Guidelines for BCBA CEU Proposals

This information applies to those submitting sessions for the February Symposium or the October Simpson Conference on Autism

Guidelines for Proposals
If you or a co-presenter is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), please consider offering your breakout session for BCBA CEUs. To qualify, your session must:

  • Provide content that goes well beyond the current BCBA Task List (a brief review of content not beyond the task list is acceptable only as an introduction).
  • Be explicitly behavior-analytic in nature—grounded in behavior-analytic principles and current evidence-based practices.
  • Be designed for a professional audience with master’s level training in behavior analysis.
  • Address any aspect of behavior-analytic practice, science, methodology, theory, or even the profession itself.

Proposals should include a clear outline explaining how these criteria are met. This helps ensure that all sessions contribute to the professional growth of our BCBA attendees and maintain the high standards of behavior-analytic practice. Please keep in mind that we value presentations by BCBAs that promote behavior analytic practices to educators, even when these presentations don’t meet the requirements for CEUs for BCBAs.

Example of material that meets the requirements

  • Innovative intervention techniques (e.g., using dynamic data collection tools to tailor interventions, modifications to interventions that help them be more successful or more acceptable in school-based settings).
  • Advanced ethics and professional practice (e.g., presentation discussing ethical dilemmas in school settings, supervision challenges in remote settings, recommendations for school-based practice informed by current research).
  • Cutting edge research findings that are applicable to school settings

Examples of material that does not meet the requirements for CEUs, but still may be worthy presentations for other educator attendees.

  • Review of foundational content (e.g., positive instructional practices to increase engagement of students, basic reinforcement strategies)
  • Repackaging known techniques without extending to recent developments or deeper theoretical insights.