Front and Center: A Webinar on Comprehensive RBT Development

November 12^th, 2024 at 12-2 pm EST

FREE LIVE Zoom Webinar (recording & CEs will be available w/purchase) – 2 Learning BACB® note: this webinar IS included with membership. REGISTER NOW

Registered Behavior TechniciansⓇ (RBTsⓇ) encompass approximately 69% of our field (BACB, 2024). Last year alone, we welcomed over 29,000 new RBTsⓇ (BACB, 2024). Initial training and ongoing supervision are inherent aspects of RBTⓇ clinical practice, as No RBTⓇ supervision = No RBTⓇ practice (BACB, 2022). In December 2023, the BACB announced new continuing education requirements for RBTs, removing the renewal competency assessment and instead, requiring 12 hours of professional development every two recertification years (BACB, 2023). These changes will take effect on January 1st, 2026. In light of this, it is imperative now, more than ever, that supervisors provide effective and ethical oversight to RBTsⓇ. A systematic method for assessing, training, and evaluating ongoing RBTⓇ clinical performance would allow for the identification of RBTsⓇ strengths and areas of improvement, create a structure for the supervision experience, provide specific competency-based measures, and help fulfill the supervisor’s ethical duty to provide individualized supervision programs. It would also serve as a roadmap for supervisors to make empirical decisions regarding RBTⓇ training needs that align with their goals and clients’ needs. As a result, clients, RBTsⓇ, supervisors, and organizations would benefit from improved supervisory practices and competent behavior technicians. This workshop will focus on the implementation of a structured supervision system to maximize the benefits of the supervisory process and meaningfully meet recertification requirements for RBTsⓇ.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify tools to create a structured supervision system for RBTs.
• Use competency-based measures to assess RBT’sⓇ baseline skills. Embed and assess ethical Code elements into RBT’sⓇ clinical initial and ongoing training. Describe how to incorporate the entire RBTⓇ Task List (2nd ed.) into ongoing supervision.
• Embed and assess ethical Code elements into RBT’sⓇ clinical initial and ongoing training.
• Describe how to incorporate the entire RBTⓇ Task List (2nd ed.) into ongoing supervision.
• List ways to meet new RBTⓇ continuing education requirements.

About Dr. Karly Cordova, BCBA-D

Dr. Karly Cordova, Ed.D., BCBA-D, LABA, IBA, received her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Growth and Development,  Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, and doctoral degree in Educational Leadership with a minor in Autism. Dr. Cordova has worked in the field of ABA since 2001, consulting in a variety of schools, clinics, group homes, and private homes; and has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2004. Dr. Cordova’s expertise resides in the areas of teaching functional life skills, conducting research in applied settings, disseminating ABA through effective and systematic supervision, and building capacity within organizations. Additionally, Dr. Cordova served as Florida’s Gold Coast ABA’s Vice President and subsequent President, and as a senate board member for the Credentialing of Ethical Behavioral Organizations (COEBO). Academically, Dr. Cordova works as Adjunct Faculty at two graduate ABA programs.