Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 26 - BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS › Article 4 - BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS › Section R4-26-409 - Continuing Education Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A licensee shall
				complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education during each license
				period. A licensee shall ensure a minimum of four hours of continuing education
				during each license period addresses ethics.
B. During a licensee's first license period,
				the licensee shall complete a pro-rated number of continuing education hours.
				To determine the number of continuing education hours required during the first
				license period, the licensee shall multiply the number of whole months from the
				month of license issuance to the end of the license period by 1.25.
C. A licensee shall ensure that each
				continuing education program provides the necessary understanding of current
				developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior
				analysis. The following provide the necessary understanding of current
				developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior
				analysis:
1. College or university graduate
				coursework that directly relates to behavior analysis and is provided by an
				accredited educational institution: 15 hours of continuing education for each
				semester hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter
				hour completed; a course syllabus and transcript are required for
				documentation;
2. Continuing
				education programs offered by a BACB-approved provider: One hour of continuing
				education for each hour of participation; a certificate or letter from the
				BACB-approved provider is required for documentation;
3. Self-study or correspondence course that
				is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved
				provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours
				of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or
				letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from
				the accredited educational institution are required for
				documentation;
4. Online course
				that is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved
				provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours
				of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or
				letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from
				the accredited educational institution are required for
				documentation;
5. Teaching a
				continuing education program offered by a BACB-approved provider or teaching a
				graduate university or college course offered by an accredited educational
				institution: One hour of continuing education for each hour taught; for
				graduate courses taught, 15 hours of continuing education for each semester
				hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter hour
				completed;
6. Credentialing
				activities or events pre-approved for continuing education and initiated by the
				BACB: One hour of continuing education for each hour of participation;
				documentation from the BACB is required;
7. Publication of a peer-reviewed article or
				text book on the practice of behavior analysis or serving as a reviewer or
				action editor of an article pertaining to behavior analysis: eight hours of
				continuing education for one publication and one hour of continuing education
				for one review; and
8. Attending a
				meeting of the Board or Committee on Behavior Analysts: Three hours for
				attending a morning or afternoon session of a meeting and six hours for
				attending a full-day meeting.