RBT Initial Competency Assessment Packet (Effective January 1, 2026)

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering the requirements, structure, administration rules, and task items for the BACB RBT Initial Competency Assessment (Effective January 1, 2026).

The RBT Initial Competency Assessment Packet becomes effective on __________.

January 1, 2026

A Responsible Assessor overseeing the RBT Initial Competency Assessment must be a BACB certificant who has completed the __________ supervision training.

8-hour

An assistant assessor must hold an active certification of __________ or higher.

RBT

The responsible assessor, assistant assessor(s), and RBT applicant must all be employed at or have a contractual relationship with the same __________.

organization

The assessor and assistant assessor(s) may not be related to, subordinate to, or __________ by the applicant during the assessment.

employed

It is permissible for the assessor to be the same person who delivered the RBT __________ training.

40-hour

The Initial Competency Assessment cannot be completed more than __________ days before submitting an RBT certification application.

90

During an assessment using the __________ method, the assessor conducts a live interaction where the applicant must accurately describe or discuss the relevant concept.

Interview

Corrective feedback may not be delivered on the __________ assessment of a task.

final

The responsible assessor must maintain documentation of each assessment for a minimum of __________ years.

seven

In the Skill Acquisition and Behavior Reduction section, at least __________ of tasks 6–14 must be demonstrated with a client.

three

Task 1 of the assessment requires the applicant to implement continuous measurement procedures, such as frequency, duration, latency, and __________.

IRT

Task 2 of the assessment evaluates discontinuous measurement procedures, such as partial interval, whole interval, and __________.

momentary time sampling

In Task 14, the applicant must demonstrate one task among Antecedent Interventions, Differential Reinforcement, or __________.

Extinction

Tasks 16 through 19 in the Professionalism and Requirements section must be evaluated exclusively using the __________ assessment type.

Interview

Task 15 requires the applicant to generate objective __________ by describing what occurred during sessions.

session notes

Task 18 requires the applicant to describe BACB Supervision Standards for __________.

RBTs

Task 19 requires the applicant to describe at least one situation in which they would seek __________ direction from their supervisor.

clinical