The Importance of Professional Discourse for the Continual Advancement of Practice Standards: The RBT® as a Case in Point.
Justin B Leaf, Ronald Leaf, John McEachin, Andy Bondy, Joseph H Cihon, Ronnie Detrich, John Eshleman, Julia L Ferguson, Richard M Foxx, B J Freeman, Peter Gerhardt, Sigrid S Glenn, Megan Miller, Christine M Milne, Toby Mountjoy, Tracee Parker, Joshua Pritchard, Robert K Ross, Melissa S Saunders, Todd Streff
PMID 32761432WHAT IT FOUND
No patient outcomes are reported.
This commentary discusses RBT credential standards, not evidence therapists can use to change client care.
What this paper is
This is a professional commentary by behavior analysts about the RBT credential. It discusses concerns and proposed changes to training and certification, but it reports no original methods, patient data, or outcomes, so there is no finding here to change practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that RBT training changes patient outcomes. It reports no original patient data or study results.