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Behavior Analyst

The DCCA Behavior Analyst Program issues the ordinary license under HRS chapter 465D. BCBA and BCBA-doctoral status support the same license. HRS 465D-7 treats supervised assistant behavior analysts, registered behavior technicians, students and other listed activities as exemptions, rather than additional behavior analyst licenses. Inactive status, renewal, restoration, reinstatement and reapplication are recorded as routes of the same license.

Licensing authority: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, Behavior Analyst Program · Application information

Licensure by endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Endorsement verification
Arrange BA-05 verification from the qualifying licensing authority and BA-04 verification from every authority where a license is or was held.
Equivalence
The director must deem the other licensing requirements equivalent to or higher than the current Hawaii requirements under HRS 465D-9. BA-00 assesses the other state requirements at the time the applicant was licensed.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
Other license
Hold a current and unencumbered behavior analyst license in another state.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Placement of existing license on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current requirements
Maintain knowledge of current licensing and renewal requirements.
Existing active license
Hold an active behavior analyst license.
Inactive duration
Inactive status continues for the applicable biennial period and remains subject to renewal.
Practice prohibition
Inactive status is considered unlicensed; the holder shall not practice until reactivation.
Request and fee
Submit a written request during the licensure period or at renewal and pay the inactive license fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure based on BCBA examination and active certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Bacb certification
Have passed the BCBA examination and maintain active BACB status as a board certified behavior analyst or board certified behavior analyst-doctoral.
Certification verification
Attach the BACB certificant search record and arrange the BACB verification letter to ba@dcca.hawaii.gov as instructed in BA-00.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Restoration or extension following qualifying active duty deployment
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deployment
The holder was on active duty and deployed during a state or national crisis when the license expired, was forfeited or became delinquent. The statute also covers a current license expiring within 120 days after discharge or release.
Exclusions
Scheduled annual or specialized training, suspension, revocation and licenses subject to adjudicated disciplinary action do not qualify.
Fees and documents
Pay the current renewal fee and any documentation required for renewal to establish financial integrity or fulfill a federal requirement.
Orders
Provide deployment orders and discharge or release orders.
Request deadline
Request restoration within 120 days after discharge or release from active-duty deployment.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Expedited endorsement for a nonresident military spouse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Applicant
Be a nonresident military spouse applying for licensure by endorsement.
Application
Complete the standard endorsement application, verification and general applicant requirements.
Expedited processing
The licensing authority shall expedite the qualifying application.
Experience substitution
Under HRS 436B-14.6, competency as determined by the licensing authority may substitute for any otherwise applicable prior-practice duration requirement. HRS 465D-9 does not itself prescribe a practice-duration requirement.
Qualifying license
Meet HRS 465D-9: hold a current and unencumbered behavior analyst license in another state whose licensure requirements the director deems equivalent to or higher than current Hawaii requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Cessation of revocation or denial after the related conviction is overturned
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Effect
The revocation or denial ordered under that section automatically ceases.
Other causes
The director may still pursue disciplinary action for another cause; unrelated renewal and licensing requirements continue to apply.
Overturned conviction
The conviction underlying revocation or denial under HRS 465D-12 has been overturned on appeal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation after payment of active renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Denial and reapplication
A denied reactivation may require reapplication under current licensing requirements pursuant to HRS 436B-13.3(d).
Fees
The July 2026 form lists $12 reactivation fee.
Inactive license
Hold a Hawaii behavior analyst license on inactive status.
Reactivation application
Submit the signed reactivation application, disclose convictions, license discipline and pending actions, fulfill current reactivation requirements, and pay applicable fees. The Behavior Analyst row lists Other Requirement as None.
Renewal payment status
Previously paid the active renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

  • hrs-436b-13-3.html

    HRS 436B-13.3(c)(5), reactivation application and current requirements

  • reactivation.pdf

    Information on Requirements for Reactivation, page 1, complete Behavior Analyst row

Reactivation after payment of inactive renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Denial and reapplication
A denied reactivation may require reapplication under current licensing requirements pursuant to HRS 436B-13.3(d).
Fees
The July 2026 form lists $120 renewal + $100 CRF + $50 special assessment = $270.
Inactive license
Hold a Hawaii behavior analyst license on inactive status.
Reactivation application
Submit the signed reactivation application, disclose convictions, license discipline and pending actions, fulfill current reactivation requirements, and pay applicable fees. The Behavior Analyst row lists Other Requirement as None.
Renewal payment status
Previously paid the inactive renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

  • hrs-436b-13-3.html

    HRS 436B-13.3(c)(5), reactivation application and current requirements

  • reactivation.pdf

    Information on Requirements for Reactivation, page 1, complete Behavior Analyst row

Biennial renewal of active license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continued qualification
Comply with applicable renewal requirements and the grounds in HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12.
Existing license
Hold an existing Hawaii behavior analyst license in active status.
Renewal
Renew every two years by December 31 of an odd-numbered year, submitting the completed renewal application and fees in the statutory renewal period. HRS 465D-10 specifies payment within sixty days before expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal of inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continued qualification
Comply with applicable renewal requirements and the grounds in HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12.
Existing license
Hold an existing Hawaii behavior analyst license in inactive status.
Inactive practice prohibition
Inactive status is considered unlicensed; do not practice until reactivated.
Renewal
Renew every two years by December 31 of an odd-numbered year, submitting the completed renewal application and fees in the statutory renewal period. HRS 465D-10 specifies payment within sixty days before expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of forfeited active license within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continued qualification
Remain eligible under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12.
Forfeited license
The existing active license was forfeited for nonrenewal.
Practice prohibition
Do not practice while forfeited; an inactive license also requires reactivation before practice.
Restoration application
Submit a written restoration application and all applicable renewal, restoration, penalty and delinquent fees; fulfill applicable renewal requirements.
Time limit
Apply for restoration within one year of forfeiture; after one year the license terminates and a new application is required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of forfeited inactive license within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continued qualification
Remain eligible under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12.
Forfeited license
The existing inactive license was forfeited for nonrenewal.
Practice prohibition
Do not practice while forfeited; an inactive license also requires reactivation before practice.
Restoration application
Submit a written restoration application and all applicable renewal, restoration, penalty and delinquent fees; fulfill applicable renewal requirements.
Time limit
Apply for restoration within one year of forfeiture; after one year the license terminates and a new application is required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license after revocation through BCBA certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Bacb status
Have passed the BCBA examination and maintain active BCBA or BCBA-doctoral status, subject to any applicable waiver.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
New applicant
Meet current requirements for new applicants.
Prior license
At least five years have elapsed since the effective date of revocation.
Waiver
The licensing authority may waive applicable education or examination requirements on documentation of equivalent knowledge, competence and qualifications maintained through work experience, training or education.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
New license after revocation by endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
New applicant
Meet current requirements for new applicants.
Prior license
At least five years have elapsed since the effective date of revocation.
Qualifying license
Hold a current unencumbered behavior analyst license in another state with requirements the director deems equivalent to or higher than current Hawaii requirements.
Verification
Arrange BA-05 endorsement verification and verification of all other licenses.
Waiver
The licensing authority may waive applicable education or examination requirements on documentation of equivalent knowledge, competence and qualifications maintained through work experience, training or education.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Reinstatement must be authorized by law and remain subject to HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12.
Fees
Apply for reinstatement with all applicable reinstatement, compliance resolution fund and recovery fund fees.
Order conditions
Comply completely with every term or condition imposed by the suspension order; individual order conditions are applicant-specific.
Suspended license
The licensing authority suspended the existing behavior analyst license; suspension may not exceed five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after termination for failure to restore through BCBA certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Bacb status
Have passed the BCBA examination and maintain active BCBA or BCBA-doctoral status, subject to any applicable waiver.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
New applicant
Meet current requirements for new applicants.
Prior license
The license terminated after failure to restore within one year.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Reapplication after termination for failure to restore by endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed complete application, required identifying information including Social Security number, and applicable fees.
Denial grounds
Remain qualified under HRS 465D-11 and 465D-12; grounds for denial or discipline and the mandatory sex-offender provisions continue to apply.
Licensure disclosures
Provide verification of every behavior analyst license currently or previously held; disclose and explain relevant denials, disciplinary actions, investigations and criminal convictions as required by the application.
Minimum age
Be at least 18 years old.
New applicant
Meet current requirements for new applicants.
Prior license
The license terminated after failure to restore within one year.
Qualifying license
Hold a current unencumbered behavior analyst license in another state with requirements the director deems equivalent to or higher than current Hawaii requirements.
Verification
Arrange BA-05 endorsement verification and verification of all other licenses.
Work authorization
Be a United States citizen, United States national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Behavior Analyst - Temporary Military Professional License

Temporary behavior analyst licensure for eligible military applicants. State military-spouse licensure and the temporary-license provision of federal portability are distinguished by their applicant conditions.

Licensing authority: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, Behavior Analyst Program · Application information

Temporary license during processing of military license portability under 50 USC 4025a(b)
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Provide military orders; a spouse also provides a marriage certificate; submit a notarized affidavit of identity, complete and accurate statements, knowledge of Hawaii licensing requirements and scope of practice, compliance with those requirements, and good standing in all states where a license is or was held.
Background check
The licensing authority may conduct a background check.
Compact exception
The federal portability provision does not apply where the covered license operates under the applicable interstate compact.
Covered license
Hold a covered professional license in good standing, without revocation or imposed discipline, pending unprofessional-conduct investigation, or surrender during such investigation.
Relocation
A servicemember or spouse relocates residence because of military orders to Hawaii.
State implementation conditions
The DCCA MST-1224 checklist lists behavior analyst and asks for license verification and two years of active usage immediately before relocation, with a temporary duration tied to active-duty service in Hawaii. The generally amended December 23, 2024 federal text no longer states that two-year usage prerequisite. The checklist also cites Act 18 SLH 2021, whose state military-spouse route is separately retained.
Temporary issuance
The licensing authority may issue a temporary license with the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a permanent license if it cannot recognize the covered license within 30 days after receiving the statutory application.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary military spouse license under HRS 436B 14.7(a)
BCBA Certification Examination
Dcca checklist
The MST-1224 checklist also asks for two years of active use immediately preceding relocation orders and license verification from each licensing jurisdiction. It describes duration as the active-duty service in Hawaii. Its requirements are recorded separately from the controlling state statute.
Disciplinary history
Satisfy HRS 436B-14.7(a)(6)-(8), including restrictions on prior license limitation, suspension, revocation, surrender during investigation, denial and unresolved discipline.
Duration
HRS 436B-14.7(e) applies the profession licensing period and caps the total at five years or the military assignment period.
Education experience
The other jurisdiction verifies that minimum education, work-experience and clinical-supervision requirements were met at initial licensure.
Examination passage
HRS 436B-14.7(a)(5) requires passage of examination requirements if required by Hawaii or another jurisdiction; the identifiable Hawaii examination is the BCBA examination in HRS 465D-8. Any other jurisdiction-specific examination remains an applicant condition.
Fees criminal history affidavit
Pay applicable fees, have no disqualifying criminal history as determined by the authority, and submit the signed affidavit required by HRS 436B-14.7(a)(11).
Military status
Be married to an active-duty servicemember and accompany the member on an official permanent change of station to a military installation in Hawaii.
Other license
Have held a behavior analyst license or certification in another United States jurisdiction for at least one year, current, active and in good standing without restrictions in every licensing jurisdiction.

BCBA Certification Examination

Provider
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); delivered by Pearson VUE in person at authorized Pearson VUE testing sites
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination, continuously available and offered only in English; each question has 4 possible answers and only 1 correct answer; all questions are equally weighted and the result is based on overall performance
Exam questions
185 multiple-choice questions: 175 scored and 10 unscored
Time limit
4 hours
Passing score
Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee
$245 certification application (BACB) plus $125 examination appointment (Pearson VUE); $140 examination retake application
Examination outline
  • A. Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations (8 of 175 scored questions) (5%)
    • A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description, prediction, control).
    • A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism).
    • A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
    • A.4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis.
    • A.5. Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
  • B. Concepts and Principles (24 of 175 scored questions) (14%)
    • B.1. Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response class.
    • B.2. Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
    • B.3. Identify and distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning.
    • B.4. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement contingencies.
    • B.5. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative punishment contingencies.
    • B.6. Identify and distinguish between automatic and socially mediated contingencies.
    • B.7. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers.
    • B.8. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized punishers.
    • B.9. Identify and distinguish among simple schedules of reinforcement.
    • B.10. Identify and distinguish among concurrent, multiple, mixed, and chained schedules of reinforcement.
    • B.11. Identify and distinguish between operant and respondent extinction as operations and processes.
    • B.12. Identify examples of stimulus control.
    • B.13. Identify examples of stimulus discrimination.
    • B.14. Identify and distinguish between stimulus and response generalization.
    • B.15. Identify examples of response maintenance.
    • B.16. Identify examples of motivating operations.
    • B.17. Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control.
    • B.18. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior.
    • B.19. Identify and distinguish among verbal operants.
    • B.20. Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior.
    • B.21. Identify examples of processes that promote emergent relations and generative performance.
    • B.22. Identify ways behavioral momentum can be used to understand response persistence.
    • B.23. Identify ways the matching law can be used to interpret response allocation.
    • B.24. Identify and distinguish between imitation and observational learning.
  • C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation (21 of 175 scored questions) (12%)
    • C.1. Create operational definitions of behavior.
    • C.2. Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.
    • C.3. Measure occurrence.
    • C.4. Measure temporal dimensions of behavior (e.g., duration, latency, interresponse time).
    • C.5. Distinguish between continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures.
    • C.6. Design and apply discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., interval recording, time sampling).
    • C.7. Measure efficiency (e.g., trials to criterion, cost-benefit analysis, training duration).
    • C.8. Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
    • C.9. Select a measurement procedure to obtain representative data that accounts for the critical dimension of the behavior and environmental constraints.
    • C.10. Graph data to communicate relevant quantitative relations (e.g., equal-interval graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records).
    • C.11. Interpret graphed data.
    • C.12. Select a measurement procedure to obtain representative procedural integrity data that accounts for relevant dimensions (e.g., accuracy, dosage) and environmental constraints.
  • D. Experimental Design (13 of 175 scored questions) (7%)
    • D.1. Distinguish between dependent and independent variables.
    • D.2. Distinguish between internal and external validity.
    • D.3. Identify threats to internal validity (e.g., history, maturation).
    • D.4. Identify the defining features of single-case experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).
    • D.5. Identify the relative strengths of single-case experimental designs and group designs.
    • D.6. Critique and interpret data from single-case experimental designs.
    • D.7. Distinguish among reversal, multiple-baseline, multielement, and changing-criterion designs.
    • D.8. Identify rationales for conducting comparative, component, and parametric analyses.
    • D.9. Apply single-case experimental designs.
  • E. Ethical and Professional Issues (22 of 175 scored questions) (13%)
    • E.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the ethics codes for BACB certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
    • E.2. Identify the risks to oneself, others, and the profession as a result of engaging in unethical behavior.
    • E.3. Develop and maintain competence by engaging in professional development activities (e.g., read literature, seek consultation, establish mentors).
    • E.4. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
    • E.5. Identify and comply with requirements for making public statements about professional activities (e.g., social media activity; misrepresentation of professional credentials, behavior analysis, and service outcomes).
    • E.6. Identify the conditions under which services or supervision should be discontinued and apply steps that should be taken when transitioning clients and supervisees to another professional.
    • E.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
    • E.8. Identify and apply interpersonal and other skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) to establish and maintain professional relationships.
    • E.9. Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.
    • E.10. Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.
    • E.11. Identify personal biases and how they might interfere with professional activity.
    • E.12. Identify and apply the legal, regulatory, and practice requirements (e.g., licensure, jurisprudence, funding, certification) relevant to the delivery of behavior-analytic services.
  • F. Behavior Assessment (23 of 175 scored questions) (13%)
    • F.1. Identify relevant sources of information in records (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of the case.
    • F.2. Identify and integrate relevant cultural variables in the assessment process.
    • F.3. Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
    • F.4. Design and evaluate preference assessments.
    • F.5. Design and evaluate descriptive assessments.
    • F.6. Design and evaluate functional analyses.
    • F.7. Interpret assessment data to determine the need for behavior-analytic services and/or referral to others.
    • F.8. Interpret assessment data to identify and prioritize socially significant, client-informed, and culturally responsive behavior-change procedures and goals.
  • G. Behavior-Change Procedures (25 of 175 scored questions) (14%)
    • G.1. Design and evaluate positive and negative reinforcement procedures.
    • G.2. Design and evaluate differential reinforcement (e.g., DRA, DRO, DRL, DRH) procedures with and without extinction.
    • G.3. Design and evaluate time-based reinforcement (e.g., fixed-time) schedules.
    • G.4. Identify procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers (e.g., token economies).
    • G.5. Incorporate motivating operations and discriminative stimuli into behavior-change procedures.
    • G.6. Design and evaluate procedures to produce simple and conditional discriminations.
    • G.7. Select and evaluate stimulus and response prompting procedures (e.g., errorless, most-to-least, least-to-most).
    • G.8. Design and implement procedures to fade stimulus and response prompts (e.g., prompt delay, stimulus fading).
    • G.9. Design and evaluate modeling procedures.
    • G.10. Design and evaluate instructions and rules.
    • G.11. Shape dimensions of behavior.
    • G.12. Select and implement chaining procedures.
    • G.13. Design and evaluate trial-based and free-operant procedures.
    • G.14. Design and evaluate group contingencies.
    • G.15. Design and evaluate procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization.
    • G.16. Design and evaluate procedures to maintain desired behavior change following intervention (e.g., schedule thinning, transferring to naturally occurring reinforcers).
    • G.17. Design and evaluate positive and negative punishment (e.g., time-out, response cost, overcorrection).
    • G.18. Evaluate emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures.
    • G.19. Design and evaluate procedures to promote emergent relations and generative performance.
  • H. Selecting and Implementing Interventions (20 of 175 scored questions) (11%)
    • H.1. Develop intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.
    • H.2. Identify and recommend interventions based on assessment results, scientific evidence, client preferences, and contextual fit (e.g., expertise required for implementation, cultural variables, environmental resources).
    • H.3. Select socially valid alternative behavior to be established or increased when a target behavior is to be decreased.
    • H.4. Plan for and attempt to mitigate possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
    • H.5. Plan for and attempt to mitigate possible relapse of the target behavior.
    • H.6. Make data-based decisions about procedural integrity.
    • H.7. Make data-based decisions about the effectiveness of the intervention and the need for modification.
    • H.8. Collaborate with others to support and enhance client services.
  • I. Personnel Supervision and Management (19 of 175 scored questions) (11%)
    • I.1. Identify the benefits of using behavior-analytic supervision (e.g., improved client outcomes, improved staff performance and retention).
    • I.2. Identify and apply strategies for establishing effective supervisory relationships (e.g., executing supervisor-supervisee contracts, establishing clear expectations, giving and accepting feedback).
    • I.3. Identify and implement methods that promote equity in supervision practices.
    • I.4. Select supervision goals based on an assessment of the supervisee’s skills, cultural variables, and the environment.
    • I.5. Identify and apply empirically validated and culturally responsive performance management procedures (e.g., modeling, practice, feedback, reinforcement, task clarification, manipulation of response effort).
    • I.6. Apply a function-based approach (e.g., performance diagnostics) to assess and improve supervisee behavior.
    • I.7. Make data-based decisions about the efficacy of supervisory practices.
Examination sources