PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PDUs)

Explore professional development for RBTs through practical, case-based learning in English and Spanish.

RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR · SAFE IMPLEMENTATION

Build clearer decisions during challenging moments in ABA sessions. Use fictional BIPs and clinical scenarios to identify observable events, select prescribed responses, and recognize when to contact the supervisor. Practice choosing safety and functional communication steps from supplied protocols rather than creating an independent intervention.

2 PDUs · 100 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · TREATMENT INTEGRITY · EVERYDAY PRACTICE

Spot common implementation mistakes that can be easy to miss in everyday sessions. Examine prompting, reinforcement, treatment integrity, and data-recording examples. Use supplied protocols to select corrections and distinguish factual observations from assumptions about a client’s progress.

1 PDU · 50 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$10.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · OBJECTIVE DOCUMENTATION · SESSION NOTES

Make sense of session documentation by connecting observations, recorded data, and the procedures actually implemented. Compare objective and subjective statements, find discrepancies, and select accurate revisions through fictional case packets and multiple-choice note-review activities.

2 PDUs · 100 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · PROMPTING · FADING · INDEPENDENCE

Recognize when support matches the teaching plan and when it may create unnecessary prompt dependence. Compare prompt types, levels of independence, and previously established prompting and fading procedures. Practice next-step and data-coding decisions without assuming that one prompt hierarchy fits every learner.

1 PDU · 50 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$10.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION · FCT

Explore everyday opportunities for functional requests for help, a break, attention, or items. Use supplied FCT protocols to select prescribed prompting and reinforcement responses, distinguish spontaneous from prompted communication, and identify implementation barriers to report to the BCBA.

2 PDUs · 100 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · ABC DATA · OBJECTIVE OBSERVATION

Separate what happened before, during, and after a behavior from assumptions about why it occurred. Select objective ABC entries, compare observation records, recognize missing information, and distinguish direct observation from hypotheses that require supervisor review.

1 PDU · 50 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$10.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS · IMPLEMENTATION

Connect the written behavior plan with the decisions an RBT makes during a session. Locate operational definitions, antecedent procedures, reinforcement steps, measurement instructions, and safety guidance. Work through a fictional session to identify prescribed steps, protocol deviations, and relevant information for the supervisor.

2 PDUs · 100 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · ETHICS · BOUNDARIES · SUPERVISION

Clarify professional boundaries when families, teachers, or colleagues request changes or raise concerns. Distinguish the RBT’s implementation responsibilities from clinical decisions reserved for the supervisor. Select ethical responses, appropriate communication channels, and factual records through fictional stakeholder scenarios.

1 PDU · 50 minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$10.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 09

Reinforcement in Everyday RBT Practice

RBTs often provide attention, preferred items, activities, breaks, and other consequences throughout a session. These consequences may affect future behavior in ways that are not immediately obvious. This course helps RBTs recognize the relationship between behavior and its consequences, apply reinforcement procedures as written, and communicate observations to their supervisor. Participants will practice identifying what happened before and after a response without assuming that a consequence is a reinforcer until its effect on future behavior is known.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 10

Safety, Calm Responses, and Professional Decisions

A session can change quickly when a learner shows distress, moves away, throws materials, or demonstrates another behavior that may create a safety concern. This course teaches RBTs to identify relevant changes in the environment, distinguish a refusal from an immediate emergency, follow an individualized plan, and communicate concerns promptly. The course uses general fictional scenarios and does not certify participants in crisis intervention or authorize physical procedures.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 11

Writing Objective and Meaningful Session Documentation

Session documentation should communicate what occurred clearly enough for another professional to understand the activities, the learner’s responses, and the procedures implemented. This course helps RBTs distinguish objective descriptions from opinions, write about behavioral events accurately, and report variables that may affect treatment. All exercises use fictional cases and general documentation principles.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 12

Preferences, Trust, and Respectful Participation

A positive relationship can support participation, communication, and a more comfortable learning environment. This course teaches RBTs to observe preferences, interact respectfully, and recognize individualized signals of interest, avoidance, or discomfort. Participants will practice joining activities without forcing interaction and will discuss how to seek supervisory guidance when a learner’s response changes.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 13

Prompts, Fading, and Learner Independence

Prompts can help learners respond successfully, but the timing, type, and fading procedure must follow the individualized program. This course helps RBTs recognize common prompts, allow appropriate response opportunities, record the level of assistance, and seek feedback when a learner may be relying on prompts.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 14

Professional Communication, Ethics, and Boundaries

RBTs often interact with caregivers who have questions about treatment, progress, schedules, and the learner’s needs. This course helps RBTs communicate respectfully, share information within their role and authorization, protect confidentiality, and refer clinical decisions to the supervisor.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

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RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 15

Collecting Accurate Data That Supports Treatment

Data allow the clinical team to examine patterns, evaluate progress, and make decisions about treatment. Inaccurate or incomplete data can make those decisions more difficult. This course helps RBTs practice common measurement methods, use observable definitions, summarize basic data, and communicate irregularities to the supervisor.

2 PDUs · 100 planned minutes of instruction and application; final assessment separate
English and Spanish · Asynchronous online · For RBTs
Multiple-choice activities and final assessment

$15.00

One-time payment
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