EAB1001 - Foundation in Registered Behavior Technician - RBT course competencies and learning outcomes

Sep 20, 2026

EAB1001 is a 3-credit foundation course designed for students preparing to complete the RBT examination through the BCBA. It covers measurement and assessment, including continuous and discontinuous data collection, permanent product recording, observable behavior description, preference assessments, and functional assessment procedures. The course also trains skills acquisition via written plan components, reinforcement schedules, discrete-trial and naturalistic teaching, task analysis, chaining, stimulus control, prompt strategies, shaping, maintenance, and token economy. Additional competency areas address behavior reduction interventions, documentation and reporting, and professional conduct and scope of practice, culminating in practical learning outcomes emphasizing communication, critical thinking, and ethical application.

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Course Description

Course Competencies

Competency 1

Competency 2

Competency 3

Competency 4

Competency 5

Learning Outcomes

Course Description EAB1001 | Foundation in Registered Behavior Technician | 3.00 credits This course is designed especially for students who are interested in completing the RBT examination through the BCBA. The course will cover measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and reporting, and professional conduct and scope of practice, as well as all subtasks listed in the RBT checklist and the professional and ethical compliance code for behavior analysts by the BCBA. Course Competencies: Competency 1: The student will define the measurements and assessment of Applied Behavioral Analysis by: Preparing for data collection and implementing continuous measurement procedures. 1. Performing discontinuous measurement procedures that include partial, whole interval, and momentary time sampling 2. Implementing permanent product recording procedures, entering data, and updating graphs 3. Describing behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms 4. Conducting preference assessments and assisting with individualized assessment procedures. (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills) and functional assessment procedures Competency 2: The student will demonstrate aspects of skills acquisition of an Applied Behavioral Technician by: 1. Identifying and preparing the essential components of a written skill acquisition plan 2. Applying contingencies of reinforcement that include conditioned/unconditioned reinforcement and continuous/intermittent schedule 3. Conducting discrete-trial, naturalistic, and incidental teaching procedures 4. Implementing tasks analyzed chaining, stimulus control transfer, prompt and prompt fading generalization, and maintenance, shaping, and token economy procedures Competency 3: The student will assess RBT behavior reduction procedures and plans by: 1. Describing and identifying essential components of a written behavior reduction plan 2. Describing and identifying standard functions of behavior 3. Explaining how to implement interventions based on modifying antecedents such as motivating operations and discriminative stimuli. 4. Describing how to implement differential reinforcement procedures (e.g., DRA, DRO) . 5. Learning how to implement extinction procedures 6. Learning how to implement crisis/emergency procedures according to protocol Competency 4: The student will interpret the procedure of documentation and reporting by: 1. Effectively communicating with a supervisor in an ongoing manner 2. Actively seeking clinical direction from a supervisor promptly 3. Describing how to report other variables that might affect the client on time 4. Verbalizing ways to generate objective session notes for service verification by describing what occurred during the sessions following applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements 5. Identifying how to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace data collection, storage, transportation, and documentation requirements Competency 5: The student will assess the importance of professional conduct and scope of practice by: 1. Describing the BACB’s RBT supervision requirements and the role of RBTs in the service-delivery system 2. Identifying ways to respond appropriately to feedback and maintain or improve performance accordingly 3. Verbalizing ways to communicate with stakeholders (e.g., family, caregivers, and other professionals) as authorized. F-4 Maintain professional boundaries (e.g., avoid dual relationships, conflicts of interest, and social media contacts) 4. Verbalizing ways to maintain client dignity Learning Outcomes: • Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills • Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning • Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society

FAQs

What topics does EAB1001 cover for the RBT examination preparation?

The course covers measurement and assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and reporting, and professional conduct and scope of practice. It also includes all subtasks listed in the RBT checklist and BCBA ethical compliance requirements.

What does Competency 1 focus on in EAB1001?

Competency 1 focuses on defining measurement and assessment of Applied Behavioral Analysis. It includes preparing for data collection, using continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures, permanent product recording, observable descriptions, and preference and functional assessment procedures.

How does the course address documentation, reporting, and professional conduct?

Competency 4 trains students to communicate with a supervisor, seek clinical direction, report client-relevant variables on time, produce objective session notes, and comply with legal, regulatory, and workplace documentation requirements. Competency 5 addresses BACB RBT supervision requirements, appropriate responses to feedback, stakeholder communication, maintaining professional boundaries, and maintaining client dignity.

Sep 20, 2026

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