Mandatory Mentorship

for BACB Ethics Violations

Remain Calm

Being reported to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® is scary.

Will your BCBA® Certification be suspended?

How will mandatory mentorship fit into your busy schedule?

Are you going to be judged for this temporary mistake?

You don’t need this added frustration in your life.

Take a deep breath. I’m here to make your mentorship process as simple as possible.

I’ll guide you every step of the way— through forms & deadlines, to helping you discover how to be a more ethical, empowered, and inspired behavior analyst.

The Process

You’ve received your Disciplinary Determination from the Board—- what’s next?

  • Accept or Appeal

  • Review assigned mandatory mentorship for designated length

    • Typically, meet once a month for 1 hour to cover tasks that must be completed

  • Your mentor fulfills feedback requirements— meeting notes, Verification and Attestation Forms

  • Depending on Determination, create an Original Product to avoid future violations

  • Complete mentorship and get back to serving the world with a renewed passion and perspective

    • Before mentorship can begin you must submit the following to your mentor:

      • Notice of Alleged Violation & Supporting documentation

      • The response from the Subject (your response)

      • Disciplinary Determination (and Appeal, if applicable)

      • Signed contract (provided by mentor) outlining mentorship obligations

    • *If prescribed, Quarterly Verification submissions and Original Product Attestation

    • At the conclusion

      • Verification submission

      • Attestation submission

What we’ll cover

  • Reviewing your Notice of Alleged Violation and specific code violations indicated in your Disciplinary Determination

  • Navigating the BACB submission portal

  • Ethics policy pitfalls and barriers to compliance

  • Assessing and defining your professional goals

  • Evaluating your needs & desired outcomes

  • Developing systems to streamline your workflow

  • Reviewing how burnout, lack of boundaries, and poor self-care can lead to mistakes and ultimately ethics violations

  • Additional topics, as needed

Why learn from me?

  • I’m a compassionate mentor with over 25 current and former mentees

  • Provided mentorship to other BCBAs for ethics violations—- common themes I’ve experienced with my mentees include:

    • Overwhelming caseload and lack of support from companies that are only focused on “billable hours”

    • RBT® and BCBA® supervision audit found out of compliance, creating a policy and procedure to ensure Ethics compliance

    • Self-reporting, identifying personal events that may impact behavior-analytic services

    • Multiple relationships

    • Whatever your situation is, I’m ready to work through it with you

  • Created Ethics CEU: “Protect Yourself: Navigating BACB® Ethics Code Violations”

  • I’m always learning, growing, and connecting with the behavior analyst community

  • I’m passionate about elevating others and celebrating their accomplishments

  • Most importantly, learn from me if you feel comfortable and vibe with me

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Let’s Chat

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