According to the BACB website bacb.com:
The Board Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®) is a graduate-level certification in behavior analysis. Professionals certified at the BCBA level are independent practitioners who provide behavior analysis services.
BCBAs may supervise the work of Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts® (BCaBAs®), Registered Behavior Technicians™ (RBTs®), and other professionals who implement behavior-analytic interventions.
To maintain your BCBA certification, you must complete ongoing continuing education, adhere to the BACB’s ethics requirements and self-reporting requirements, and submit a complete recertification application and associated fees every 2 years prior to your recertification date.
Initial BCBA certification indicates that an individual has met entry-level standards for practice as a behavior analyst. The purpose of the BACB’s continuing education (CE) requirement is to ensure that BCBA certificants engage in activities that will expand their behavior-analytic skills beyond the requirements for initial certification, and help them stay up-to-date on developments in the profession.
All BACB certificants must adhere to the professional and ethical requirements outlined in The Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts. For more information about ethics requirements, please
If a BACB is providing supervision to RBTs, BCaBAs, or trainees pursuing certification, then you must meet all of the relevant supervision requirements and complete supervision continuing education.
As a certified BCBA, you are required to submit a recertification application (including payment) every 2 years. Recertification applications are available in your BACB account within 45 days of your recertification date and as soon as you meet your CE requirements. You must complete your recertification application on or before your recertification date to avoid lapses in your certification and late fees.
After recertifying, certificants will receive a new certificate and a new recertification date 2-years after their previous recertification date.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral
BCBAs with doctoral training in behavior analysis may receive the designation of Board Certified Behavior Analyst-DoctoralTM (BCBA-D™). The BCBA-D™ is not a separate certification and it does not grant any privileges above or beyond the BCBA certification. If you are certified at the BCBA-D level, you function in the same capacity as a BCBA (i.e., as an independent practitioner who provides behavior-analytic services) and are required to meet all BCBA maintenance requirements.
For more information, check out the BACB website
According to the BACB website bacb.com:
The Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® (BCaBA®) is an undergraduate-level certification in behavior analysis. Professionals certified at the BCaBA level provide behavior analysis services under the supervision of Board Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®).
Professionals certified at the BCaBA level may not provide behavior analysis services without the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBA®). BCaBAs may supervise the work of Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs®).
To maintain your BCaBA certification, you must complete ongoing continuing education, adhere to the BACB’s ethics requirements and self-reporting requirements, meet supervision standards for BCaBAs and submit a complete recertification application and associated fees every 2 years prior to your recertification date.
Initial BCaBA certification indicates that an individual has met entry-level standards for practice as a behavior analyst. The purpose of the BACB’s continuing education (CE) requirement is to ensure that BCaBA certificants engage in activities that will expand their behavior-analytic skills beyond the requirements for initial certification, and help them stay up-to-date on developments in the profession.
Check out the BACB website for more information on a BCaBA
You hear the word RBT mentioned a lot, but what is it?
Simple answer is it is an entry level position that requires direct supervision in the behavior analysis field.
According to the BACB website bacb.com:
The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis. RBTs assist in delivering behavior analysis services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT Supervisor and/or an RBT Requirements Coordinator, who are responsible for all work RBTs perform.
RBT must renew their certification annually by their RBT expiration date
Check out the BACB website for more details, they talk about how to become an RBT, training supervision requirements, ethics standards, and so much more that any one seeking behavior analysis services should be aware of.
Today we are going to introduce the most well know organization that provides professional credentialing for the needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services.
According to their website bacb.com:
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® (BACB®) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services. The BACB’s certification requirements, examination content, and procedures undergo regular review according to established standards for organizations that grant professional credentials. All BACB requirements and examination content are developed by experts in the discipline. Learn more about the BACB and its activities.
Mission & Vision
Global Mission: To protect consumers of behavior analysis services worldwide by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards.
Global Vision: To help solve a wide variety of socially significant problems by increasing the availability of qualified behavior analysts around the world.
Accreditation
The BCBA®, BCaBA®, and RBT® certification programs are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. The NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs were the first standards developed for professional certification programs to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public. NCCA Standards highlight the essential elements of a high-quality program.
Nondiscrimination Policy
As provided in the BACB’s bylaws, in conducting its activities, the BACB shall comply with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination in employment or service provision because of a person’s race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, ethnicity, or because of any other protected characteristic.
Source: https://www.bacb.com/about/
