RBT case studies
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The Registered Behavior Technician® (RBT®) certification is a paraprofessional credential in behavior analysis issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). RBTs assist in delivering behavior-analytic services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT Supervisor and/or an RBT Requirements Coordinator who is responsible for their work. The credential is intended for technicians who carry out direct, hands-on implementation of behavior plans written and overseen by a qualified supervisor, rather than for independent practice. Because RBTs are the people most often delivering day-to-day instruction and data collection, exam content is built around practical fieldwork: measuring behavior accurately, conducting and assisting with assessments, teaching new skills, reducing challenging behavior, documenting and reporting what happened, and behaving ethically under the RBT Ethics Code (2.0). The RBT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,476 words.
1The 88% That Wasn't
Marcus, 9, engages in hand-mouthing that the team tracks with 10-second partial-interval recording during a 10-minute independent-work block. On Tuesday the RBT's sheet shows 27 intervals scored (45%).
658 words, about 3 min2The Plan That Doesn't Match the Data
Priya, 6, attends a clinic three afternoons a week. Over 12 days an RBT collected ABC data on aggression: 47 incidents.
659 words, about 3 min3100% Mastery, Zero Independence
Leo, 4, is learning a 9-step handwashing chain. The plan specifies most-to-least prompting, 5 trials per day, and mastery at 100% independent across 3 consecutive days.
703 words, about 4 min4Week Two, Twelve-Minute Episodes
Devon, 12, screams and drops to the floor during math. Baseline: 6–8 episodes per 90-minute block, 3–5 minutes each.
745 words, about 4 min5The Blank Data Sheet and the Babysitting Text
An in-home RBT finishes a three-hour Saturday session and realizes she never opened the data app. She remembers 'about 80%' on the discrete-trial targets, 'four or five' instances of aggression, and that the client fell off a trampoline in the backyard and cried for a few minutes.
711 words, about 4 min