Consumer Information

Welcome to BACB.com, the web site of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). We will use the page you are viewing now as our primary means for communicating news and information to consumers, and we invite you to check here often for new postings.

6/2005		New Continuing Education Requirement Effective July 1, 2008, certificants recertifying must present 3 continuing education hours in ethics and professional behavior. Details will be posted when they are available.

3/2005		New Consumer Representative Elected to the BACB Board of Directors  Jennica Nill has been elected by the BACB Board of Directors to serve as the Consumer Representative Director on the Board of Directors.  Her term will begin in June.

Please click below for the following:

• Certificant Registry This page allows visitors to find certificants by their last name, city, state (US), country (international), or to enter a zip code & mile radius to find up to 100 certificants, within the mile radius, closest to that zip code.  Visitors may email individual certificants.

• Info on the Behavior Analyst Certification Board

• Registry of BCBAs and BCABAs

• Universities with BACB approved course sequences

• Standards for becoming a BCBA or BCABA

• Task Lists with content included in BACB exams

• Information on the pass rate of BACB examinations

• BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct

• Disciplinary Standards and Consumer Complaints

• Work Experience roles of BCBAs and BCABAs

• Certification References

It is the policy of the BACB not to release candidate information provided and contained in BACB applications and records, unless such information relates to pending or final disciplinary actions and/or is requested by a state or federal licensing authority, agency, court of law, or otherwise properly subpoenaed.  The BACB does offer an online Certificant Registry and also licenses use of the BACB mailing list/labels to third parties.  By applying, applicants authorize the BACB to publish and/or release their certification or recertification status on the Certificant Registry (along with contact information and their willingness to serve as a supervisor, if applicable) and they authorize the BACB to publish and/or release any final or pending disciplinary (professional conduct) decisions to state licensing boards or agencies, other health care organizations, professional associations, employers or the public.  Unless there is a pending or final disciplinary action against a candidate or certificant, the BACB will allow them to opt out of appearing on the Certificant Registry; at any time, they may opt out of the BACB mailing list/labels.

If you do not find the information you need on these pages or on the rest of this site, please click here to send us an email with your question or comment.

Thank you for your interest in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Gerald L. Shook, Ph.D., BCBA Chief Executive Officer Metro Building - Suite 102 1705 Metropolitan Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32308-3796

The trademarks "Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.," "BACB," "Board Certified Behavior Analyst," "BCBA," "Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst," and "BCABA" are owned by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. All rights reserved.  Copyright © 1998-2007 by BACB®  All rights reserved.