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Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Wyoming licence under W.S. 33-27-124, requiring current BACB certification. The corresponding frozen nationwide certification examination is referenced; no distinct Wyoming behaviour-analysis examination was established.

Licensing authority: Wyoming State Board of Psychology · Application information

Licensure based on current BACB certification
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Discretionary reissuance or reinstatement after adverse licensing action
BCaBA Certification Examination
Adverse action
The prior licence was suspended or revoked. W.S. 33-27-119(d) bars practice until reinstatement.
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Board discretion
The Board may issue a new licence when it deems issuance safe and just. Chapter 16 permits application review, reinstatement or relicensure subject to conditions and restrictions, and a contested-case hearing. Establish licensure qualifications and comply with Board orders.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Licensure by comparable out of jurisdiction licence under W.S. 33 27 124(b)
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
The Board verifies current licensure in good standing as a behaviour analyst or assistant behaviour analyst in another jurisdiction with comparable requirements; the applicant otherwise meets this act. Issuance under subsection (b) is discretionary.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Licensure for an equivalent out of state licensee under W.S. 33 1 120
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Competency
Demonstrate competency, have no act constituting grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation, complete application procedures and pay required fees. Relevant paid, unpaid, full-time and part-time work experience may count.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
Hold a relevant active licence in good standing from another state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training, examination and experience requirements. The Wyoming Board determines equivalency and competency.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Unnamed examination authorization
W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B) allows the same or an earlier examination version when an examination is required and waives that equivalency requirement after more than ten years of licensure. Subparagraph (D) permits an examination on Wyoming law but identifies none. These provisions do not establish an additional current examination identity.
Renewal within thirty days after expiration
BCaBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Existing license
Renewal is postmarked or electronically completed during the 30 days immediately following expiration.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Late fee
Pay the late fee in addition to the renewal fee. Later applications are not accepted as ordinary renewals (Chapter 8, Section 2(c)-(d)).
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Military applicant under ordinary qualifications with expedited processing
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Military status
A qualifying military member or spouse provides satisfactory proof. W.S. 33-1-117(g) directs immediate commencement of processing and issuance of the licence or temporary permit within 30 days of receipt. This route does not rely on the separate five-year expedited-licence or three-year temporary-licence provisions.
Ordinary qualifications
Subsection (k) retains other title 33 provisions and properly adopted Board requirements except as otherwise provided by this section; relevant military education, training and experience must be considered under subsection (h).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Military expedited licensure after five consecutive years of relevant licensure
BCaBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
Hold a relevant active licence in good standing for at least five consecutive years. Subsection (b) directs expedited issuance within 30 days of a completed application or a request without a completed application for this group.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Military additional requirements
Have no act constituting grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation; complete required procedures and fees, and submit to Wyoming standards of practice, discipline and continuing education. Military education, training and experience must be considered, and relevant military-spouse work experience may count.
Military status
Be a qualifying military service member or military spouse under W.S. 33-1-117(a); provide applicable military identification or marriage documentation and military orders or honorable-release evidence.
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Modification of existing licence conditions or restrictions
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
The investigation committee recommends action; the Board may grant or deny modification under Chapter 17, Section 6. This modifies an existing licence and is not a new certification application.
Existing license
Hold a Wyoming licence subject to conditions or restrictions.
Petition
File a written petition showing compliance with prior Board orders, consistency with any treatment plan or medical orders, and adequate public protection.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Annual renewal
BCaBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Deadline
Licences expire annually on June 30. Submit the complete renewal and fee by the expiration date.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Existing license
Hold the existing Wyoming licence.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Renewal qualification
Chapter 8, Section 4 requires current BACB certification in good standing. Chapter 8, Section 3 and Chapter 18 place the regular Board 40-hour continuing-education cycle on psychologists, psychological practitioners and specialists in school psychology.
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.
Restoration within one year after expiration
BCaBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCaBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Expired license
Apply within one year of the licence expiration date.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Restoration application
Submit the renewal application and pay the application fee, restoration fee and current-year licence fee.
Restoration ce
Chapter 8, Section 2(f), effective October 2, 2025, requires 40 continuing-education hours within the 24 months immediately before application. The current renewal page also retains an older 30-hour/48-month quotation; the current administrative rule governs.
Supervision
Provide proof of supervision by a licensed psychologist or licensed BCBA in good standing (Chapter 4, Section 5(c)(vi)); comply with W.S. 33-27-124(c). Chapter 14, Section 6 requires a licensed BACB-certified BCBA without current disciplinary sanctions, or a licensed psychologist ABPP-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology who was tested in applied behavior analysis; monthly supervision is at least 2% of service hours, with at least one meeting each month services are provided.

Licensed Behavior Analyst

Wyoming licence under W.S. 33-27-124, requiring current BACB certification. The corresponding frozen nationwide certification examination is referenced; no distinct Wyoming behaviour-analysis examination was established.

Licensing authority: Wyoming State Board of Psychology · Application information

Licensure based on current BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Discretionary reissuance or reinstatement after adverse licensing action
BCBA Certification Examination
Adverse action
The prior licence was suspended or revoked. W.S. 33-27-119(d) bars practice until reinstatement.
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Board discretion
The Board may issue a new licence when it deems issuance safe and just. Chapter 16 permits application review, reinstatement or relicensure subject to conditions and restrictions, and a contested-case hearing. Establish licensure qualifications and comply with Board orders.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Licensure by comparable out of jurisdiction licence under W.S. 33 27 124(b)
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
The Board verifies current licensure in good standing as a behaviour analyst or assistant behaviour analyst in another jurisdiction with comparable requirements; the applicant otherwise meets this act. Issuance under subsection (b) is discretionary.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Licensure for an equivalent out of state licensee under W.S. 33 1 120
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Competency
Demonstrate competency, have no act constituting grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation, complete application procedures and pay required fees. Relevant paid, unpaid, full-time and part-time work experience may count.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
Hold a relevant active licence in good standing from another state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training, examination and experience requirements. The Wyoming Board determines equivalency and competency.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Unnamed examination authorization
W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B) allows the same or an earlier examination version when an examination is required and waives that equivalency requirement after more than ten years of licensure. Subparagraph (D) permits an examination on Wyoming law but identifies none. These provisions do not establish an additional current examination identity.
Renewal within thirty days after expiration
BCBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Existing license
Renewal is postmarked or electronically completed during the 30 days immediately following expiration.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Late fee
Pay the late fee in addition to the renewal fee. Later applications are not accepted as ordinary renewals (Chapter 8, Section 2(c)-(d)).
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Military applicant under ordinary qualifications with expedited processing
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Military status
A qualifying military member or spouse provides satisfactory proof. W.S. 33-1-117(g) directs immediate commencement of processing and issuance of the licence or temporary permit within 30 days of receipt. This route does not rely on the separate five-year expedited-licence or three-year temporary-licence provisions.
Ordinary qualifications
Subsection (k) retains other title 33 provisions and properly adopted Board requirements except as otherwise provided by this section; relevant military education, training and experience must be considered under subsection (h).
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Military expedited licensure after five consecutive years of relevant licensure
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit the completed signed Board application. Complete all required documentation within one year of initial submission, or reapply with fees and fingerprints (Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 5; current application).
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fingerprints
Provide legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal history checks (Chapter 4, Section 5; application instructions).
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Foreign license
Hold a relevant active licence in good standing for at least five consecutive years. Subsection (b) directs expedited issuance within 30 days of a completed application or a request without a completed application for this group.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States (Chapter 4, Section 5).
Military additional requirements
Have no act constituting grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation; complete required procedures and fees, and submit to Wyoming standards of practice, discipline and continuing education. Military education, training and experience must be considered, and relevant military-spouse work experience may count.
Military status
Be a qualifying military service member or military spouse under W.S. 33-1-117(a); provide applicable military identification or marriage documentation and military orders or honorable-release evidence.
Other credentials
Arrange direct verification from all jurisdictions where currently or previously licensed or certified in any profession (Chapter 4, Section 5; application).
Modification of existing licence conditions or restrictions
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
The investigation committee recommends action; the Board may grant or deny modification under Chapter 17, Section 6. This modifies an existing licence and is not a new certification application.
Existing license
Hold a Wyoming licence subject to conditions or restrictions.
Petition
File a written petition showing compliance with prior Board orders, consistency with any treatment plan or medical orders, and adequate public protection.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Annual renewal
BCBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Deadline
Licences expire annually on June 30. Submit the complete renewal and fee by the expiration date.
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Existing license
Hold the existing Wyoming licence.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Renewal qualification
Chapter 8, Section 4 requires current BACB certification in good standing. Chapter 8, Section 3 and Chapter 18 place the regular Board 40-hour continuing-education cycle on psychologists, psychological practitioners and specialists in school psychology.
Restoration within one year after expiration
BCBA Certification Examination
Bacb certification
Hold current BCBA certification in good standing, verified directly by BACB or its successor. BACB is the Board's sole recognized certifying entity (W.S. 33-27-124(a); Chapter 4, Section 5).
Exam timing
The examination reference follows the required BACB certification. State materials demand current certification; they do not direct retaking of its certification examination at each state application or renewal.
Expired license
Apply within one year of the licence expiration date.
Fees
Pay all appropriate Board fees; Chapter 9 requires exact payment in advance and makes fees non-refundable.
Fitness
If the Board reasonably suspects impairment, it may require a psychological, physical or medical evaluation at the individual's expense (W.S. 33-27-121; Chapter 7, Section 2). These are applicant fitness conditions, not identified behaviour-analysis certification examinations.
Renewal fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards every two years (Chapter 8, Section 6).
Restoration application
Submit the renewal application and pay the application fee, restoration fee and current-year licence fee.
Restoration ce
Chapter 8, Section 2(f), effective October 2, 2025, requires 40 continuing-education hours within the 24 months immediately before application. The current renewal page also retains an older 30-hour/48-month quotation; the current administrative rule governs.

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