Overall, we went from one part-time position in 1998 to six full-time positions within eight years. In addition, we have two part-time faculty members splitting a seventh full-time position as of the Fall semester of 2006! We currently have over 70 full-time graduate students in our program. I am certain that we would not have been able to get these resources if I had not continued to point out to administration that in order to continue to be successful we needed our graduates to meet BACB requirements; and that in order to do so we needed the faculty positions to do it.
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I believe other universities would have similar stories. For example, I have heard similar stories from my colleagues at Florida State, Auburn, and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. From the original 13 universities, the BACB currently has approved over 130 course sequences in over 90 universities, 25 of which are outside the US. Over the last five years I have also seen a significant increase in the number of faculty position announcements in our field; many of these even specify that the applicant should be a BCBA. And now I can find many more qualified applicants for ABA positions.
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The BACB has begun approving university-based experience. Currently, 7 universities offer courses that meet all or part of the experience requirements for BACB certification. |
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The BACB currently has more than 4,800 active certificants. |
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The BACB is currently accepting nominations for the Michael Hemingway award, which honors an individual who has advanced the field of behavior analysis. More information about the award can be found on the Maintaining Certification page of www.BACB.com. |
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Contributions you make to the BACB may be tax deductible. As a 501(c)(3), you may make certain tax deductible contributions to the BACB. For those of you wishing to help fund our research into specialty credentials, you may earmark any contributions to the BACB as being for “specialty credential” research and development. We also accept contributions to the Michael Hemingway memorial fund. |
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In 2006, a total of 1,073 people took BACB examinations in 155 locations around the world. Within the United States, 1,001 people tested in 140 different locations. Outside of the US, 72 people tested in 15 different locations. |
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