Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)

Credential: Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)  In-Demand resource  GI Bill resource  NCCA resource
Credentialing Agency: Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) is an intermediate-level certification for professionals who conduct behavioral analysis. Professionals who are certified at the BCaBA-level practice under the direction and supervision of someone certified at the BCBA/BCBA-D level. BCaBAs can supervise the work of Registered Behavior Technicians, and others who implement behavior-analytic interventions.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 1000 hours
  • Education: Bachelors
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)

7950 Shaffer Parkway
Littleton, CO  80127

Phone: 720-438-4321

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Candidates for the BCaBA must possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. The bachelor’s degree may be in any discipline.

Candidates for the BCaBA must meet one of three education/training and/or experience categories:

Option 1:

Supervised Independent Fieldwork 

    • Hours of Experience - 1000 hours
    • Length of Supervisory Period - 2 weeks
    • Minimum # of Contacts per Supervisory Period - 1 contact
    • Minimum Amount of Supervision per Supervisory Period - 5% of total hours

Option 2:

Practicum 

    • Hours of Experience - 670 hours
    • Length of Supervisory Period - 1 week
    • Minimum # of Contacts per Supervisory Period - 1 contact
    • Minimum Amount of Supervision per Supervisory Period - 7.5% of total hours
    • Course Grade - official documentation reflects a passing grade (C or better) in all experience courses

Option 3:

Intensive Practicum

    • Hours of Experience - 500 hours
    • Length of Supervisory Period - 1 week
    • Minimum # of Contacts per Supervisory Period - 2 contacts
    • Minimum Amount of Supervision per Supervisory Period - 10% of total hours
    • Course Grade - official documentation reflects a passing grade (C or better) in all experience courses

Candidates for the BCaBA must complete relevant coursework as determined by BACB. For more information, see the BCaBA Requirements page.

The Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) credential has the following other requirements:

  • BCaBAs must have at least one BCBA or BCBA-D supervisor.

Written Exam

  • Basic Behavior-Analytic Skills
    • Measurement
    • Experimental Design
    • Behavior-Change Considerations
    • Fundamental Elements of Behavior Change
    • Specific Behavior-Change Procedures
    • Behavior-Change Systems
  • Client-Centered Responsibilities
    • Identification of the Problem
    • Measurement
    • Assessment
    • Intervention
    • Implementation, Management, and Supervision
  • Foundational Knowledge Accompanying the BACB Fourth Edition Task List
    • Explain and Behave in Accordance with the Philosophical Assumptions of Behavior Analysis:
      Lawfulness of behavior
      Selectionism (phylogenic, ontogenic, cultural)
      Determinism
      Empiricism
      Parsimony
      Pragmatism
      Environmental (as opposed to mentalistic) explanations of behavior
      Distinguish between radical and methodological behaviorism
      Distinguish between the conceptual analysis of behavior, experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and behavioral service delivery

    • Define and Provide Examples of:
      Behavior, Response, Response Class
      Environment, Stimulus, Stimulus Class
      Stimulus Equivalence
      Reflexive Relations (US-UR)
      Respondent Conditioning (CS-CR)
      Operant Conditioning
      Respondent-Operant Interactions
      Unconditioned Reinforcement
      Conditioned Reinforcement
      Unconditioned Punishment
      Conditioned Punishment
      Schedules Of Reinforcement And Punishment
      Extinction
      Automatic Reinforcement And Punishment
      Stimulus Control
      Multiple Functions Of A Single Stimulus
      Unconditioned Motivating Operations
      Conditioned Motivating Operations
      Transitive, Reflexive, Surrogate Motivating Operations
      Distinguish Between The Discriminative Stimulus and the Motivating Operation
      Distinguish Between Motivating Operation and Reinforcement Effects
      Behavioral Contingencies
      Contiguity
      Functional Relations
      Conditional Discriminations
      Stimulus Discrimination
      Response Generalization
      Stimulus Generalization
      Behavioral Contrast
      Behavioral Momentum
      Matching Law
      Contingency-Shaped Behavior
      Rule-Governed Behavior

    • Distinguish between the Verbal Operants:
      Echoics
      Mands
      Tacts
      Intraverbals

    • Measurement Concepts:
      Identify the measurable dimensions of behavior (e.g., rate, duration, latency, interresponse time).
      State the advantages and disadvantages of using continuous measurement procedures and discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial- and whole-interval recording, momentary time sampling).

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) examination:

Testing Information

Testing for this credential is handled by Pearson VUE. The test centers are located in the U.S. They also have some test centers on military bases.

To find out more, use the following links on the Pearson VUE website:

For more information on the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) credential has the following recertification information:

  • BCaBAs are required to recertify every three (3) years by acquiring continuing education units and complying with the BACB’s ethics requirements. BACB provides more information about Maintaining BCaBA Certification.

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

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Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the military occupation (at least one critical task but less than 80%)

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Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the military occupation (at least 80%)

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Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted E1 through E4

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E5 through E6

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted “A” School through E5

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

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May be difficult to attain: minimum education requirement is a Bachelor's degree, and/or minimum experience is 10 or more years.

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Medium

Moderate ease of attainment: minimum education requirement = Associate's and/or prerequisite and/or minimum experience = more than 2 years and less than 10 years of experience.

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High

Highly attainable: mimum education requirement = HS or less and/or minimum experience = 2 years or less experience and no additional requirements.

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