RBT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · COURSE 12

Pairing That Builds Connection

Preferences, Trust, and Respectful Participation
Crear un vínculo mediante el emparejamiento
Preferencias, confianza y participación respetuosa

A book and building blocks remain separate, available choices beside an open communication bubble; the illustration emphasizes choice and personal space, not forced participation.

About this course

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.

Learn through bilingual explanations, illustrations, fictional cases, and multiple-choice activities. These selected-response activities assess knowledge and case judgment; they do not demonstrate observed clinical implementation, authored-document skill, or crisis-response competence.

What you will learn

  • Select examples that illustrate the purpose of pairing in respectful RBT interactions.
  • Identify observable interest, approach, avoidance, and discomfort while considering individual context.
  • Select at least three respectful ways to join an interaction, including following the learner’s lead and offering an available preferred activity.
  • Given a fictional program, select the steps and recording method for the specified supervisor-directed preference assessment.
  • Distinguish genuine available choices from forced or unavailable options.
  • Identify indications of assent or withdrawal and select when to pause, observe, or seek supervision under the individualized plan.
  • Select culturally responsive interactions that respect personal space, communication style, and expressed preferences.
  • Select an objective report of changes in preferences or participation without assigning unsupported motives.

Objetivos de aprendizaje

  • Seleccionar ejemplos que ilustran el propósito del emparejamiento en interacciones respetuosas del RBT.
  • Identificar interés, acercamiento, evitación y malestar observables teniendo en cuenta el contexto individual.
  • Seleccionar al menos tres maneras respetuosas de incorporarse a una interacción, como seguir la iniciativa del participante y ofrecer una actividad preferida disponible.
  • Dado un programa ficticio, seleccionar los pasos y el método de registro de la evaluación de preferencias indicada por el supervisor.
  • Distinguir elecciones auténticas y disponibles de opciones forzadas o no disponibles.
  • Identificar señales de asentimiento o de su retiro y seleccionar cuándo pausar, observar o solicitar supervisión conforme al plan individualizado.
  • Seleccionar interacciones culturalmente sensibles que respeten el espacio personal, el estilo de comunicación y las preferencias expresadas.
  • Seleccionar un informe objetivo de cambios en las preferencias o la participación sin atribuir motivos sin respaldo.

Course outline

  1. Pairing as a respectful relationship process: 15 planned minutes
  2. Individual signals of preference and comfort: 15 planned minutes
  3. Directed preference assessments and changing interest: 15 planned minutes
  4. Joining activities without taking control: 15 planned minutes
  5. Genuine choice, assent, space, and communication: 15 planned minutes
  6. Respectful-entry case decisions: 15 planned minutes
  7. Worked reporting decisions and synthesis: 10 planned minutes

Assessment and completion: Complete all seven modules and their multiple-choice activities, pass the 20-question final assessment with at least 16 correct answers (80%), and confirm your learner information. Submit the course evaluation as directed. Final assessment time is separate from the 100 planned instructional minutes.

Completion documentation: After all course requirements are met and your learner information is confirmed, Bhavioral Academy automatically generates your completed official BACB PDU form (constancia) with the coordinator’s authorized signature, ready for immediate download. Taking both language versions does not provide duplicate credit.

Professional scope: Designed for RBTs with foundational behavior-analytic training who work under supervision. Follow the individualized plan and your supervisor’s instructions. This course does not replace required supervision, safety training, or direct observation of implementation.

$15.00

Credit: 2 PDUs
Instruction and application: 100 planned minutes
Final assessment: 20 multiple-choice questions; additional time outside the instructional budget
Fee: $15.00 USD, one-time payment
Format: Asynchronous online
Languages: English and Spanish
Audience: RBTs working under supervision
Scored activities: Multiple choice

Instructor and coordinator

Dalgis
Bhavioral Corporation

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English and Spanish versions are included within the same course. The official PDU form is generated automatically for download after the course requirements and learner information are confirmed.

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