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Determining essential content for applied behavior analyst practitioners

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This article reports the procedures and findings of a job-analysis study recently conducted by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. (BACB) and considers some implications of the survey data collected during this process. The job analysis focused on the applied sector of the field of behavior analysis and limited its inquiry into matters of professional competencies and training. The results represent a unique sample of demographic information and valuable collection of opinions regarding the competencies and training required of applied behavior analyst practitioners. Because these opinions have a direct effect on certification task standards and content of the BACB credentialing examinations, which in turn drive the curricula of undergraduate and graduate programs in applied behavior analysis, it is important to consider what these views might mean for the continuing evolution of the field of behavior analysis.

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  1. Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 3323 Thomasville Road, Suite B, Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, USA

    Gerald L. Shook

  2. Auburn University, USA

    James M. Johnston

  3. Professional Testing, Inc., USA

    Fae H. Mellichamp

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Correspondence to Gerald L. Shook.

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This article is dedicated to Michael J. Hemingway, who as the Senior Behavior Analyst in the Florida Department of Families and Children and a founding director of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, was critical to the development and success of the BACB certification process.

An Erratum for this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03393177

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Shook, G.L., Johnston, J.M. & Mellichamp, F.H. Determining essential content for applied behavior analyst practitioners. BEHAV ANALYST 27, 67–94 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392093

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