Registered Behavior Technician Training

Like myself, you might be wondering "what is this RBT training that Anna mentioned last week in her blog?" Have no fear, this week I will tell you all you ever need (or wanted) to know about what the RBT training is and why it is important for me.

What is RBT training?
RBT stands for Registered Behavior Technician. It is a 40 hour training that individual must complete within 6 months/180 days in order to become a Registered Behavior Technician. After completing the 40 hour training, you then have to take and pass the competency assessment and the RBT exam. The application fee is $50 and it costs $45 to take the exam.

Why is it important?
This training helps professional and educators learn evidence-based practices in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to help families develop strategies to implement with their family members who struggle with developmental behavior challenges. Not only is it cool to add RBT to the end of your title, but it also allows you to work with students with severe disabilities and in these other settings, residential group homes, nurses, case managers, administrators, and health care facilities. The job opportunities are endless. Some responsibilities that an RBT might do include, assisting with conducting behavior reduction, working on social skills, creating notes from each session, collecting data and training their clients' caregivers. All of these responsibilities are done under the direction of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). 

References

1. https://www.onlinerbttraining.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwzZj2BRDVARIsABs3l9IEPqZZOwkEImvRnByWU_PeUDSIhFvH8ZVG_l2GS9_7i2Qfbu5XL9waArBZEALw_wcB
2. https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/courses/rbt/
3. https://www.bacb.com/rbt/
4. https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisprograms.com/certification/rbt/