Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the leading evidence-based treatment approach for autism and other developmental disabilities.
ABA EXPLAINED
What is it?
ABA practice focuses on assessing the environmental influences on behavior, assessment-based intervention, and data-based decision making.
More than four decades of research has found ABA to be the most effective treatment for children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities, producing meaningful and significant changes in language, cognition, play, social, daily living skills, and challenging behaviors.
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Who recommends it?
- Autism Speaks
- The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- American Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Organization for Autism Research
- The National Autism Center
- The National Autism Professional Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders
- The Association for Science in Autism Treatment
- Center for Disease Control
- National Institute of Mental Health
- The National Institute of Child and Human Development
- Surgeon General of the United States
For these results to be possible there are two crucial elements:
proper standards & treatment frequency & dosage
BACB
Behavior analyst certification board
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, exam content, and procedures undergo regular review according to international standards for organizations that grant professional credentials.
All BACB requirements and exam content are established by content experts in the discipline.
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About the BACB
The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC) determined if an intervention was effective through a review of peer-reviewed research in scientific journals. An intervention was considered to be an evidence-based practice if it met the specific criteria outlined below.
Establishment
Established in 1998 as a nonprofit Corporation.
Certifications
Established in 1998 as a nonprofit Corporation.
Operates independently
From other national professional membership organizations in behavior analysis.
Verification
Has verified behavior-analytic course sequences at more than 280 institutions internationally.
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The behavior analyst credentials require
a related academic degree, behavior-analytic coursework, supervised experience, passage of a standardized exam, compliance with disciplinary standards, continuing education, and ongoing supervision (BCaBA)
credentials
BACB Credentials
High School Level
Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®)
Bachelor’s Level
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® (BCaBA®)
Master’s Level
Board Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®)
Doctoral Level
Board Certified Behavior Analyst-DoctoralTM (BCBA-DTM®)
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Reimbursement & Licensure
Behavior analysts have been practicing independently, without oversight from other professions, for decades. Funding streams include Medicaid waivers and health-insurance plans, among others. BACB certificants are identified as qualified providers of ABA services in the majority of the recently passed autism health-insurance laws. BACB standards are the basis of the vast majority of existing behavior analyst licensure/certification laws in the United States.
source: www.bacb.com