Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4783 - Behavior Analysts › Chapter 4783-4 - Requirements for Certification; Crimminal Records Check › Section 4783-4-01 - Requirements for certification as a certified Ohio behavior analyst

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The requirements for certification as a certified Ohio behavior
				analyst, which are generally set forth under division (A) of section
				4783.04 of the Revised Code,
				include that the applicant shall conduct one's professional activities in
				accordance with accepted professional and ethical standards. In addition, the
				applicant shall demonstrate current certification as a board certified behavior
				analyst by the "Behavior Analyst Certification Board" or its successor
				organization, or shall meet the reciprocity
				requirements set forth in paragraphs (A) and (B) of rule
				4783-4-02 of the Administrative
				Code, or demonstrate completion of equivalent requirements and passage of
				a psychometrically valid examination administered by a nationally accredited
				credentialing organization. With regard to such requirements, the board hereby
				further prescribes that
The applicant shall evidence compliance with division
			 (A) of section 4783.04 of the Revised Code, by
			 demonstrating that the following requirements have been met:
(A) Written verification is received from the
			 "Behavior Analyst Certification Board" or its successor organization that the
			 person holds a current, valid certificate as a board certified behavior analyst
			 or approval by the board that the applicant has demonstrated completion of
			 equivalent requirements and passage of a psychometrically valid examination
			 administered by a nationally accredited credentialing organization.
In order for an applicant to demonstrate completion of requirements equivalent
			 to holding a board certified behavior analyst certificate the individual shall
			 comply with the following indicia of equivalence:
(1) Evidence on a grade transcript bearing
			 official seal of an earned master's or doctoral degree conferred in behavior
			 analysis or other natural science, education, psychology, counseling, social
			 work, human services, or a field related to behavior analysis as judged by the
			 board, from:
(a) A nationally or regionally
			 accredited university in the United States;
(b) A Canadian institution of higher
			 education that is a member of the "Association of Universities and Colleges of
			 Canada" or the "Association of Canadian Community Colleges"; or
(c) An institution of higher education
			 located outside the United States or Canada that, at the time the applicant was
			 enrolled and at the time the applicant graduated, maintained a standard of
			 training equivalent to the standards of training of those institutions
			 accredited in the United States. In addition, the academic transcript
			 underlying the relevant degree shall be translated into English (as applicable)
			 and shall be evaluated by a member organization of the national association of
			 credential evaluation service (NACES). The degree shall be judged by a NACES
			 member organization to be equivalent to a minimum of a master's degree in
			 behavior analysis or other natural science, education, psychology, counseling,
			 social work, human services, or a field related to behavior analysis as judged
			 by the board from a regionally accredited academic institution in the U.S.
			 Candidates can find information about seeking professional credential reviews
			 at
www.naces.org
and at the board's
			 website
www.psychology.ohio.gov
. The
			 applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with said credential
			 review and any required translation deemed necessary by the board to conduct a
			 review of the degree.
(d) The
			 coursework shall include a minimum of two hundred seventy classroom hours as
			 follows, either on the master's degree of doctoral degree transcript, or on
			 academic transcripts reflecting coursework completed subsequent to the award of
			 the degree:
(i) Forty-five hours in ethical
			 and professional conduct taught in one or more freestanding courses devoted to
			 ethical and professional conduct based on the behavior analyst certification
			 board's professional disciplinary and ethical standards and guidelines for
			 responsible conduct for behavior analysts;
(ii) Forty-five hours in concepts and
			 principles of behavior analysis, based on the behavior analyst certification
			 board's foundational knowledge list;
(iii) Research methods in behavior analysis
			 based on the behavior analyst certification board's fourth edition task list,
			 including twenty-five hours in measurement (including data analysis) and twenty
			 hours in experimental design;
(iv)
			 Applied behavior analysis based on the behavior analyst certification board's
			 fourth edition task list, including: forty-five hours in fundamental elements
			 of behavior change and specific behavior change procedures; thirty hours in
			 identification of the problem and assessment; ten hours in intervention and
			 behavior change considerations; ten hours in behavior change systems; ten hours
			 in implementation management and Supervision; and, thirty discretionary hours
			 related to applied behavior analysis.
(2) Evidence of a passing score on a
			 psychometrically valid written examination in the subject area of applied
			 behavior analysis administered by a nationally accredited credentialing
			 organization, recognition of which shall be made by the board on a case-by-case
			 basis.
(3) Completion of a minimum
			 of fifteen hundred hours of relevant supervised experience in applied behavior
			 analysis satisfactory to the board.