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Get the Scoop: What You Need to Know About the BACB’s Transition to the 6th Edition

You may have heard horror stories about the last BACB transition from the 4th to the 5th edition Task List. Not without good reason, too. The 5th edition brought changes to the supervision requirements, an increase to the number of test questions, and the introduction of the Ethics Code. Luckily, this time around won’t be such a shake up. Candidates caught on the cusp of this transition will be relieved to know that most of the updates are minor. Many find these transitions intimidating and overwhelming because they think they’ll have to learn an entire list of new information. Thankfully, that’s not the case. Think of it as more of a restructuring, rather than a total revamp.

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Code’s definition of website

A digital platform found through a web browser where an entity (individual and/or organization) produces and distributes digital content for the consumption of users online. Depending on the functionality, users

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Code’s definition of trainee

Any individual accruing fieldwork/experience toward fulfilling eligibility requirements for BCaBA® or BCBA® certification.

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Code’s definition of third-party

Any individual, group of individuals, or entity, other than the direct recipient of services, the primary caregiver, the legally authorized representative, or the behavior analyst, who requests and funds services

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Code’s definition of testimonial

Any solicited or unsolicited recommendation, in any form, from a client, stakeholder, supervisee, or trainee affirming the benefits received from a behavior analyst’s product or service. From the point at

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Code’s definition of supervisee

Any individual whose behavioral service delivery is overseen by a behavior analyst within the context of a defined, agreed- upon relationship. Supervisees may include RBT®s, BCaBA®s, and BCBA®s, as well

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Code’s definition of stakeholder

An individual, other than the client, who is impacted by and invested in the behavior analyst’s services (e.g., parent, caregiver, relative, legally authorized representative, collaborator, employer, agency or institutional representatives,

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Code’s definition of social media channels

A digital platform, either found through a web browser or through an application, where users (individuals and/or businesses) can consume, create, copy, download, share, or comment on posts or advertisements.

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Code’s definition of scope of competence

The professional activities a behavior analyst can consistently perform with proficiency.

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Code’s definition of research review committee

A group of professionals whose stated purpose is to review research proposals to ensure the ethical treatment of human research participants. This committee might be an official entity of a

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Code’s definition of research participant

Any individual participating in a defined research study for whom informed consent has been obtained.

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Code’s definition of research

Any data-based activity, including analysis of preexisting data, designed to generate generalizable knowledge for the discipline. The use of an experimental design does not by itself constitute research.

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