
Analysts and Research!J. Behavior Analysts’ Ethical
Responsibilities to the BACB!
BACB Disciplinary Actions!§ Certification/Registration!•
Suspended!• Revoked!• Mandated continuing education!
§ Eligibility to become Certified/Registered!• Suspended!•
Revoked!
All disciplinary actions publicly available at ::
www.BACB.com!
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State Regulation!
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Key Features!
§ Requirements based on BCBA and BCaBA credentials (with
verification)!
§ Definition of practice written by behavior analysts!• What
we do and don’t do!• Prohibition against unlicensed practice!
§ Exemptions!• Psychologists, technicians, students, etc.!
§ Provision for temporary licenses !§ Provision for
reciprocity between states!§ Disciplinary sanctions!
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US State Regulation of Behavior Analysts!
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Regulation of Behavior Analysts!
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Licensure
CerEficaEon
Regulation of Asst. Behavior Analysts!
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Licensure
CerEficaEon
RegistraEon
None
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Regulatory Authority!
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Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
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Regulation of Behavior Technicians!
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Regulated
Exempt
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Coordination with State Licensure Boards!
Coordination Domains!
§ BACB staff verify certificant status for licensure
boards!
§ BACB legal department coordinates disciplinary action with
licensure boards!
§ Behavior Analyst Regulatory Listserv!
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www.BACB.com
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The Process!
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Oversight Committee!
Content-Area Leaders!
Content Writers!
External Reviewers!
BACB Staff!
BACB Board of Directors!
41+9!
Disclaimer!
These standards are provided for informational purposes only and
do not represent professional or legal advice. There are many
variables that influence and direct the professional delivery of
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services. The BACB and authors of
these standards assume no liability or responsibility for
application of these standards in the delivery of ABA services. The
standards presented in this document reflect the consensus of a
number of subject matter experts, but do not represent the only
acceptable practice. These standards also do not reflect or create
any affiliation among those who participated in their development.
The BACB does not warrant or guarantee that these standards will
apply or should be applied in all settings. Instead, these
standards are offered as an informational resource that should be
considered in consultation with parents, behavior analysts,
regulators, and healthcare funders and managers.!
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The Purpose!
“… to inform decision-making regarding the use of Applied
Behavior Analysis to treat medically necessary conditions so as to
develop, maintain, or restore, to the maximum extent practicable,
the functioning of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in
ways that are both efficacious and cost effective.”!
Contents!
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Services Authorized!
Treatment Dosage!
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Treatment Locations!
Tiered Service Systems!
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Case Supervision!
Sample Treatment Plan!
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Dosage of Case Supervision!
Caseloads for Behavior Analysts!
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www.BACB.com!