<<Current Experience Standards

OLD EXPERIENCE STANDARDS - BCABA

Experience: The applicant must complete
  1. 12 months of Mentored Experience, or
  2. 6 months of Supervised Experience, or
  3. A combination of a and b above. Experience must include at least 20 hours per week, 80 hours per month, in behavior analysis.
See definitions of Mentored and Supervised Experience below. Possession of a doctorate degree from an institution that meets the requirements specified in Section A., with a dissertation that had behavior analysis as its central focus, may be substituted for 9 months of mentored experience.
 
Mentored Experience: Acceptable mentored experience must meet all of the following conditions:
  1. The applicant’s primary duties during the mentored experience are:
    • Designing, implementing and monitoring behavior analysis programs for persons and/or,
    • Overseeing the implementation of behavior analysis programs by others.
  2. Mentored experience includes monthly contacts between the applicant and a mentor who either is a BCBA, or can meet the degree requirements and one of the coursework options for taking the BCBA examination. During the monthly contacts, the mentor discusses and evaluates the behavior analysis programs designed by the applicant.
  3. The mentor is not the applicant's subordinate or employee during the mentored experience period. The mentor will not be considered an employee of the applicant if the only compensation received by the mentor consists of payment for mentoring.
Supervised Experience: Supervised Experience that meets the following criteria may be substituted for mentored experience on a 2 to one basis. One month of acceptable supervised experience is equivalent to 2 months of acceptable mentored experience, subject to the following conditions:
  1. The applicant’s primary duties during the supervised experience are:
    • Designing, implementing and monitoring behavior analysis programs for persons and/or,
    • Overseeing the implementation of behavior analysis programs by others.
  2. Supervised experience includes face-to-face meetings for at least two hours every two weeks between the applicant and a supervisor who either is a BCBA, or can meet the degree requirements and one of the coursework options for taking the BCBA examination. During supervision meetings, the supervisor discusses and evaluates the behavior analysis programs designed by the applicant.
  3. The supervisor is not the applicant's subordinate or employee during the supervised experience period. The mentor will not be considered an employee of the applicant if the only compensation received by the supervisor consists of payment for supervision.

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