The demand for behavior analysts far exceeds the number of persons with the expertise required to provide effective ABA programs. Often, however, particularly for persons living far away from services, parents will have to assume major responsibility for their children's intervention programs. CCBS will not tell you who is, or who is not competent. Standards regarding the competent delivery of behavioral service have been identified, but they have not been implemented.
ABA is the professional organization for the discipline.
Although ABA does not accredit or certify individuals, it does accredit graduate training programs. In addition, The Autism Special Interest Group of ABA have adopted guidelines for consumers of applied behavior analysis services to individualts with autism. This paper is reproduced below. Planning, directing, and supervising effective ABA programs for people with autism requires specific competencies. Individuals with autism, their families, and other consumers have the right to know whether persons who claim to be qualified to direct ABA programs actually have the necessary competencies.