Licensed behavior analyst
licensed behavioral health professional in the United States
A licensed behavior analyst is a type of applied behavior analysis practitioner in the United States. They have at least a master's degree, and sometimes a doctorate, in behavior analysis or a related field. Behavior analysts apply radical behaviorism to people. To become licensed, behavior analysts must not only complete graduate education, but also finish supervised fieldwork and pass a certification exam typically overseen by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) or the Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA).
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According to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), behavior analysis is a scientific discipline concerned with understanding and improving behavior. Rooted in the philosophy of behaviorism, it emphasizes that efforts to improve the human condition are most effective when behavior itself is the focus of study and intervention. Research in this field has identified consistent relationships between behavior and environmental events, providing the foundation for applied behavior analysis (ABA). ABA practitioners use these principles to teach new skills and modify socially significant behaviors—such as communication, learning, and adaptive functioning—through evidence-based methods like positive reinforcement.
As the above suggests, behavior analysis is based on the principles of operant and respondent conditioning. This places behavior analysis as one of the dominant models of behavior management, behavioral engineering and behavior therapy.
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