RECENT UPDATES

We just released a new option for BCBA-certified VCS Coordinators to review their student’s coursework and attest if they met all of the coursework requirements for BCBA or BCaBA certification. For more information, please review the BCBA and BCaBA VCS Coordinator Coursework Attestations and the related FAQs resource.

• VCS Coordinator Coursework Attestation FAQs
• BCaBA VCS Coordinator Coursework Attestation (4th ed.)
• BCBA VCS Coordinator Coursework Attestation (4th ed.)

These resources can also be found on the BCaBA and BCBA webpages.

Have questions about which set of requirements to apply under? Review our newest blog, The 2022 Transition: What You Need to Know, for invaluable tips, resources, and guidance. And stay tuned, as we’ll post important reminders each month until the end of the year.

We recently made several improvements to our mass email system:

• Stay up to date. We put together a new policies and procedures document that outlines everything you need to know about the mass email system, including the application process, important requirements, and more.
• Resubscribe. We made it easier for certificants to resubscribe. Certificants who aren’t sure whether they’re receiving mass emails can now fill out the Resubscribing to the BACB Mass Email Service form to rejoin.
• Have a smoother application. To reduce errors and technical difficulties, we will now request the contents of your mass email after you apply.
• Create the best product possible. To help ensure that your final product is how you envision it, we will now require you to review your mass email before we deliver it.
• Get in touch. You can contact the mass email team by emailing massemail@bacb.com or by using the Mass Email Support Form.

The updated Mass Email Application is accessible through our Mass Email Service web page.

Good news! We released two new resources that provide guidance on documenting fieldwork, and we no longer require the Fieldwork Tracker in the event of an audit. Please review the Documenting Fieldwork Hours video and the Documenting Fieldwork: Helpful Answers to Your FAQs blog for important insight into the supervision contract, ongoing documentation system, Monthly and Final Fieldwork Verification Forms, and beyond.

The BACB is pleased to introduce the RBT Ethics Code (2.0), an updated version of the ethics code for RBTs. This version will replace the current RBT Ethics Code and go into effect on January 1, 2022.

We invite you to review the code and check out its accompanying crosswalk resource, podcast episode, and newsletter!

Please visit the Ethics web page for additional resources and information.

Please join us for the final episode of our podcast series, The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. This episode covers the revised ethical requirements for conducting research, using client data, and much more.

The BACB recently conducted its quarterly update of the RBT, BCaBA, and BCBA Handbooks, including the BCaBA and BCBA 2022 Eligibility Requirements documents. For a comprehensive list of changes made, please reference the Version History and Updates section at the end of each handbook.

Please enjoy our new episode of The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, which delves into Section 5 of the revised ethics code for BCBAs and BCaBAs: Responsibility in Public Statements. Tune in to learn about BACB ethics standards for making public statements, using intellectual property, posting on social media, and more.

The BACB just released two informative ethics resources:

We hope that these resources assist you in meeting important BACB ethics standards!