W H A T I S I T A B O U T?
The field of behaviour analysis has defined its scope of practice through credentialing and licensure efforts. However, scope of competence in behaviour analysis has received little discussion. Scope of competence refers to activities that the individual practitioner can perform at a certain criterion level (e.g., the functional analysis is conducted accurately and safely, a skill acquisition program includes critical program components and establishes accurate stimulus control). Given the successful efforts of behaviour analysts in growth and recognition of the field, it is time for a robust conversation about scope of competence for the field of behaviour analysis.
This discussion can clarify how behaviour analysts self-evaluate their own scope of competence and how they might expand their scope of competence if the needs of consumers requires practitioners to expand into new areas.
**Earn 2 CEUs upon completion**
L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
- Participants will describe risks associated with practicing outside one’s scope of competence
- Participants will describe elements that improve their own scope of competence
- Participants will identify systematic ways to identify their own scope of competence
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