The implementation of postgraduate training programs through state and local resources.

Timberlake et al. (1987) mapped how states and towns can pay for ABA training after college.

They toured New York and Missouri programs that used public disability funds.

The paper lists who to call, what forms to file, and how to keep classes running year after year.

The authors did not run an experiment.

They simply wrote a how-to guide for directors who want free or low-cost staff training.

No test scores or skill gains are reported.

Xenitidis et al. (2010) later tested a short PowerPoint course for new staff.

Knowledge scores rose after the workshop, showing the 1987 idea can work in real life.

Leaf (2025) now says most postgraduate training is still too weak.

That paper urges tighter exams and live supervision—an update, not a clash, with the 1987 funding plan.

Griffith et al. (2020) cut costs further.

They gave undergrads a self-study packet plus group feedback and hit mastery on trial-based FAs.

Together the chain reads: find money (1987), prove brief courses work (2010), trim dollars with self-instruction (2020), then raise quality checks (2025).

If you direct services, treat this paper as a grant cheat sheet.

Use it to locate state disability dollars, university centers, or Medicaid waivers that can pay for your next RBT or BCBA cohort.

Pair the money roadmap with later studies that add short workshops, self-instruction, and fidelity checks.

You get staff who are both funded and skilled.