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- Title
The Importance of Professional Discourse for the Continual Advancement of Practice Standards: The RBT® as a Case in Point.
- Authors
Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Ronald; McEachin, John; Bondy, Andy; Cihon, Joseph H.; Detrich, Ronnie; Eshleman, John; Ferguson, Julia L.; Foxx, Richard M.; Freeman, B. J.; Gerhardt, Peter; Glenn, Sigrid S.; Miller, Megan; Milne, Christine M.; Mountjoy, Toby; Parker, Tracee; Pritchard, Joshua; Ross, Robert K.; Saunders, Melissa S.; Streff, Todd
- Abstract
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB®) created a third level of certification, the Registered Behavior Technician™ (RBT®) in 2014. The RBT® was created based upon the requests of stakeholders who wanted to credential those individuals who make direct contact with clients under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®. There has been tremendous growth in the number of RBTs® with over 60,000 individuals certified to date. The BACB® recently sent out a newsletter outlining changes to the RBT® certification, including the processes of training, supervising, and becoming an RBT®. These changes represent a number of potential concerns. The purpose of this paper is to highlight these concerns and to propose solutions to improve the RBT® certification.
- Subjects
ALLIED health education; JOB qualifications; BEHAVIOR therapy; TASK performance; ABILITY; TRAINING; CERTIFICATION
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 5, p1789
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-020-04631-z