2050 - ED2GO - Registered Behavior Technician Training and Practice Competency Assessment
Course Description
As a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT®), you can seek professional opportunities in a variety of growing industries not limited to psychiatric technicians and aids, behavioral disorders and mental health, and education. The RBT training requirement includes the theory of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and provides you with the required 40-hour training needed before scheduling an Initial Competency Assessment with your contracted supervisor at your employment site. Within this registered behavior technician course, you have access to a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA®) who will provide feedback on in-course assignments designed to specifically prepare you for the Initial Competency Assessment.
With the support of a BCBA instructor, you will learn the steps required to administer behavioral intervention plans, record, and prepare data for the behavior analyst, and follow ethical decision-making and protocol, as described by the board. You will learn the common functions of behavior, how to use motivators and reinforcers, conduct preference assessments, protocols for crisis prevention, and reduce or increase target behaviors by following a behavior intervention plan—all critical components needed for RBT competency assessment practice.
After successfully completing the 40-hour online registered behavior technician training, you will receive a certificate to be used as part of your BACB application process. You will transition to the Practice Initial Competency Assessment, which will allow you to apply skills you learned in your training and ensure you're confident and ready to complete the assessment with your supervisor at your place of employment. The Practice Competency Assessment mimics the components required for your official Initial Competency Assessment, set forth by the BACB.
This RBT course includes a voucher that can be used for the BACB RBT certification exam only when all BACB RBT application requirements are met. This course does not include any application fees, background checks, or completion of the initial competency assessment.
Note: As of January 1, 2024, BACB requires that all Initial Competency Assessments should be completed by the employer. Please ensure that you are familiar with BACB policies and application requirements when pursuing a career as a certified RBT.
Course Outline
- Registered Behavior Technician Training
- Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
- Measurement in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Assessment in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Skill Acquisition: Principles of Learning
- Skill Acquisition: Instructional Methods
- Behavior Reduction: Proactive Procedures
- Behavior Reduction: Reactive Procedures
- Crisis Prevention and Management
- Documenting and Reporting
- Professional and Ethical Conduct
- Ethics in ABA
- Working in the ABA Field
- Final Exam
- Get Career Ready
- Resources
- Practice Competency Assessment
- Practice Competency Assessment
- Wrap-Up Lesson
Learner Outcomes
- Summarizing the role and the responsibilities of a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
- Measuring operationally defined behaviors through data collection and graphical representation
- Understanding a learner's current motivations and reinforcers
- Determining appropriate behavior analytic interventions based on observations and documentation
- Choosing ethical behavior that upholds the rights and dignity of learners
- How to interpret and evaluate within real-world scenarios