Unit 1 Professional Regulation Flashcards
Principle Reason with ANY field:
Protects the consumer and general public
Remember:
Non-malfeasance
Nonfeasance
Beneficence
Why with behavior analysis?:
We work with Vulnerable populations
Protects:
clients And their family
practitioners
Establishes professional identity
Protects the field
Enables practice
Protects practitioners Right to practice
Defines , SCOPE of practice
Allows for compliance with regulations
Establishes Professional Identity:
-If anyone can use our title or can practice, then there is no real profession
- Regulated title. Others may not engage in our practice - Establishes who we are and what we do
Principal Reason to Regulate
Protects the Field:
Against those who claim we do not discipline our practitioners
Keeps some of those out who may give us a bad reputation
Enables practice through Credential Recognition:
Government regulations, rules, laws might Specify The title and practices we can use
May be jobs and funding specific to your credential (BCBA®/BCaBA®
Third-party insurance funding
Regulating the field of ABA
To help individuals we serve to achieve meaningful outcomes and improve their quality of life.
Our mission: make a difference in peoples lives
Main Goal of ABA Practitioners
- The application of the principles, methods, and procedures of EAB and ABA Including principles of operant and respondent learning to assess and improve socially important human behavior.
- Includes but not limited to, applications of those principles, methods, and procedures
- The design, implementation, evaluation, and revision of treatment programs to change behavior of individuals and groups
- Consultation to individuals and organizations
ABA Practice
Psychological testing Neuropsychology Cognitive therapy Sex therapy Psychoanalysis Hypnotherapy Long-term counseling
Unsubstantiated practices without adequate grounding in scientific principles:
Facilitated Communication
Auditory Integration
ABA Practice Expressly Excludes
Place the benefit of our clients as our
primary goal
Adhere to the seven dimensions of ABA (Baer, Wolf, and Risley, 1968)
Stay true to our natural science
Use only research-based practices
Adhere to the ethical Code of our profession
Professional Behavior Analysts
Must
- Have to do with the law
- Can include:
- State and federal statutes and/or,
- State and federal rule
2/. Can include codes of conduct.
- In between the two (civil), are…
- Legal (criminal) considerations
- Ethics
- Service contracts And core assurances
Service contracts
Core assurances
Civil - n between legal (Law) and ethics
: The actual Law;
Eg.,
FL Statute Title XXIX, Chapter 393
FL Statute Title XXXII, Chapter 49
Statutes
: Administrative code that specifies the implementation of the statute;
e.g.,
FL Administrative Code, Rule 65G-4
FL Administrative Code, Rule 64B-19
Rule
Be thoroughly informed of the statutes and rules that regulate:
One’s profession
One’s practices
Other professions that legally may engage in the same, similar, and/or related practices
Protect the consumers one serves
The process of establishing and
determining the qualifications of individuals :
- to practice a profession,
-be authorized to be a service provider for an insurance company or an organization (e.g., a hospital), or
- to be a member of a professional organization.
Ex.
The BACB® credentials behavior analysts
A state behavior analysis licensing board also does behavior analysts
Credentialing
A degree from a university
BCBA and BCaBA certification
A license to practice behavior analysis issued by a state board
Examples of Credentials
Be a service provider for an insurance company
Get “privileges” at a hospital
Be a full member of an organization such as APBA or ABAI
Need Credentials in Order to:
The BACB credentials individuals,
NOT…..
organizations
The process of establishing and
determining if a credentialing or service organization engages in acceptable practices and meets specific standards
Examples:
The BACB is accredited by NCCA (The National Commission for Certifying Agencies)
FL Tech is accredited by SACS (The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
FL Tech has behavior analysis degree programs that are accredited by ABAI
Accreditation
JCAHO (the “Joint Commission”)
accredits HEALTH CARE organizations
CARF accredits SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS such as rehabilitation facilities and day treatment programs
Accreditation of Service Organizations
Individuals are credentialed by
credentialing organizations.
Organizations that provide credentials are accredited by accreditation agencies.
Beware of unaccredited credentialing organizations!
Credentialing Versus Accreditation
- Certification
Examples- Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Board Certified Trial Attorney - Licensure
Examples- Licensed Behavior Analyst, Licensed Physician, Licensed Psychologist - Registry
Examples- Registered Behavioral Technician
3 Types of Professional Regulation
Establish minimum competencies
Require passing an exam testing those competencies to be awarded the credential
In some cases proof of certification exempts one from taking a separate licensing exam or simply taking an exam on the relevant state laws
Certification and Licensure
Restrict who can use a title
“Title” in this context refers to what you can call yourself – what title you may use.
Do not confuse “title”, in this usage, with “title” when used as to designate a State law, such as “Title XIX
Title Acts
Restrict who can engage in the
practices covered by the act
…In this context refers to what you can actually do – your professional activity.
Practice Acts
Only involves the PROFESSION
NOT Dependent on state statutes though maybe enabled by state statutes.
Restricts TITLE
Ex, You cannot use the title BC BA if you are not certified.
Does not restrict Practice
Certification
Advantage:
Only involves the PROFESSION And is therefore less influenced by political climate
Disadvantage:
Does not restrict PRACTICE even though it restricts title, meaning noncertified individuals can practice behavior analysis
Certification
Involves Profession and STATE
Restricts. Title and Practice
Advantage;
Unlike certification, restricts title and practice
Disadvantage:
Dependent on Political Process so it maybe weakened or have an open period We’re almost anyone may be licensed
The state may have a profession like ours, RELAGATED by A board that includes members of mostly or even only other professionals
Licensure
A state makes a credential called a licensed behavior specialist with the following requirements: a masters degree and 90 hours of instruction, the instruction does not have to be for credit, and the instruction is not all behavior analysis.
Although these requirements are Insufficient to Become a BC BA one must become an LBS to be a service provider and state x
Things that can go wrong
Certification is a type of……
A certificate is proof that one completed a certificate program such as our course sequence and NOT a ….
(Earning a graduate certificate is not the same is graduating)
Credentialing
Do not have Certification Programs
Have Degree Programs and Certificate Programs
Universities
Mostly done at the paraprofessional level
The registered person has to practice
directly under a specific type of professional
In some fields (e.g., RBT, nursing), individuals have to pass an exam to be registered, but registration mostly means that the registered individual is included on a list
May have to provide evidence of a credential
Registration
State X Licensed Behavior Specialist
Requirements:
• Master’s degree and 90-hours of instruction
• Instruction does not have to be for credit
• Instruction is not all behavior analysis
• Although these requirements are insufficient to become a BCBA, one must become an LBS to be a service provider
How Things Can Go Wrong
Restricts. Title and Practice
Licensure
Universities, programs, agencies and other organizations are not…
Credentialed
The BACB credentials individuals, NOT…
Organizations
