The College Council met virtually on December 15, 2023. Information provided to members of Council for their review in preparation for their deliberations and decision-making was posted on the homepage of the College website a week in advance of the meeting. Following the meeting, this information was archived and is available on the website in the Council Meeting Materials Reference Library.
POLICY ISSUES
Consultations:
To prepare for proclamation of the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021, the College must amend its By-laws to now include the profession of applied behaviour analysis and the regulation of Behaviour Analysts. The Council approved circulation of the amended by-laws for consultation.
Also approved for circulation are the regulations to expand the emergency class of registration to include Behaviour Analysts.
ABA Updates
- The Council approved the following in prepration for ABA regulation:
the Ontario Examination for Professional Practice in Applied Behaviour Analysis (OEPPABA); - the Jurisprudence and Ethics Course and Assessment in Applied Behavour Analysis (JECAABA);
- Registration Guidelines for ABA;
- Two professional bodies were approved as certification boards: the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and the Association for Behaviour Analysis International (ABAI), and the Association of Professional Behaviour Analysts (APBA).
Committee Updates:
Council reviewed proposed amendments to Policy II-4(ii): Discipline Committee: Rules of Procedure.
Business issues
Policy Reviews:
Policy III F-4: Per Diems and Council and Committee Compensation.
Election to Council was set for March 31, 2024.
The next Council meeting will be held on March 21, 2024.