RBT Competency Assessment Overview

General Information

• The RBT competency assessment covers the same material for both initial and renewal processes.
• Initial assessment is completed before taking the RBT exam.
• Renewal assessment is completed prior to license expiration.
• The purpose is to ensure understanding of basic skills, not to be tricky.
• Assessment can be done through interview, role play, or with a client.

Continuous Measurement

• Types of Data:
  • Frequency: Count how many times a behavior occurs.
  • Duration: Record how long a behavior lasts.
  • Latency: Time between instruction and behavior.
  • Inter-Response Time (IRT): Time between two responses.
• Methods:
  • Interview: Explain how each type of data is taken.
  • Role Play: Demonstrate taking each type of data.

Discontinuous Measurement

• Difference from Continuous: Data is taken on parts of the session, not the entire session.
• Types of Procedures:
  • Partial Interval: Record if behavior occurs at all during interval.
  • Whole Interval: Record if behavior occurs throughout entire interval.
  • Momentary Time Sampling: Record if behavior occurs at end of interval.
• Methods:
  • Interview: Explain differences and procedures.
  • Role Play: Demonstrate taking data using intervals.

Data and Graphs

• Common Graph: Line graph is most common.
• Graphing Details:
  • X-axis typically represents time.
  • Y-axis represents the behavior.
• Interview Questions:
  • How often data should be graphed.
  • Trends and averages from graph data.

Assessment Role

• RBT Role: Assist with assessments and conduct preference assessments.
• Preference Assessments:
  • Types include Single, Forced Choice, Multiple Stimulus with and without replacement.
  • Forced Choice Example: Present two items and record preference.

ABC Data

• Components:
  • Antecedent: What happens before behavior.
  • Behavior: The action/behavior itself.
  • Consequence: What happens after the behavior.
• Role Play: Example using a simple behavior like drinking water.

Skill Acquisition and Behavior Reduction

• Discrete Trial Training (DTT):

  • Structured teaching with clear beginning, middle, and end.
  • Use SD, behavior, consequence, corrective feedback, and restart.

• Naturalistic Teaching (NET):

  • Teach in natural environment with natural incidents, no demands.

• Chaining:

  • Types: Forward, Backward, Total Task.
  • Break tasks into steps and teach sequentially.

• Shaping:

  • Reinforce approximations of a behavior, gradually becoming more accurate.

• Discrimination Training:

  • Teach differences between stimuli by reinforcing correct responses.

• Stimulus Control Transfer:

  • Fade prompts to transfer behavior control from a prompt to the actual SD.

• Prompting:

  • Types include verbal, gestural, physical, and positional.

• Token Systems:

  • Tokens as secondary reinforcers, exchanged for backup reinforcers.
  • Implemented on reinforcement schedules like FR2.

Crisis and Emergency Procedures

• Role Play:
  • Simulate situations like hair pulling, swatting, eloping.
  • Follow company policies and ethical guidelines.

Other Key Tasks

• Differential Reinforcement:

  • DRO: Reinforce absence of behavior.
  • DRA: Reinforce alternative behavior.

• Antecedent Interventions:

  • Manipulating motivating operations or environmental changes.

• Extinction:

  • Stop reinforcement of previously reinforced behavior.

Professionalism and Requirements

• Session Notes: Should be objective, complete, and relevant.
• Client Dignity: Respect, appropriate interactions, and treatment.
• Professional Boundaries: Avoid dual relationships, maintain professionalism.
• Supervision Requirements: 5% of monthly hours need supervision.
• Clinical Direction: Seek guidance when unsure or in new/unexpected situations.

Conclusion

• If it’s an initial assessment, prepare for the RBT exam.
• If it’s a renewal, continue practicing as an RBT.
• Focus on understanding and demonstrating basic competencies, don’t overthink.

• For further help, reach out with questions or refer to exam videos and study materials.