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BACB
ONTABA
ONTABA
International Gold Standard Credential
"The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® (BACB®) has been the leader in behavior analyst certification for over two decades. The BACB is a nonprofit corporation that was established in 1998 to meet professional certification needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of
International Gold Standard Credential
"The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® (BACB®) has been the leader in behavior analyst certification for over two decades. The BACB is a nonprofit corporation that was established in 1998 to meet professional certification needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior-analytic services. The BACB’s mission is to protect consumers of behavior-analytic services by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards."
ONTABA
ONTABA
ONTABA
Ontario Professional Association
"The Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis, or ONTABA, is an Affiliate Chapter of the Association for Behaviour Analysis International. ONTABA has a vast array of members, including those from in the professions of education, nursing, health care, and psychology.
ONTABA is a professional association, not a regulatory body nor a certification body"
CPBAO
ONTABA
CPBAO
Existing Regulatory Body (previously CPO) Regulating Behaviour Analysis in Ontario
"The College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario is the governing body for psychological and applied behaviour analysis practitioners in Ontario. The College is not a university, school or community college; its mandate is to protect the publi
Existing Regulatory Body (previously CPO) Regulating Behaviour Analysis in Ontario
"The College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario is the governing body for psychological and applied behaviour analysis practitioners in Ontario. The College is not a university, school or community college; its mandate is to protect the public interest by monitoring and regulating the practice of psychology and applied behaviour analysis."
Summary of Changes
What Ontario currently has for ABA services in Ontario
BACB credentials including:
- BCBA-D® - PhD level Behaviour Analyst
- BCBA® - Masters level Behaviour Analyst
27 Regulated Health professions.
Regulation for Behaviour Analysis & the impact to BACB credentials:
- BCaBA® & RBT®s have been put on involuntary inactive status and can no longer use their credentials in Ontario. They can relocate and maintain credentials in an area under the BACB’s jurisdiction (i.e., another authorized Canadian province, the US, the UK [until 2025], Australia).
- BCBA®'s not registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) cannot use their credential in Ontario after July 1st, 2024.
- BACB certification will be unavailable to Ontario residents after July 1, 2026.
- BCBA®'s registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPABO) can continue to use their credential in Ontario.
Possible Solutions discussed by PBEO
- Protected Titles - are there other models to consider? In the states the word “licensing” is added to the protected title; could “registered” be added to the protected title in Ontario? (provided the BACB no longer sees this as a barrier to operating in Ontario)
- In other regulated health professions in Ontario there are Act exceptions - could this be applied in the field of behaviour analysis?In the College of Nursing at the time of the Act an exception was included to allow for the use of the titles “Christian Science nurse” and “graduate nurse” despite title protection of “nurse”
- In other regulated health professions in Ontario there are reciprocal agreements with other countries. This allows for labour mobility and expedited process for professionals moving across provincial and country borders. Is the Ontario based system equal to or better than BACB standards? Can a reciprocal agreement or recognized pathway to BACB certification for Ontario residents be established?
- In other regulated health professions in Ontario there are multiple regulated tiers - could this be applied in the field of behaviour analysis? In nursing there are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA). Could a similar model be applied to Board Certified assistant Behaviour Analysts? (provided the BACB does not see this as a barrier for reciprocal agreements)
- PBEO also advocates for Transitional Route 1 or the BCBA/BCBA-D pathway to continue to exist indefinitely (i.e., beyond 2026) to allow for expedited process when experts from other regions that do recognize, accept and/or require BACB credentials want to come to Ontario to live & work. Why is this important? It reduces barriers for professionals seeking to move to Ontario and will contribute positively to capacity in the province
The growth of behaviour analysis in Ontario
2000s
**Regulation Discussions Begin** There were early talks about creating a regulatory body to protect this vulnerable population, recognizing the need for oversight. At this time there were only about 10 behaviour analysts in Ontario, largely psychologists. The government wanted to expand this, so they promoted the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB®) from the US to help grow the field.
2000s-2010s
**Building Capacity** The government funded training programs and paid for people to get their master’s degrees, encouraging them to become certified through the BACB®. This became the standard for government funded autism programs, ensuring high-quality, supervised care.
2013
At the time of the SEG report the field had grown to include 181 BCBA®s & 15 BCBA-D®s (Jan 2013)
2020-2021
**Progress in Regulation** Regulatory committees started working quietly on the process. The president of PBEO was involved in these discussions.
2021-current
The government provided Workforce Capacity grant funds to build capacity in the province. A portion of these funds went to increasing RBT® certified front line staff to build quality capacity for services in the province.
Winter 2023
The effects of the announcements related to Ontario regulation and subsequent BACB® credentialing impacts were already being felt with the number of RBT® credentialed front line staff beginning to fall. The RBT® credential currently sets the standard for supervision of front line staff and requires continuing education for all implementers working with arguably the most vulnerable population in Ontario.
Current
Currently in Ontario there are:
1549 BCBA®s & 37 BCBA-D®s (May 2024)
In a decade the field of behaviour analysis has grown significantly in Ontario (800% increase).
Immediate impact:
140 BCaBAs & 680 RBTs (887 as of September 2023) had their credential put on involuntary inactive as of July 1st.
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