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Name 3 of the 12 easy things you can do to foster certification recognition?
What is Always use your certification mark (BCBA or BCABA) after your name.
Request that your listings in conference presentations, program list- ings, and publications include your certification mark.
Require, and ask others to require, BCBA or BCABA certification in job postings for all behavioral positions.
Know and form a professional network with the BACB certificants in your area and your state. Communicate with them frequently.
Join and participate in your state association for behavior analysis (What! Your state doesn’t have a state association? Put your head down for 2 minutes and then go out and form one).
Educate the consumers of your services about the quality and im- portance of your professional certification. Ask them to tell other consumers.
Make opportunities to meet your elected officials under pleasant cir- cumstances. Tell them what you do and why it’s important that BACB certified professionals do this important work.
Volunteer to be on a committee with an administrator who makes important decisions about behavior analysis services. Educate them on what you do and why BACB certifications are important.
Tell friends and acquaintances outside the field about how BCBAs and BCABAs help others and why certification is important to consum- ers.
Go out of your way to work positively with colleagues who have other professional certifications and licensures. Support their professional standing and encourage them to support yours.
Maintain your certification and help the BACB by volunteering to serve as an item writer, exam review committee member, subject matter expert, etc. Tell others about the value of this professional experience.
Write an article for a local non-behavior analytic newsletter in which you give an example of how you helped a consumer. Mention the value of BACB professional certifications.