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Certified Behavior Technician

Applied behavior analysis credential under chapter 18.380 RCW. Military and military-related status changes retain this credential identity.

Licensing authority: Washington State Department of Health, Secretary of Health · Application information

Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Pay current renewal and late renewal fees, provide required declarations/documentation, and meet current CE/competency requirements. Do not practice until active.
Continuing competency
Attest to continuing competency or not currently working. Maintain approved certification or obtain supervisor assessment of performance/demonstration of measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, reduction, documentation/reporting and professional conduct/scope within 90 days before renewal. If not working, obtain assessment within three months after employment. Retain records four years (WAC 246-805-410). This is supervisor verification of continuing competency, not an independently identified examination.
Expiration
Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application and applicable late, renewal and reissuance fees; satisfy other regulatory competency requirements if required; provide disciplinary and voluntary-surrender declarations and two-year CE/competency attestation. RCW 18.380.070(2) allows continuing competency or other secretary-determined standards when the lapse is longer than three years; no particular examination is named.
Continuing competency
Attest to continuing competency or not currently working. Maintain approved certification or obtain supervisor assessment of performance/demonstration of measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, reduction, documentation/reporting and professional conduct/scope within 90 days before renewal. If not working, obtain assessment within three months after employment. Retain records four years (WAC 246-805-410). This is supervisor verification of continuing competency, not an independently identified examination.
Expiration
Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application; pay late renewal, current renewal and expired reissuance fees; declare no restrictive disciplinary action or voluntary surrender to avoid action; attest that CE/competency for the two most recent years is met; provide other required documentation.
Continuing competency
Attest to continuing competency or not currently working. Maintain approved certification or obtain supervisor assessment of performance/demonstration of measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, reduction, documentation/reporting and professional conduct/scope within 90 days before renewal. If not working, obtain assessment within three months after employment. Retain records four years (WAC 246-805-410). This is supervisor verification of continuing competency, not an independently identified examination.
Expiration
Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Service member remains stationed or deployed outside Washington and marriage or registered partnership continues.
Maintenance
Provide official service orders; maintenance requests accepted within 90 days of the otherwise applicable expiration. No continuing education is required while in this status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status from inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
When reactivating after discharge, provide official DD214 establishing qualifying discharge within the preceding six months; return to active status within six months or late fees apply.
Education
Applicable CE requirements apply during the following renewal.
Request
May reactivate at any time by paying current active renewal fee and any required surcharge and documenting the service member's current service or discharge status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Active Washington credential in good standing; spouse or registered domestic partner of a US Armed Forces or US Public Health Service member stationed or deployed outside Washington.
Request
Submit written request, official service orders and marriage or partnership certificate. No placement fee. No Washington practice while inactive.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Late return
Late return is subject to WAC 246-12-040 late fees; CE applies after the first post-discharge renewal.
Request
Submit written service-status change notice, official DD214 discharge papers, current active renewal fee and any required surcharge within six months of qualifying discharge.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in military status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Hold an active Washington credential in good standing; member of US Armed Forces, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or US Merchant Marine.
Request
Submit written request and official service orders. No military-status fee; credential remains in force during service and permits Washington practice unless suspended or revoked.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain military status during service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Military service continues.
Maintenance
Return maintenance notice with official service orders. No renewal requirement or continuing education while military status continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure or certification through accepted current BACB RBT credential
RBT Certification Examination
Age
At least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent.
National certification
Hold current BACB RBT certification or registration accepted by DOH; DOH verifies the BACB number, and direct entity verification must be supplied when required.
Official examination statement
The DOH FAQ states: Certified behavior technician: There is no examination requirement.
Ongoing supervision
Provide the clinical supervisor's name; ongoing supervision is required under RCW 18.380.050(2) and WAC 246-805-330.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Substitution
RCW 18.380.050(3) and WAC 246-805-300 accept current approved national certification/registration instead of the direct education, training, experience and examination requirements. The registered certification examination is represented as the examination underlying that accepted credential; the applicant does not have to take an additional Washington licensure examination on this pathway.
Licensure or certification through reciprocity or endorsement from a substantially equivalent jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Equivalence
Secretary determines that the licensing standards are substantially equivalent; applications are reviewed case by case.
Ongoing supervision
Provide and maintain the supervision required for this credential under RCW 18.380.050(2).
Prior credential
Hold a current unrestricted equivalent credential in another state; RCW 18.380.090 also authorizes a license from a Canadian province when the secretary determines substantial equivalence.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Verification
Provide direct verification from the substantially equivalent jurisdiction and every other jurisdiction where a credential is or was held, showing credential status, no restrictions and no denial or conditional/restricted credential under WAC 246-805-510.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing competency
Attest to continuing competency or not currently working. Maintain approved certification or obtain supervisor assessment of performance/demonstration of measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, reduction, documentation/reporting and professional conduct/scope within 90 days before renewal. If not working, obtain assessment within three months after employment. Retain records four years (WAC 246-805-410). This is supervisor verification of continuing competency, not an independently identified examination.
Existing credential
Hold this Washington credential.
Renewal
Renew every two years on or before the practitioner's birthday; pay renewal fees and supply required attestations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reinstatement after support order or visitation order compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other requirements
The applicant must have continued to meet all other reinstatement requirements during suspension and pay any reinstatement fee; RCW 18.130.150 directs automatic reissuance upon receipt of the release.
Release
Provide the DSHS release establishing compliance.
Suspension
License suspended for noncompliance with a support or visitation order under RCW 74.20A.320.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial certification through approved behavior technician training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Age
At least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ongoing supervision
Provide the clinical supervisor's name and maintain supervision under WAC 246-805-330; qualified supervisor may be an LBA, LABA or licensed psychologist in good standing.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Training
Complete an approved behavior technician training program of at least 40 hours, including classroom/online/supervisor-led instruction, simulated and client experiential learning, and supervisor evaluation of demonstrated entry-level competency under WAC 246-805-310. Finish training and apply within one year of starting. The qualified independent supervisor attests to completion and sends the training form directly to DOH.
Training assessment
The evaluation and assessment in WAC 246-805-310(4)(c) is the training supervisor's verification of training content and demonstrated entry-level knowledge and skills within this training program; it is an applicant training condition, without an independently identified examination or examination version.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Endorsement with mandatory waiver for two years of substantially equivalent out of state credentialing
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, fees and verification of other credentials.
Discipline
Not subject to denial or conditional licensure, no disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment in the preceding two years or during application, and no pending investigation or charges during application.
Mandatory waiver
RCW 18.130.077(1) requires waiver of education, training, experience and examination requirements for this class of applicants.
Prior credential
Credentialed in another state or states with substantially equivalent standards for at least two years immediately before applying, with no interruption longer than 90 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Applied behavior analysis credential under chapter 18.380 RCW. Military and military-related status changes retain this credential identity.

Licensing authority: Washington State Department of Health, Secretary of Health · Application information

Initial licensure through education and supervised experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Coursework
135 classroom hours: ethics 10; principles/processes/concepts 40; experimental evaluation, measurement and data 20; assessment/outcomes 25; change procedures and systems 40 (WAC 246-805-220).
Education
Recognized bachelor's degree in any discipline from a CHEA- or US Department of Education-accredited institution; provide official transcript (WAC 246-805-210).
Experience
Complete at least 1,000 supervised hours before application, within five years, 10-30 hours per active week; five percent of monthly hours supervised and supervision at least every two weeks under WAC 246-805-230.
Ongoing supervision
Name the clinical supervisor and continue supervision under RCW 18.380.050(2) and WAC 246-805-240; the rule recognizes a licensed LBA or licensed psychologist in good standing.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Pay current renewal and late renewal fees, provide required declarations/documentation, and meet current CE/competency requirements. Do not practice until active.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 20 CE hours every two years, including at least 10 behavior-analytic skill/current clinical-practice hours, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than six business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application and applicable late, renewal and reissuance fees; satisfy other regulatory competency requirements if required; provide disciplinary and voluntary-surrender declarations and two-year CE/competency attestation. RCW 18.380.070(2) allows continuing competency or other secretary-determined standards when the lapse is longer than three years; no particular examination is named.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 20 CE hours every two years, including at least 10 behavior-analytic skill/current clinical-practice hours, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than six business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application; pay late renewal, current renewal and expired reissuance fees; declare no restrictive disciplinary action or voluntary surrender to avoid action; attest that CE/competency for the two most recent years is met; provide other required documentation.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 20 CE hours every two years, including at least 10 behavior-analytic skill/current clinical-practice hours, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than six business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Service member remains stationed or deployed outside Washington and marriage or registered partnership continues.
Maintenance
Provide official service orders; maintenance requests accepted within 90 days of the otherwise applicable expiration. No continuing education is required while in this status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status from inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
When reactivating after discharge, provide official DD214 establishing qualifying discharge within the preceding six months; return to active status within six months or late fees apply.
Education
Applicable CE requirements apply during the following renewal.
Request
May reactivate at any time by paying current active renewal fee and any required surcharge and documenting the service member's current service or discharge status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Active Washington credential in good standing; spouse or registered domestic partner of a US Armed Forces or US Public Health Service member stationed or deployed outside Washington.
Request
Submit written request, official service orders and marriage or partnership certificate. No placement fee. No Washington practice while inactive.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Late return
Late return is subject to WAC 246-12-040 late fees; CE applies after the first post-discharge renewal.
Request
Submit written service-status change notice, official DD214 discharge papers, current active renewal fee and any required surcharge within six months of qualifying discharge.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in military status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Hold an active Washington credential in good standing; member of US Armed Forces, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or US Merchant Marine.
Request
Submit written request and official service orders. No military-status fee; credential remains in force during service and permits Washington practice unless suspended or revoked.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain military status during service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Military service continues.
Maintenance
Return maintenance notice with official service orders. No renewal requirement or continuing education while military status continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure or certification through accepted current BACB BCaBA credential
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
National certification
Hold current BACB BCaBA certification or registration accepted by DOH; DOH verifies the BACB number, and direct entity verification must be supplied when required.
Official examination statement
The DOH FAQ states: Licensed assistant behavior analyst: There is no examination requirement.
Ongoing supervision
Provide the clinical supervisor's name; ongoing supervision is required under RCW 18.380.050(2) and WAC 246-805-240.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Substitution
RCW 18.380.050(3) and WAC 246-805-200 accept current approved national certification/registration instead of the direct education, training, experience and examination requirements. The registered certification examination is represented as the examination underlying that accepted credential; the applicant does not have to take an additional Washington licensure examination on this pathway.
Licensure or certification through reciprocity or endorsement from a substantially equivalent jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Equivalence
Secretary determines that the licensing standards are substantially equivalent; applications are reviewed case by case.
Ongoing supervision
Provide and maintain the supervision required for this credential under RCW 18.380.050(2).
Prior credential
Hold a current unrestricted equivalent credential in another state; RCW 18.380.090 also authorizes a license from a Canadian province when the secretary determines substantial equivalence.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Verification
Provide direct verification from the substantially equivalent jurisdiction and every other jurisdiction where a credential is or was held, showing credential status, no restrictions and no denial or conditional/restricted credential under WAC 246-805-510.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 20 CE hours every two years, including at least 10 behavior-analytic skill/current clinical-practice hours, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than six business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Existing credential
Hold this Washington credential.
Renewal
Renew every two years on or before the practitioner's birthday; pay renewal fees and supply required attestations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reinstatement after support order or visitation order compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other requirements
The applicant must have continued to meet all other reinstatement requirements during suspension and pay any reinstatement fee; RCW 18.130.150 directs automatic reissuance upon receipt of the release.
Release
Provide the DSHS release establishing compliance.
Suspension
License suspended for noncompliance with a support or visitation order under RCW 74.20A.320.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Endorsement with mandatory waiver for two years of substantially equivalent out of state credentialing
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, fees and verification of other credentials.
Discipline
Not subject to denial or conditional licensure, no disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment in the preceding two years or during application, and no pending investigation or charges during application.
Mandatory waiver
RCW 18.130.077(1) requires waiver of education, training, experience and examination requirements for this class of applicants.
Prior credential
Credentialed in another state or states with substantially equivalent standards for at least two years immediately before applying, with no interruption longer than 90 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Behavior Analyst

Applied behavior analysis credential under chapter 18.380 RCW. Military and military-related status changes retain this credential identity.

Licensing authority: Washington State Department of Health, Secretary of Health · Application information

Initial licensure through education, supervised experience and national examination
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Coursework
At least 225 graduate classroom hours: ethics 15; principles, processes and concepts 45; measurement/data 20; experimental evaluation 20; assessment and outcomes 35; behavior-change procedures/systems 45; discretionary behavior-analysis content 45 (WAC 246-805-120).
Education
Graduate from a recognized master's or doctorate program in behavior analysis or a secretary-approved related field, from an accredited institution; official transcript sent directly (WAC 246-805-110).
Examination
Provide proof of successful completion of the national BCBA examination; direct examination-score verification as requested by DOH.
Experience
Complete at least 1,500 supervised behavior-analysis hours under WAC 246-805-130 within five years, 10-30 hours per active week, supervision at least every two weeks and at least five percent of monthly hours; qualified independent supervisor, documented supervision plan and required activities/content.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Pay current renewal and late renewal fees, provide required declarations/documentation, and meet current CE/competency requirements. Do not practice until active.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 32 CE hours every two years, including at least 20 hours of behavior-analytic skill/current clinical practice, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than eight business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after expiration for one renewal cycle or less
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application and applicable late, renewal and reissuance fees; satisfy other regulatory competency requirements if required; provide disciplinary and voluntary-surrender declarations and two-year CE/competency attestation. RCW 18.380.070(2) allows continuing competency or other secretary-determined standards when the lapse is longer than three years; no particular examination is named.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 32 CE hours every two years, including at least 20 hours of behavior-analytic skill/current clinical practice, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than eight business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after three years or more of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation requirements
Submit the abbreviated expired-activation application; pay late renewal, current renewal and expired reissuance fees; declare no restrictive disciplinary action or voluntary surrender to avoid action; attest that CE/competency for the two most recent years is met; provide other required documentation.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 32 CE hours every two years, including at least 20 hours of behavior-analytic skill/current clinical practice, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than eight business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Expiration
Return to active status after more than one renewal cycle but less than three years of expiration
Implementation
The DOH licensing-information page links this credential's September 2021 expired activation packet; current WAC 246-12-040 controls the applicable lapse-period requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Service member remains stationed or deployed outside Washington and marriage or registered partnership continues.
Maintenance
Provide official service orders; maintenance requests accepted within 90 days of the otherwise applicable expiration. No continuing education is required while in this status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status from inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
When reactivating after discharge, provide official DD214 establishing qualifying discharge within the preceding six months; return to active status within six months or late fees apply.
Education
Applicable CE requirements apply during the following renewal.
Request
May reactivate at any time by paying current active renewal fee and any required surcharge and documenting the service member's current service or discharge status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in inactive military related status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Active Washington credential in good standing; spouse or registered domestic partner of a US Armed Forces or US Public Health Service member stationed or deployed outside Washington.
Request
Submit written request, official service orders and marriage or partnership certificate. No placement fee. No Washington practice while inactive.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return to active status after military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Late return
Late return is subject to WAC 246-12-040 late fees; CE applies after the first post-discharge renewal.
Request
Submit written service-status change notice, official DD214 discharge papers, current active renewal fee and any required surcharge within six months of qualifying discharge.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place the credential in military status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Hold an active Washington credential in good standing; member of US Armed Forces, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or US Merchant Marine.
Request
Submit written request and official service orders. No military-status fee; credential remains in force during service and permits Washington practice unless suspended or revoked.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Maintain military status during service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Military service continues.
Maintenance
Return maintenance notice with official service orders. No renewal requirement or continuing education while military status continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure or certification through accepted current BACB BCBA credential
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
National certification
Hold current BACB BCBA certification or registration accepted by DOH; DOH verifies the BACB number, and direct entity verification must be supplied when required.
Official examination statement
The DOH FAQ states: The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination is provided by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Substitution
RCW 18.380.050(3) and WAC 246-805-100 accept current approved national certification/registration instead of the direct education, training, experience and examination requirements. The registered certification examination is represented as the examination underlying that accepted credential; the applicant does not have to take an additional Washington licensure examination on this pathway.
Licensure or certification through reciprocity or endorsement from a substantially equivalent jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, required fees, truthful personal-data responses and requested supporting records; originating sources send credential and education verification directly to DOH.
Background check
DOH conducts a background check and may require Washington State Patrol and FBI fingerprint checks at the applicant's expense.
Equivalence
Secretary determines that the licensing standards are substantially equivalent; applications are reviewed case by case.
Prior credential
Hold a current unrestricted equivalent credential in another state; RCW 18.380.090 also authorizes a license from a Canadian province when the secretary determines substantial equivalence.
Professional fitness
Demonstrate good moral character; no unprofessional conduct, current disciplinary proceedings or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety (RCW 18.380.050(1)(d)-(g)).
Verification
Provide direct verification from the substantially equivalent jurisdiction and every other jurisdiction where a credential is or was held, showing credential status, no restrictions and no denial or conditional/restricted credential under WAC 246-805-510.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing competency
Maintain certification from an approved professional credentialing entity or complete 32 CE hours every two years, including at least 20 hours of behavior-analytic skill/current clinical practice, at least four ethics/boundaries hours and no more than eight business-development hours; two health-equity CE hours every four years; keep records four years.
Existing credential
Hold this Washington credential.
Renewal
Renew every two years on or before the practitioner's birthday; pay renewal fees and supply required attestations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reinstatement after support order or visitation order compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other requirements
The applicant must have continued to meet all other reinstatement requirements during suspension and pay any reinstatement fee; RCW 18.130.150 directs automatic reissuance upon receipt of the release.
Release
Provide the DSHS release establishing compliance.
Suspension
License suspended for noncompliance with a support or visitation order under RCW 74.20A.320.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Endorsement with mandatory waiver for two years of substantially equivalent out of state credentialing
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the DOH application, fees and verification of other credentials.
Discipline
Not subject to denial or conditional licensure, no disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment in the preceding two years or during application, and no pending investigation or charges during application.
Mandatory waiver
RCW 18.130.077(1) requires waiver of education, training, experience and examination requirements for this class of applicants.
Prior credential
Credentialed in another state or states with substantially equivalent standards for at least two years immediately before applying, with no interruption longer than 90 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

RBT 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 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
85 multiple-choice questions: 75 scored and 10 unscored
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee
$65 2026 certification application processing fee (BACB) plus $45 exam appointment (Pearson VUE)
Examination outline
  • A. Data Collection and Graphing (13 of 75 scored questions) (17%)
    • A.1. Implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time).
    • A.2. Implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling).
    • A.3. Implement permanent product recording procedures.
    • A.4. Enter data and update graphs.
    • A.5. Describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms.
    • A.6. Calculate and summarize data in different ways (e.g., rate, mean duration, percentage).
    • A.7. Identify trends in graphed data.
    • A.8. Describe the risks associated with unreliable data collection and poor procedural fidelity.
  • B. Behavior Assessment (8 of 75 scored questions) (11%)
    • B.1. Conduct preference assessments (e.g., multiple stimulus, paired stimulus, free operant).
    • B.2. Participate in assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills).
    • B.3. Participate in components of functional assessment procedures (e.g., descriptive assessment, functional analysis).
  • C. Behavior Acquisition (19 of 75 scored questions) (25%)
    • C.1. Implement positive and negative reinforcement procedures (e.g., immediately, contingently, according to schedules of reinforcement) along a continuum of dimensions (e.g., magnitude, intensity, variety).
    • C.2. Implement procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
    • C.3. Implement discrete-trial teaching procedures.
    • C.4. Implement naturalistic teaching procedures (e.g., incidental teaching, natural environment training).
    • C.5. Implement task analyzed chaining procedures (e.g., forward, backward, total task).
    • C.6. Implement discrimination training.
    • C.7. Implement procedures using stimulus and response prompts that include appropriate fading procedures (e.g., errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading, time delay).
    • C.8. Implement generalization procedures (e.g., conduct intervention procedures across settings, people, and stimuli).
    • C.9. Distinguish between maintenance and acquisition procedures.
    • C.10. Implement shaping procedures.
    • C.11. Implement token economies.
  • D. Behavior Reduction (14 of 75 scored questions) (19%)
    • D.1. Identify common functions of behavior.
    • D.2. Implement antecedent interventions (e.g., NCR, high-probability request sequences, demand fading).
    • D.3. Implement differential reinforcement procedures (e.g., DRO, DRA, DRI, DRL, FCT).
    • D.4. Implement extinction procedures.
    • D.5. Implement positive and negative punishment procedures (e.g., time-out).
    • D.6. Describe secondary effects of extinction (e.g., extinction burst, response variation, resurgence, emotional responding) and punishment (e.g., emotional responses, escape and avoidance).
    • D.7. Implement crisis/emergency procedures.
  • E. Documentation and Reporting (10 of 75 scored questions) (13%)
    • E.1. Communicate concerns and suggestions from the intervention team (e.g., caregivers, teachers, service providers) with a supervisor in a timely manner.
    • E.2. Seek and prioritize clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner (e.g., training needs, data irregularities, following chain of command).
    • E.3. Report/document variables that might affect client progress in a timely manner (e.g., illness, medication, schedule changes).
    • E.4. Communicate objectively what occurred during the session in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements.
  • F. Ethics (11 of 75 scored questions) (15%)
    • F.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
    • F.2. Provide behavioral technician services only after demonstrating competence.
    • F.3. Provide services only under ongoing supervision from supervisors who meet BACB requirements.
    • F.4. Identify effective supervision practices (e.g., receive training that includes instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback; observation of RBT service delivery).
    • F.5. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, storing, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
    • F.6. 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).
    • F.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
    • F.8. Adhere to the gift giving and receiving guidelines provided by the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants.
    • F.9. Identify and apply interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) when representing oneself as an RBT.
    • F.10. Engage in ongoing cultural humility and responsiveness (e.g., identify personal biases) in service delivery and professional relationships.
Examination sources

BCaBA 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
175 multiple-choice questions: 150 scored and 25 unscored
Time limit
4 hours
Passing score
Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee
$175 certification application (BACB) plus $125 examination appointment (Pearson VUE)
Examination outline
  • A. Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations (10 of 150 scored questions) (7%)
    • A.1. Explain the goals of behavior analysis as a natural 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. Describe and 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 (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968).
  • B. Concepts and Principles (18 of 150 scored questions) (12%)
    • 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 and punishers.
    • B.8. Identify and distinguish among simple schedules of reinforcement.
    • B.9. Identify examples of operant extinction.
    • B.10. Identify and distinguish between types of stimulus control.
    • B.11. Identify and distinguish between discrimination and generalization.
    • B.12. Define and identify examples of unconditioned motivating operations.
    • B.13. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior.
    • B.14. Identify and distinguish among elementary verbal operants.
    • B.15. Define and identify examples of processes that promote emergent relations and generative performance.
  • C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation (20 of 150 scored questions) (13%)
    • C.1. Define and identify dimensions of behavior (e.g., count, duration, magnitude).
    • C.2. Describe the form (i.e., topography) and develop operational definitions of behavior.
    • C.3. Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.
    • C.4. Develop and implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., duration recording, event recording).
    • C.5. Develop and implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., interval recording, time sampling).
    • C.6. Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
    • C.7. Select a measurement system to obtain representative data given the dimensions of behavior and the logistics of observing and recording.
    • C.8. Graph data to communicate relevant quantitative relations (e.g., equal-interval graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records).
    • C.9. Interpret graphed data.
    • C.10. Develop and evaluate mastery criteria.
  • D. Experimental Design (10 of 150 scored questions) (7%)
    • D.1. Distinguish between dependent and independent variables.
    • D.2. Distinguish between internal and external validity.
    • D.3. Identify the defining features of single-case experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).
    • D.4. Identify strengths of single-case experimental design.
    • D.5. Distinguish among and implement single-case experimental designs (e.g., reversal, multiple baseline, multielement, changing criterion).
    • D.6. Distinguish among and implement comparative, component, and parametric analyses.
  • E. Ethical and Professional Issues (18 of 150 scored questions) (12%)
    • 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 associated with engaging in unethical behavior (e.g., misuse of social media, misrepresentation of one’s credential, making confidential information public).
    • E.3. Identify one’s area(s) of competence and when to seek a supervisor’s guidance.
    • E.4. Identify professional development activities that strengthen and expand areas of competence (e.g., attend conferences, read literature, seek consultation, establish mentors).
    • E.5. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
    • E.6. Identify steps that should be taken when transitioning clients or supervisees to another professional or when a BCaBA transitions to a different supervisor.
    • 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 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 (17 of 150 scored questions) (11%)
    • F.1. Review relevant information in available records and data (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of a case.
    • F.2. Identify conditions that warrant behavior-analytic services.
    • F.3. Identify and prioritize socially significant, client-informed, and culturally responsive behavior-change goals.
    • F.4. Implement assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits, and contextual fit (e.g., client values, cultural variables, social validity, environmental resources).
    • F.5. Implement preference and reinforcer assessments.
    • F.6. Implement functional assessments of behavior, including indirect, descriptive, and experimental analyses.
  • G. Behavior-Change Procedures (22 of 150 scored questions) (15%)
    • G.1. Develop and implement positive and negative reinforcement procedures, including contingent and noncontingent applications.
    • G.2. Develop and implement procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
    • G.3. Develop and implement procedures that incorporate motivating operations and discriminative stimuli.
    • G.4. Develop and implement procedures to teach simple and conditional discriminations.
    • G.5. Develop and implement procedures using stimulus and response prompts that include appropriate fading procedures (e.g., errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading).
    • G.6. Develop and implement modeling procedures.
    • G.7. Develop and implement procedures that use instructions and rules.
    • G.8. Develop and implement shaping procedures.
    • G.9. Develop and implement chaining procedures.
    • G.10. Develop and implement procedures to teach elementary verbal operants.
    • G.11. Develop and implement procedures to promote emergent relations and generative performance.
    • G.12. Develop and implement procedures that promote behavioral persistence.
    • G.13. Develop and implement acquisition procedures that are appropriate to the client’s skills and intervention goals (e.g., discrete-trial, free-operant, and naturalistic teaching arrangements).
    • G.14. Develop and implement group contingency procedures.
    • G.15. Develop and implement contingency contracting procedures.
    • G.16. Develop and implement self-management procedures.
    • G.17. Develop and implement procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization.
    • G.18. Develop and implement differential reinforcement procedures with and without extinction.
    • G.19. Define and implement positive and negative punishment procedures (e.g., time-out, response cost, overcorrection).
    • G.20. Develop and implement procedures to promote maintenance of behavior change.
  • H. Intervention Development and Monitoring (20 of 150 scored questions) (13%)
    • H.1. State intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.
    • H.2. Identify potential interventions based on assessment results and scientific evidence.
    • H.3. Develop intervention goals and procedures based on risks and contextual fit (e.g., client preferences and values, cultural variables, social validity, environmental resources).
    • H.4. Identify alternative behaviors to be established or increased when a target behavior is to be decreased.
    • H.5. Identify possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
    • H.6. Evaluate client progress and procedural integrity.
    • H.7. Make data-based decisions about the effectiveness of procedures and the need for modification.
    • H.8. Collaborate with and include others who support and/or provide services to clients.
  • I. Supervisory Relationships (15 of 150 scored questions) (10%)
    • I.1. Use behavior-analytic supervision practices and state the potential risks of ineffective supervision (e.g., poor client outcomes, impaired job satisfaction, employee turnover).
    • I.2. Identify and apply strategies for establishing and maintaining effective supervisory relationships (e.g., active listening, providing reinforcement, reciprocal feedback).
    • I.3. Identify and implement methods that promote equity in supervision practices.
    • I.4. Establish clear performance expectations for the supervisor and supervisee.
    • I.5. Select supervision goals based on an assessment of the supervisee’s skills.
    • I.6. Apply empirically validated and competency-based approaches to train supervisees to perform assessment and intervention procedures.
    • I.7. Identify and apply empirically validated and culturally responsive performance management procedures (e.g., modeling, practice, feedback, reinforcement, task clarification, manipulation of response effort).
    • I.8. Apply a function-based approach (e.g., performance diagnostics) to assess and improve supervisee behavior.
    • I.9. Evaluate the effects of supervision (e.g., on client outcomes, on supervisee repertoires).
Examination sources

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