The Apprentice Model 2.0: Enhancement of the Apprentice Model.

ABSTRACT: There are not enough board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) with specialization in the treatment of individuals with autism to meet the growing patient demand for applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment. In addition, there are no streamlined, organization-led fieldwork supervision systems to aid in the professional development of Trainees to meet this need. This article describes enhancements made to the Apprentice Model (Hartley et al., 2016), emphasizing the mutual benefit to the Apprentice, the Supervising BCBA, the organization for which they are both employed, and perhaps most important, the field of behavior analysis. Within the organization where the Apprentice Model has been adopted, 88% of Apprentices who took the exam, since the 2022 modifications were applied, passed on the

SUBMITTER: Hartley B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature