RECENT UPDATES

We are pleased to announce the release of the Special Edition BACB Newsletter (PDF Download) on Experience and Supervision Requirements. IN THIS ISSUE...

• Revised BCBA & BCaBA Experience and Supervision Requirements
• Introducing the New Supervised Fieldwork Standards
• A Summary of Recent and Upcoming Changes to BACB Standards

The Behavior Analyst Certification Board is pleased to call for nominations for the 2018 Michael Hemingway Award. Nominations will be accepted through 5:00PM (MST) on Thursday, November 2, 2017.

Visit our Customer Service Updates page for information about current processing status and links to the most frequently requested information. bacb.com/customerserviceupdates

In an effort to assist certificants in remaining up-to-date with BACB standards, the table available here summarizes current and upcoming changes announced in past issues of the BACB Newsletter.

In this issue: Appropriate RBT Activities The 2017 Michael Hemingway Behavior Analysis Award Reporting Important Information to the BACB: Health- and Safety-Related Incidents -- Part 2 BCBA/BCaBA Examination Applications: Deadline Change and Late Fee Elimination Elimination of Interim Documentation for Applications BCBA Events at the ABAI 2017 Convention Annual Data Report: 2016 A Summary of Recent and Upcoming Changes to BACB Standards

The BACB office will be closed on the following US holidays.

2017:

Friday, November 10 Thursday, November 23 & Friday, November 24 Monday, December 25 & Tuesday, December 26

2018:

Monday, January 1 Monday, January 15 Monday, February 19 Monday, May 28 Wednesday, July 4 Monday, September 3 Monday, November 12 Thursday, November 22 & Friday, November 23 Thursday, December 24 & Friday, December 25

August examination results were released and are available in BACB Gateway accounts. Please keep in mind that it takes some time for everything to process. In the meantime, we are experiencing high call volumes and wait times, as well as large amounts of website traffic. We appreciate your patience during this time and will respond to everyone as quickly as possible.

Visit our Verified Course Sequences page for current VCS pass-rate data.

We are pleased to announce the results of our spring Board of Directors election. Dr. Jonathan Baker was elected to serve a second three-year term and Dr. Ivy Chong and Dr. SungWoo Kahng were each elected to serve three-year terms as new directors beginning in May. We extend our congratulations to the newly elected directors and offer our thanks to all of the candidates for running. We also wish to thank all of the certificants who nominated candidates and voted in this important election.

In this issue:  Introducing the BCBA/BCaBA Task List (5th ed.) Changes to the BCBA and BCaBA Coursework Requirements A Summary of Recent and Upcoming Changes to BACB Standards