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Credentialing Practitioners of Behavior Analysis!

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

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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!

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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!

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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  

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Regulation of Asst. Behavior Analysts!

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Licensure  

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Regulatory Authority!

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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!

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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!