Section 27. (1) 5. Of the Registration Regulation 193/23 indicates as a non-exemptible registration requirement that the supervised member must have completed all further professional training or experience that, in the opinion of a panel of the Registration Committee, is required to ensure competence of the applicant for autonomous practice as a behaviour analyst.
Supervised members (or eligible candidates) who are missing competencies equivalent to those of an applicant who has obtained a post-graduate degree, at a minimum master’s level, and completed required coursework in behaviour analysis as described in Section 27. (1) 1. can expect their application to be referred to the Registration Committee for a review of their education.
In their review, the Registration Committee will identify any knowledge gaps where further education is required, by comparing the coursework in behaviour analysis already completed with the knowledge requirements outlined in the College’s Registration Guidelines: Supervised Practice. The Registration Committee will determine the extent to which the supervised member must augment their knowledge and will require them to submit a proposal for a training plan.
In developing a proposal for a training plan, the supervised member must ensure that they undertake such study needed to yield the requisite knowledge for the practice of behaviour analysis.
The supervised member’s proposal for the training plan is reviewed by the Registration Committee and approval is given, or revisions suggested.
The Registration Committee will require documentation to verify the satisfactory completion of the approved training plan before a Certificate of Registration for a Behaviour Analyst Authorizing Autonomous Practice is issued.
COMPONENTS OF A TRAINING PLAN
A training plan entails coursework designed to provide the required knowledge in applied behaviour analysis.
KNOWLEDGE
Recognized graduate courses in applied behaviour analysis offered at Ontario universities are preferred.
Supervised members must provide documentation of the course to be undertaken in order to demonstrate how it addresses the identified knowledge gap. Documentation should include: the course outline, the course reading list, the name and credentials of the course instructor, and the evaluation method.
LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE TRAINING PLAN
Supervised members who are undertaking a training plan frequently take longer than the minimum 12-month period. Fifteen hundred (1500) hours of authorized supervised practice is the minimum requirement for members. Completion of a training plan often requires longer and more intensive supervision than this. However, certificates authorizing supervised practice are not issued for a period of greater than two years. No exceptions can be granted for this, even when a training plan is required. For this reason, if the supervised member is notified by the Registration Committee that a training plan is required, it is important to have this training plan proposal submitted promptly so that it can receive Registration Committee approval early in the registration process.