The Importance of Professional Discourse for the Continual Advancement of Practice Standards: The RBT® as a Case in Point
Year: 2020
Type: review
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.
Authors: Justin B. Leaf, Ronald Leaf, John McEachin, Andy Bondy, Joseph H. Cihon, Ronnie Detrich, John Eshleman, Julia L. Ferguson, Richard M. Foxx, B. J. Freeman, Peter Gerhardt, Sigrid S. Glenn, Megan Miller, Christine M. Milne, Toby Mountjoy, Tracee Parker, Joshua Pritchard, Robert K. Ross, Melissa S. Saunders, Todd Streff
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,750
OpenAlex ID: W3047273786