Guidelines for Consumers
| Contents: | |
| General Considerations in Choosing a Director of ABA Services | |
| Section I - Qualifications to Direct Behavior Analytic Programs | |
| Section II - Training Necessary to Direct ABA Programs for Individuals with Autism | |
| Section III - Evidence of Qualifications to Direct ABA Programs for Individuals with Autism | |
| Section IV - Additional Considerations | |
Section III Evidence of Qualifications to Direct ABA Programs for Individuals with Autism
The Autism SIG encourages consumers to ask prospective directors of ABA services (including those who use titles such as “consultant�) to provide evidence of their qualifications in the form of:
- Certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- Certification as a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) with adequate supervision by a BCBA
- Information about the amount and type of supervision they provide to all supervisees who deliver intervention directly to individuals with autism
- Membership in the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Membership in an Affiliated Chapter of ABA(e.g., California’s chapter is called CalABA, New York’s chapter is called NYSABA, New Jersey’s chapter is called NJABA)
- Undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate training in behavior analysis specifically, as differentiated from non-behavior analytic study in psychology, special education, education, or other disciplines
- Letters of reference from employment supervisors and/or families for whom they have directed ABA programming for similar individuals with autism (with appropriate safeguards taken to ensure privacy and confidentiality)
- Publications of behavior analytic research in peer-reviewed professional journals (for a minority of behavior analysts)