BCBAs and PhDs.....Thanks

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Hi,

Thanks to everyone who replied. Since I am a pro

ABA mom....I do very greatly value BCBAs and I would certainly choose one to

overlook my child's program(if I can afford it unfortunately). I am aware that a

BCBA only gets his/her certificate after a Masters whether it is in ABA or

something else which is the same as a PhD who has to have a Masters first...so I

guess a Board Certification(whether in Behavior Analysis or in medicine or in

something else) is very close academically to a PhD (but not equivalent). I

gave the example of a medical doctor in my previous post.......maybe here I

could ask would you go to a PhD or a Board Certified medical doctor?????

Unfortunately nobody could exactly answer my question ? In ABA of course I would

choose a Board Certified Behavior Analyst ......actually I never heard of a PhD

in behavior analysis.

Another question....maybe S. or would

know. Would school districts accept an evaluation done by a BCBA.......(since

you say it is not yet licensed in Texas).......my guess....ONLY if he/she is a

licensed teacher? or has a degree in psychology? or university staff member?

Does anybody know? I have a feeling they would use a BCBA to do a Functional

Behavior Assessment or a Behavior Intervention plan only but not an academic

evaluation!!!!!!!which is very frustrating as I know a BCBA does have a good

psychology background and in a private school or home program would set a plan

or IEP which is much more superior and has many achievable goals.....than a

normal licensed school psychologist would.

Thanks,

Imaan

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