Prepare for an in-demand behavioral health career! Potential funding with eligibility.
Prepare yourself for a new and rewarding career as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT®). This course provides you with the Certificate of Completion for 40-hour training (required for certification and initial competency assessment), access to a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA®) instructor, and a voucher to be used for the Behavioral Analyst Certification Board (BACB®) RBT certification exam, once all application requirements are met.
With the support of a BCBA instructor, you will learn the steps required to administer behavioral intervention plans, record and prepare data for the behavior analyst, and follow ethical decision-making and protocol, as described by the board. You will learn the common functions of behavior, how to use motivators and reinforcers, conduct preference assessments, protocols for crisis prevention, and reduce or increase target behaviors by following a behavior intervention plan.
What You'll Learn
- Summarize the role and responsibilities of a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
- Measure operationally defined behaviors through data collection and graphical representation
- Determine a learner's current motivations and reinforcers
- Determine appropriate behavior analytic interventions based on observations and documentation
- Choose ethical behavior that upholds the rights and dignity of learners
Course FAQs
Behavior technicians are paid an average annual salary of $35,864, with over 32,880 currently employed in the U.S.
Yes. This course meets the 40-hour training requirement of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's (BACB) Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification process.
This course is open enrollment, so you can register and start the course as soon as you are ready, if you are paying for the course yourself or through your employer. Access to your course can take 24-48 business hours.
If you are using WIOA funding to pay for this course, you will need to complete the ARIZONA@WORK funding process before starting the course.
After you register, you will receive 3 months to complete the course. The time allotted for completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours.
The time allotted for course completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours. However, if you are unable to complete the course, contact the student advising team to see what options you may have available to work out a suitable completion date. Please note that an extension fee may be charged.
Our courses are designed to accommodate various learning preferences. Depending on the course structure, you may get different forms of support. Self-paced courses are designed to be user-friendly and independent, minimizing the need for external support. In courses with instructors, our direct platform support feature includes opportunities for questions, discussions, and remediation, with email and phone support available for select courses. Our student advising team is available to guide you on program requirements and administrative requests, but they do not provide assistance with course content. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary support for success, whether it's through self-paced exploration, direct communication, or guidance from our advising team.
Upon successfully passing the final exam, you will be awarded a certificate of completion from the school or organization that you registered with.
This course will provide you with the skills you need to obtain an entry-level position in most cases. Potential students should always do research on the job market in their area before registering.
This course is eligible for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding through ARIZONA@WORK. To be eligible for WIOA funding, participants must be 18 or older, eligible to work in the United States, and meet income eligibility requirements, or must be unemployed, dislocated, or furloughed from work. To determine if you are eligible, please contact ARIZONA@WORK:
Funding is subject to availability.