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www.BACB.com

Update and New Developments

James E. Carr, PhD, BCBA-D

Chief Executive Officer

BACB Background

Nonprofit corporation (not a membership organization)

Founded in 1998

Certification programs accredited by

• National Commission for Certifying Agencies

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Christine L. Ratcliff, MS, BCBA Senior Program Specialist

Senior Personnel

James E. Carr, PhD, BCBA-D Chief Executive Officer

Ira Ehrlich, MSW, BCBA Chief Operating Officer

Margaret ‘Misty’ Bloom, Esq. Legal and Certification Advisor

BACB Board of Directors

Iser DeLeon, PhD, BCBA-D

Eric Larsson, PhD, BCBA-D

Debora Harris, BCaBA

Jane Howard, PhD, BCBA-D (president)

Suzanne Letso, MA, BCBA

Neil Martin, PhD, BCBA-D

Barbara Byers

Stephanie Peterson, PhD, BCBA-D

Henry Roane, PhD, BCBA-D

Shahla Ala'i-Rosales, PhD, BCBA-D

Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D

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Contracted Services

Professional Testing

• Psychometrics & Examination Development

• Job Task Analysis & Translations

Pearson VUE

• Worldwide Secure Exam Administration

• 200 US Testing Sites, 150 Non-US Sites

• 4-Week Windows: February, May, August, November

BACB Certification

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Data

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16000

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BCaBA

BCBA

Cumulative Number of Certificants

13,684

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Total Number Certified Per Year

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500

1000

1500

2000

2500

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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BCaBA

BCBA

Approved Course Sequences

Pre-approved sequences of

required coursework in

behavior analysis

90% of applicants qualify

with ACS courses

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Cumulative Institutions with ACSs

217

0

50

100

150

200

250

Cumulative Course Sequences

342

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

BCaBA

BCBA

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Course Sequence Types

55

287

Distance ACS

On-Campus ACS

International Activity

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Cumulative Number of Non-US Certificants

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

BCaBA

BCBA

Australia 26 Iceland 3 Portugal 1

Azerbaijan 1 India 12 Qatar 3

Bahamas 1 Ireland 60 Romania 5

Bahrain 2 Israel 77 Russia 1

Bermuda 2 Italy 23 Saudi Arabia 10

Brazil 2 Jamaica 2 Singapore 5

Botswana 1 Japan 5 South Korea 12

Bulgaria 1 Kenya 1 Spain 4

Canada 458 Kuwait 1 Sweden 6

Cayman Islands 1 Lebanon 2 Switzerland 4

China 23 Mexico 1 Taiwan 11

Colombia 3 New Zealand 19 Thailand 1

Costa Rica 1 Nigeria 1 The Netherlands 4

Cyprus 3 Norway 1 UK: England 97

France 16 Pakistan 1 UK: N Ireland 18

Germany 9 Peru 1 UK: Scotland 5

Greece 2 Phillippines 1 UK: Wales 15

Hungary 1 Poland 4 United Arab Emirates 11

Current Non-US Certificants

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

BCaBA

BCBA

Cumulative Non-US Course Sequences

67

Canada 8 Norway 1

China 1 Poland 1

Croatia 1 Portugal 1

Finland 1 Romania 1

France 1 Russia 3

Greece 1 Saudia Arabia 1

Hong Kong 1 South Korea 3

India 1 Spain 2

Ireland 5 Sweden 1

Israel 3 Taiwan 2

Italy 1 UK – England 1

New Zealand 2 UK – Northern Ireland 2

Nigeria 1 UK – Wales 4

TOTAL 50

Current Non-US Universities with ACSs

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Exam Translations

Spanish and Chinese translations (May, 2012)

Hebrew translation underway (2013-2014)

• Available in January 2015

Italian translation pending (2014-2015)

International Development

Presentations and consultation outside the US

• China (Beijing) – November 2012

• China (Shenzhen) – November 2012

• India (Kolkata) – December 2012

• Romania (Bucharest) – January 2013

• Sweden (Stockholm) – January 2013

• Israel (Tel Aviv) – May 2013

• Iceland (Rekyjavik) – May 2013

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The Exam

55.4%

62.4%

54.5% 57.8% 57.7% 58.7%

6.5%

30.4%

23.4% 25.3% 30.1% 28.5%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

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PA

SS

RA

TE

TEST ADMINISTRATION

BCBA Pass Rates

First Time

Retakes

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56.8% 55.1% 58.0% 56.3%

59.2% 55.7%

30.8%

17.8%

40.0%

32.0%

26.5% 31.1%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 Sep-12 Jan-13 May-13

PA

SS

RA

TE

TEST ADMINISTRATION

BCaBA Pass Rates

First Time

Retakes

Developments

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Ongoing Initiatives

Foster Certification Recognition

• State Licensure

Behavior Analyst Licensure Laws

State Certification

2013

2011

2013

2012

2013

2010

2010 2010

2009

2012

2009

2010

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Ongoing Initiatives

Foster Certification Recognition

• State Licensure

• Autism Insurance Legislation – Autism Speaks

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Ongoing Initiatives

Foster Certification Recognition

• State Licensure

• Autism Insurance Legislation – Autism Speaks

• Consultation with Insurance Companies

Build Relationships between Professional Organizations

• BACB, ABAI, & APBA Leadership Council

• Ongoing interactions with APA, ASPPB, Autism

Speaks and APBA

• Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology

Recent Developments

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Contents

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Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT)

Development in progress (2013)

• March: Workgroup of subject matter experts

• July: Certificant & technician survey

• August: Workgroup reconvenes

• Early Fall: Board of Directors review and approval

• Late Fall: Full RBT standards released to public

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Supervision/Experience Changes

Supervisor Qualifications

Competency-based training on how to supervise

Competency-based training on BACB

supervision/experience standards

3 hrs of continuing education on supervision per

recertification cycle

Effective January 1, 2015

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Nature & Structure of Supervision

The function of supervision has been clarified

• Fuller description of supervisory activities

Small-group supervision better defined

Distance supervision still permitted

Effective immediately

Onset of Experience

Supervisees will register with the BACB prior to

obtaining experience

• Competency-based training on BACB

supervision/experience standards

• Coursework has begun

Effective January 1, 2015

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Temporal Distribution of Experience

Previous standard:

• No less than 10 hours per week but no more than

30 hours per week, for a minimum of 3 weeks per

month

New standards:

• No fewer than 10 hours but no more than 30 hours

may be accrued per week

Effective immediately

• Start and end dates may not be more than 5 years

apart

Effective January 1, 2015

Approved Activities

Additional guidance on scope of experience

Supervisor determines what is acceptable

Direct implementation of behavioral programs

may not count for more than 50% of the accrued

experience hours

Effective January 1, 2014

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New Standard Revisions

Current Degree Requirement

BCBA & BCaBA

• “Behavior analysis or other natural science,

education, human services, engineering,

medicine or a field related to behavior

analysis and approved by the BACB”

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New Degree Requirement

BCaBA

• No degree restrictions

Effective immediately

BCBA

• MS/MA in behavior analysis, education, or

psychology OR conferred in a degree program in

which the candidate completed a BACB

approved course sequence

Effective January 1, 2016

Current BCBA-D Requirements

BCBA

Doctoral degree in approved areas

Could currently qualify under existing BCBA

eligibility options

Self-Report Assessment

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New BCBA-D 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

No Self-Report Assessment

Effective March 1, 2014

Continuing Education

The recertification cycle will be changed from 3 to 2 years

CE requirement

• BCBA/BCBA-D: 32 hrs (33% increase)

• BCaBA: 20 hrs (25% increase)

Ethics/professional behavior category restricted to ethics

content only

• 4 hrs per cycle

New CE category (Type 7)

• Journal article publication

• Editorial activities

First cycle after

January 1, 2015

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Approved Course Sequences

ACS pass rates to be reported at BACB.com

beginning in 2014

New requirements for ACS coordinators

• Be employed full-time as faculty by the university

• Hold a doctoral degree

• Hold BCBA/BCBA-D certification

Effective January 1, 2017

The Michael Hemingway

Behavior Analysis Award

2006 – Saul Axelrod

2007 – Sigrid Glenn

2008 – Lorri Unumb

2009 – Fran Warkomski

2010 – Richard Blumenthal

2011 – Greg Wagner

2012 – Jerry Shook

2013 – Rep. John Scibak

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Relocation

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