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James E. Carr Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Credentialing Practitioners of Behavior Analysis
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Benefits of a Professional Credential
§ Fosters 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!
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Florida Behavior Analysis Certification Program (1979-1998)
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BACB Background
§ Nonprofit corporation § Founded in 1998 to meet professional
credentialing needs identified by • behavior analysts • governments • consumers of behavior analysis services
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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.”
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BACB Board of Directors § Jonathan Baker, PhD, BCBA-D § Barbara Byers § Iser DeLeon, PhD, BCBA-D § 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
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Chief Execu,ve Officer
Chief Opera,ng Officer
Senior Program Specialist
Program Specialist
Assistant Program Specialist
Senior Admin. Assistant
Admin Assistant
Admin Assistant
Admin Assistant
Admin Assistant
IT & Project Development
Operations Assistant
Psychometrician Postdoctoral Fellow A@orney
Inves,gator Senior Paralegal
Paralegal
BACB Personnel
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The Credentials
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BCBA BCaBA
BCBA-‐D RBT
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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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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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BCBA-D (Doctoral) Requirements § BCBA § Doctorate from ABAI-Accredited Program
OR § Doctorate with:
§ 2 BA courses during doctoral program § Behavior-analytic dissertation § Met all BCBA course requirements prior to
doctorate
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BACB Certification
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The Exam
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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”
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Exam Languages
§ BCBA • English • Modern Spanish • Italian (Feb. 2015) • Hebrew (Feb. 2015) • Korean (Feb. 2016) • Brazilian
Portuguese (Feb. 2016)
§ BCaBA • English • Modern Spanish • Traditional Chinese • Italian (Feb. 2015) • Hebrew (Feb. 2015) • Korean (Feb. 2016) • Brazilian
Portuguese (Feb. 2016)
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Exam Administration
Pearson VUE • Worldwide Secure Exam Administration • Over 400 Testing Sites Worldwide • 4 Exam Windows: February, May, August,
November
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Pearson VUE – computerized testing
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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
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Data
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Cumulative Number of Certificants
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Cumulative Number of Non-US Certificants
1,388
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Non-US Certificants (61countries)
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Non-US Certificants (61 countries)
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Non-US Certificants (61 countries)
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Approved Course Sequences
§ Pre-approved sequences of required coursework in behavior analysis
§ 89% of applicants qualify with ACS courses
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527 Approved Course Sequences at 258 Institutions
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110 Non-US Course Sequences at 61 Institutions in 28 Countries
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Ethics & Discipline
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Ethics Code and Disciplinary Standards
§ BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts
§ BACB Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards
* Documents available at :: www.BACB.com
BACB ETHICS
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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
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The Complaint Process
Detect potential misconduct
Make personal contact with certificant and/or agency
File complaint with the BACB
BACB Review Committee considers complaint
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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
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BACB Disciplinary Actions § Certification
• Suspended • Revoked • Mandated continuing education
§ Eligibility to become Certified • Suspended • Revoked
All disciplinary actions publicly available at :: www.BACB.com
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A New Credential
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BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN B BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN A
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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 (4+4+4) • 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
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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
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23 RBTs
100+ applications begun
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Practice Guidelines
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Contents
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www.BACB.com
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Thank you