News and Notes cont'd
August, 2005
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a higher standard. Current certificants benefit because the value and recognition of their credentials will increase as well.

The BACB plans to develop several new services that will provide new options and benefits for current certificants:

• Specialty Credentials
The BACB plans to develop specialty credentials for certificants. The initial area being considered is the treatment of autism. This specialty credential will be available to BCBAs who meet specialty-specific eligibility requirements and pass the specialty examination. The BACB intends to begin this multi-year project within the next several months and will follow all applicable professional standards and relevant case law in the process. We believe this credential will help consumers identify qualified behavior analysts and give certificants a distinct advantage in the marketplace. Additional specialty credentials may follow.

• Website Refinement
We will be evaluating the design and structure of the current BACB.com to make it easier and more pleasant to use. Please let us know if there currently are features that you like

or changes that you believe would make the site better. Please email us at Christine@BACB.com.

• Certificant Services
We will be evaluating, and quite possibly implementing, several new services for certificants. We are looking at providing on-line renewal and recertification applications, credit card payment systems, and on-line personal information updating. We also are evaluating the development of an on-line continuing education tracking system that would eliminate the need for certificants to maintain paper CE certificates. By the way, the BACB has reviewed its fee structure and will not be raising certificant renewal or recertification fees for the foreseeable future.

We are pleased with the development of the BACB over the past five years and look forward to continued growth and development of new services. We recognize and appreciate the critical contributions and support provided by those who were certified during this initial period. We will continue to do our best to provide quality credentials and services.

Gerald L. Shook, Ph.D., BCBA
BACB Executive Director

It's Recertification Time
 Do you know where your CEUs are?
As the recertification deadline approaches for the first wave of BACB certificants, no doubt many BCBAs and BCABAs are scrambling to pull together documentation of their continuing education (CE). Here are some reminders and prompts that we hope you find helpful.

• For BCBAs, the usual requirement is 36 CEUs per 3-year recertification cycle; for BCABAs, it’s 24 CEUs per cycle. Because of a delay in establishing the program for accrediting Type 2 CE providers, the BACB Board of Directors extended the duration of the cycle by 2 years (to 2005) only for those who were certified by the BACB prior to January 1, 2002.

• One hour of CE may be earned for each 50 minutes of participation in a CE event.

• There are several categories of acceptable CE:

Type 1: completion of college or university courses in behavior analysis. Any or all of the required CEUs may come from this source. Required documentation includes the course syllabus and your official transcript.


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  Maintaining Your Certification in 2005
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