What can your Board Certified Behaviour Analyst do?
What is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA)?
- A professional whose work is grounded in the science of behaviour
- Has completed at least a master’s degree
- Is governed by a professional and ethical code
- Has passed a certification examination and maintains certification by completing continuing education requirements
- Works in a variety of settings/specialties and across the lifespan to help with socially important goals
What does a BCBA do at ECSD?
- Works as part of the multi-disciplinary team in schools to support staff in working towards targeted goals for the student
- Assists in the implementation of preventative approaches and environmental changes to address barriers to learning and participation
- Skill Assessments – assesses the student’s current skill levels to help with individualized interventions to increase learning and independence
- Functional Behaviour Assessments – assesses reason(s) why challenging behaviour(s) are occurring and recommends individualized supports to reduce these behaviours and teach desirable skills
- Function-based interventions – develops, implements, and monitors strategies specific to the student
- Trains other staff; evaluates progress; modifies, and revises plans as needed; fades interventions
- Motivation – identifies motivators and/or develops motivational systems to encourage the student to participate and learn
- Evaluates current strategies – when current goals and plans do not have expected results or student needs further goal(s), the BCBA, implements and monitors different recommendations
- Collaborates with other individuals supporting the student