Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs)
BCBA's assist children with behavioral challenges by designing behavior plans based on evidence-based strategies to improve their overall behavior.
As a BCBA you should expect to:
- Gather initial information about the child through interviews with parents and consulting with them to help choose a target behavior
- Perform initial evaluations of children through formal testing and observation of the child’s behavior and environment
- Record detailed results of initial evaluations
- Evaluate the results of your initial evaluations to determine factors influencing the child’s behavior
- Communicate your results and clinical findings with the child’s parents to identify problem areas affecting the child’s behavior
- Discuss treatment options with the parents and/or caregivers of each child to determine next steps
- Formulate treatment plans for each child that incorporate proven evidence-based strategies that will help achieve the target behavior
- Continued monitoring and evaluation of the child to ensure the behavior plan is effective. If the plan needs improvement, then modifications will be made to ensure success
- Coach parents on techniques, treatment reinforcement, and carryover home activities
- Recommend the necessary resources for additional treatment or care