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A. Measurement
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A-01
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Measure frequency (i.e., count).
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A-02
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Measure rate (i.e., count per unit time).
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A-03
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Measure duration.
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A-04
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Measure latency.
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A-05
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Measure interresponse time (IRT).
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A-06
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Measure percent of occurrence.
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A-07
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Measure trials to criterion.
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A-08
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Assess and interpret interobserver agreement.
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A-09
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Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of measurement procedures.
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A-10
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Design, plot, and interpret data using equal-interval graphs.
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A-11
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Design, plot, and interpret data using a cumulative record to display data.
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A-12
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Design and implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., event recording).
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A-13
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Design and implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling).
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A-14
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Design and implement choice measures.
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B. Experimental Design
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B-01
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Use the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968) to evaluate whether interventions are behavior analytic in nature.
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B-02
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Review and interpret articles from the behavior-analytic literature.
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B-03
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Systematically arrange independent variables to demonstrate their effects on dependent variables.
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B-04
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Use withdrawal/reversal designs.
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B-05
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Use alternating treatments (i.e., multielement) designs.
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B-06
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Use changing criterion designs.
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B-07
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Use multiple baseline designs.
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B-08
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Use multiple probe designs.
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B-09
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Use combinations of design elements.
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B-10
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Conduct a component analysis to determine the effective components of an intervention package.
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G. Identification of the Problem
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G-04
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Explain behavioral concepts using nontechnical language.
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G-06
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Provide behavior analytic services in collaboration with others who support and/or provide services to one’s clients.
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G-07
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Practice within one’s limits of professional competence in applied behavior analysis, and obtain consultation, supervision, and training, or make referrals as necessary.
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H. Measurement
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H-01
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Select a measurement system to obtain representative data given the dimensions of the behavior and the logistics of observing and recording.
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H-02
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Select a schedule of observation and recording periods.
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H-03
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Select a data display that effectively communicates relevant quantitative relations.
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H-04
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Evaluate changes in level, trend, and variability.
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H-05
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Evaluate temporal relations between observed variables (within & between sessions, time series).
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I. Assessment
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I-01
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Define behavior in observable and measurable terms.
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I-02
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Define environmental variables in observable and measurable terms.
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I-03
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Design and implement individualized behavioral assessment procedures.
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I-06
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Make recommendations regarding behaviors that must be established, maintained, increased or decreased.
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J. Intervention
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J-01
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State intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.
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J-02
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Identify potential interventions based on assessment results and the best available scientific evidence.
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J-05
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Select intervention based on the client’s current repertoires.
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J-08
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Select intervention based on the social validity of the intervention.
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J-09
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Identify and address practical and ethical considerations when using experimental designs to demonstrate treatment effectiveness.
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J-13
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Select behavioral cusps as goals for intervention when appropriate.
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J-15
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Base decision—making on data displayed in various formats.
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K. Implementation, Management, & Supervision
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K-01
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Provide for ongoing documentation of behavioral services.
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K-02
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Identify the contingencies governing the behavior of those responsible for carrying out behavior-change procedures and design interventions accordingly.
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K-03
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Design and use competency-based training for persons who are responsible for carrying out behavioral assessment and behavior-change procedures.
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K-04
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Design and use effective performance monitoring and reinforcement systems.
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K-05
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Design and use systems for monitoring procedural integrity.
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K-06
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Provide supervision for behavior change agents.
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K-07
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the behavioral program.
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K-08
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Establish support for behavior-analytic services from direct and indirect consumers.
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K-09
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Secure the support of others to maintain the client’s behavioral repertoires in their natural environments.
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K-10
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Arrange for the orderly termination of services when they are no longer required.
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FK. Understand and Behave in Accordance with the Philosophical Assumptions of Behavior Analysis
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FK-01
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Lawfulness of behavior
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FK-03
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FK-04
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Empiricism
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FK-05
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Parsimony
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FK-06
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Pragmatism
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FK-07
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Environmental (as opposed to mentalistic) explanations of behavior
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