International Training Center
for
Applied Behavior Analysis
RECENT EVENTS/NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS....
RELOCATION
ITC-ABA has recently relocated along with its ABA international School to No. 9 Afuze Street, Bogije, Ibeju-Lekki, LAGOS NIGERIA
One Disorder that will not be included in the revised manual:
- Sensory Processing Disorder – a term proposed to describe people who have difficulties processing sensory information (for example, visual information or sounds) The APA board of trustees rejected the addition of Sensory Processing Disorder believing that not enough supportive research exists at this time.
The current state of knowledge regarding Dyslexia’s standing is tentative, as the American Psychiatric Association describes under the category of “Neurodevelopmental Disorders” that:
"Learning Disorder has been changed to Specific Learning Disorder and the previous types of Learning Disorder (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Disorder of Written Expression) are no longer being recommended. The type of Learning Disorder will instead be specified as noted in the diagnosis."
Many in the psychiatric community are strongly opposed to the removal of “Dyslexia” from the DSM. The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity has started a petition on Change.org entitled DSM-5 Committee: Include Dyslexia as a Specific Diagnosis in the DSM-5 Manual. Unfortunately, clarification of this issue may have to wait until the DSM-5 is published in May 2013
Home Link Trust Move....
Home-Link Trust Inc. and International Training Center for Applied Behavior Analysis has moved its USA head office from Idaho State to the State of New Jersey.
BCaBA PROGRAM
The INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS is pleased to announce the commencement of the BACB approved one year BCaBA certification ON-SITE training program in July 15th 2014.
Course start and End date -Calendar 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter
The 1st quarter starts on Friday 5th of Jan 2018 – March 2018 [1 week of RBT training]
The 2nd quarter April June 2018 [1 week of RBT training]
The 3rd quarter July September 2018 [1 week of RBT training]
The 4 quarter October December 2018 [1 week of RBT training]
COURSE 1 #ABA001
TITLE: Principles of ABA
DURATION: 3 months
COURSE 2 #ABA002
TITLE: Assessment in ABA
DURATION: 3 months
COURSE 3 # ABA003
TITLE: Advanced Techniques in ABA
DURATION: 3 months
COURSE 4 # ABA004
TITLE: Application of ABA techniques
DURATION: 3 months
Tuition per quarter: Nigeria Europe Ghana/US/Canada/Asia
BCaBA: N160000 350 Pounds $500.00
RBT TUITION FOR 40 HOURS-BASED TRAINING
NIGERIA
N80000/ 5 intensive days.
EUROPE
175 Pounds/ 5 intensive days
GHANA/US/CANADA/ASIA
$250.00/5 Days intensive
*** Tuition Fees are subject to review at any time. Please double check with ITC-ABA
Current BCaBA Degree Requirement (Effective 2/26/2013)
Possession of a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
Current BCBA Degree Requirement
Effective January 2011, an applicant must have the appropriate degree "from an accredited university, that was conferred in behavior analysis or other natural science, education, human services, engineering, medicine or a field related to behavior analysis and approved by the BACB."
In order to qualify under this degree requirement, the BACB must receive your completed application for certification (including supporting documentation) by December 31, 2015.
If your degree was conferred in behavior analysis or one of the approved academic areas listed below, you do not need to take any action.
§ Education
§ Clinical, counseling, or school psychology
§ Clinical social work
§ Occupational therapy
§ Speech/language therapy
§ Engineering
§ Medicine
All other degree determinations are made on a case-by-case basis if the coursework that was required for your graduate degree included courses that were behavior analytic in nature. To request consideration of your degree under the current standards, use the form below to provide us with some basic information.
All United States degrees must come from an accredited university as determined by the Council on Higher Education (www.chea.org) or for Canada: http://www.aucc.ca/canadian-universities/our-universities http://www.accc.ca/xp/index.php/en/members/memberinstitutions
Most universities from outside of the US and Canada will not appear in the above and should be submitted to World Education Services or another member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services for evaluation.
Include a transcript for your degree and/or an equivalency evaluation report with your request.
Eligibility Requirements for Registered Behavior Technician [RBT]
The following are the eligibility requirements for the RBT credential.
To apply for the RBT credential, the applicant must:
§ Be at least 18 years of age
§ Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent
§ Successfully complete a criminal background registry check at the time of application § Complete a 40-hour training program (conducted by a BACB certificant) based on the RBT Task List § Pass the RBT Competency Assessment administered by a BACB certificant
§ Pay a $50 application fee (annual renewal fees are $35)
§ Pass the BACB conducted International RBT examination.
BACB EXAMINATION PASS RATE
It is heart warming to note that all the students of ITC-ABA that went in for the BCaBA and RBT International examination passed at first sitting.
REGISTRATION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN NIGERIA
[ABAN]
The International Training Center for Applied Behavior Analysis Lagos Nigeria is pleased to announce the establishment of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Nigeria [ABAN] and the constitution of its interim officer as shown below.
The main mission of this professional body is to facilitate the GLOBALIZATION OF ABA and promote COMPETENT PRACTICE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS in Nigeria and in the continent of Africa at large.
COMPOSITION
PATRON
Prof: Alexander Ndu Otakpor
[Psychiatrist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst– Doctoral]
PRESIDENT
Bosede E Asikhia
[Board Certified Behavior Analyst]
VICE PRESIDENT
Dr Francis K Sarimiye
[Psychiatrist and Behavior Analyst]
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY:
SECRETARY ADMINISTRATION AFFAIRS
Eziafakaku Nwokolo
[Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst]
SECRETARY FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Daisy Jonathan
[Behavior Analyst]
PUBLICATIONS:
Kolmantse Gossou - [Board Certified Behavior Analyst]
Editor-in-Chief
West Africa Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis [WAJABA]
Onwuchuruba Eugenia- [Behavior Specialist]
Oko Akassa Abaah – [Behavior Specialist]
LEGISLATION, ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Usifo Edward Asikhia --- Chairman
Okey Martins-----Vice Chairman
Oluyomi Olojo ------Secretary
Gbenusola Akinwale-------- Deputy Secretary
Malik Ehiede-----------Member
Helen Nwanze------Member
Toyin Oju-Mbang-------Member
Jane-Frances Agbu -----Member
Olufemi Falano ----- Member
Ifueko Karibi-Whyte ------ Member
REGIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
WESTERN REGION:
Ahmed Abiola---- Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
Moinsola Olorunfemi ----- Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
NORTHERN REGION:
Dr Doris Izuwah ----Behavior Specialist
Francis Mohie----Behavior Specialist
EASTERN REGION:
Ikenna Imeaghe---Behavior Specialist
Udodirim Dike------Behavior Specialist
ABAI 2018 WORLD CONVENTION
April 15 -28 2020 San Diego California
Two members of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Nigeria shall be making some presentation(s) at this conference and almost every officers of the Association in Nigeria shall be attending for the convention in 2018 in San Diego USA
[i] Eziafakaku Nwokolo BCaBA From: ABAI Event Team <Convention@abainternational.org> Date: 6 December 2017 at 17:06 Subject: Submission #57099 Status To: "eziafakaku@gmail.com" <eziafakaku@gmail.com>
Dear Eziafakaku, Nwokolo:
Congratulations on the acceptance of your Poster, submission ID #57099, “Barriers to Assessment and Intervention for People With Autism in Nigeria,” for presentation at ABAI’s 44th Annual Convention in San Diego, CA! Presentation schedules will be available in your ABAI portal on December 28, 2017
[ii] Dr. Usifo Edward Asikhia BCBA-D
ABAI EVENT TEAM
Dear Usifo Asikhia:
Congratulations on the acceptance of your Paper, submission ID #55838, “Globalization of Applied Behavior Analysis in the Nigerian Education System: Capacity Building in Inclusion Schools,” for presentation at ABAI’s 44th Annual Convention in San Diego, CA! Presentation schedules will be available in your ABAI portal on December 28, 2017
TRANSFER OF VERIFIED COURSE SEQUENCE FROM BACB TO ABAI EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2018
From: BACB Verified Course Sequence Information Exchange <BACB-VCS-INFORMATION-EXCHANGE@LIST.BACB.COM> on behalf of Emily White <white@BACB.COM> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 11:00 AM To: BACB-VCS-INFORMATION-EXCHANGE@LIST.BACB.COM Subject: VCS Transfer to ABAI
Greetings, VCS Coordinators.
Please see the information below for an important announcement regarding the VCS system.
Cheers,
Emily
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) are pleased to announce that management of the Verified Course Sequence system (VCS) will be transferred from the BACB to ABAI on December 1, 2018. The BACB established the VCS system to reduce the resources required for application processing at a time when there was no other way to easily identify training programs that met basic coursework requirements. It is a customary practice for a professional association to oversee training programs in a discipline, and ABAI is committed to fostering high-quality education in behavior analysis. As part of this commitment, ABAI will develop its own process and procedures to evaluate and verify course sequences that meet the coursework requirements for individuals attempting to become certified by the BACB.
The BACB will no longer manage the VCS system as of December 1, 2018. This includes listserv communications for VCS Coordinators, making modifications to existing sequences, and review of pending applications. All applications that have not been approved by December 1, 2018 will need to be submitted to ABAI on or after January 1, 2019. Beginning January 1, 2019, ABAI will manage all aspects of the VCS system. This includes accepting new applications, renewing current VCSs, and managing modifications to existing VCSs
Relevant Links
ABAI: https://www.abainternational.org/vcs.aspx
VCS - Association for Behavior Analysis International www.abainternational.org Association for Behavior Analysis International The Association for Behavior Analysis International® (ABAI) is a nonprofit membership organization with the mission ...
BACB: https://www.bacb.com/vcs-transfer/
Announcement: VCS Transfer to ABAI – Behavior Analyst ... www.bacb.com The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) are pleased to announce that management of the Verified ...
