{"id":41857,"date":"2016-01-13T08:44:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T18:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=41857"},"modified":"2020-03-06T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T00:32:11","slug":"registered-behavior-technician-training-course-offered-at-leeward-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/13\/registered-behavior-technician-training-course-offered-at-leeward-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Registered behavior technician training course offered at Leeward CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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A new 1 credit registered behavior technician (RBT<\/abbr>) training course is offered in the spring 2016 semester at Leeward Community College<\/a>. The course is offered to fulfill the required preparation to be credentialed as a registered behavior technician.<\/p>\n

“The course was developed in response to a state mandate that requires those who work with autistic students have this credential,” says Leeward’s Roberta Martel<\/strong>, program coordinator for the college’s education program. “Currently, there are about 3,000 children with autism in Hawaiʻi<\/span>, but only 76 RBT<\/abbr>s for the entire state. The need is immense and the law goes in effect on January 1, 2016, so our program had to act quickly to fill the need.”<\/p>\n

As of January 1, 2016, a new state mandate will require health insurance plans to cover applied behavior analysis for autism spectrum disorders.<\/p>\n

The RBT<\/abbr> credential will be a mandatory requirement for paraprofessionals directly implementing applied behavior analysis services for children with autism.<\/p>\n

Addressing workforce needs<\/h2>\n

Leeward CC<\/abbr> is deeply committed to addressing critical and urgent workforce needs and the need for RBT<\/abbr>s will be in tremendous demand for medically necessary applied behavior analysis treatment.<\/p>\n

The course covers the training requirements to become an RBT<\/abbr>—completion of 40 hours of RBT<\/abbr> training by a Behavior Analysis Certification Board<\/a> certified instructor and completion of a competency assessment. The 40-hour RBT<\/abbr> training will be conducted in just six weeks via online modules and four face-to-face classes with locations and times to be determined based on student preference. Distance learning options, such as Skype, Google Hangout, Blackboard, will be available.<\/p>\n

For additional information, contact Christina Keaulana, special\/inclusive education certificate coordinator by email<\/a> or at (808) 455-0467.<\/p>\n

—By Kathleen Cabral<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The RBT<\/abbr> credential will be a mandatory requirement for paraprofessionals directly implementing applied behavior analysis services for children with autism in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[65,71,603],"class_list":["post-41857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t