AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION

PROGRESIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYST AUTISM COUNCIL (PBAAC). THE PBAAC PROVIDES ELITE CREDENTIALING IN THE FIELD OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) AS IT APPLIES TO INTERVENTION PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) THAT SERVES BOTH STAKEHOLDERS AND CERTIFIED PERSONS. THIS PROGRAM USES A RIGOROUS AND DEFENSIBLE COMBINATION OF ASSESSMENT FORMATS TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET A HIGH STANDARD OF PRACTICE REGARDING THE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF PROGRESSIVE ABA INTERVENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ASD. MORE THAN 30 SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CPBA CREDENTIALING PROGRAM. IN AUGUST 2021, THE PBAAC OPENED APPLICATION FOR ITS CERTIFIED PROGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYST-AUTISM PROFESSIONAL (CPBA-AP) CREDENTIAL, AN AUTISM-SPECIFIC HIGH-LEVEL CERTIFICATION. THIS CERTIFICATION IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FUNCTIONING AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL WHO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE COMPETENT TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND OVERSIGHT TO PROFESSIONALS WHO IMPLEMENT BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION WITH INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ASD. CURRENTLY, 22 BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS ARE CERTIFIED TO USE THE CPBA-AP DESIGNATION. IN JULY 2023 WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE CPBA-AP WAS APPROVED TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CERTIFYING AGENCIES (NCCA).PBAAC RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE AUTISM SUPERVISOR (CPBA-AS) AND THE AUTISM INTERVENTIONIST (CPBA-AI) CREDENTIALS WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2024. THE CPBA-AS CREDENTIAL IS DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) AS IT RE LATES TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ASD. EXPERIENCE MAY INCLUDE CLIENT IMPLEMENTATION AND CLINICAL SUPERVISION OF STAFF IMPLEMENTING ABA-BASED INTERVENTION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ASD. THE CPBA-AI CREDENTIAL IS DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE IN ABA AS IT RELATES TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH ASD.

EVALUATION OF ASSUMPTIONS IN ASD INTERVENTION RESEARCH. APF'S RESEARCH TEAM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE CUTTING EDGE BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES THAT MAKE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH ASD. THE TEAM'S PRODUCTIVITY IS DIFFICULT TO MATCH, AVERAGING 10 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES A YEAR, TOTALING OVER 150 PUBLICATIONS IN 10 YEARS IN OVER 30 JOURNALS AND BOOKS AND WITH THE COLLABORATION OF OVER 100 DIFFERENT RESEARCHERS. IN ADDITION TO RESEARCH, TEAM MEMBERS SPEAK AT CONFERENCES AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. DURING 2023, THE RESEARCH TEAM PRODUCED 11 PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS, 9 CHAPTERS IN PROFESSIONAL BOOKS, AND 3 NEW BOOKS. CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:-DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN.-DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF DIRECT TELEHEALTH INTERVENTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS.-DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF METHODS TO ENHANCE LEARNER SKILL ACQUISITION THROUGH PROGRESSIVE ABA.-EVALUATION OF ASSUMPTIONS IN ASD INTERVENTION.-EVALUATION OF SHORT AND LONG TERM OUTCOMES AS THEY RELATE TO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ABA.-PROMOTING ABA AND ADDRESSING CRITIQUES OF ABA.