The question of whether Florida should require a license for the practice of behavior analysis is not merely a regulatory or political question. It is fundamentally a question about consumer protection, service quality, and the long-term credibility of the profession.
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Join Free →Actualmente, 36 estados tienen una licencia para practicar el análisis del comportamiento, incluidos Georgia, Illinois y Wyoming, que aprobaron leyes en 2022. La concesión de licencias para la práctica del análisis del comportamiento da como resultado una mejor protección del consumidor para los destinatarios de los servicios de ABA, independientemente de la ubicación del servicio o la fuente de financiamiento. Aunque el BACB lleva a cabo investigaciones sobre cuestiones éticas de los servicios de análisis de comportamiento, el BACB solo revisa los casos que involucran a personas acreditadas por el BACB (es decir, BCBA, BCaBA, RBT). Por lo tanto, las personas que practican el análisis del comportamiento dentro de su propio ámbito profesional no están sujetas a la autoridad del BACB. Además, las personas que practican el análisis del comportamiento sin ningún alcance de capacitación profesional no están sujetas a la autoridad del BACB. Si los analistas de comportamiento obtienen una licencia en Florida, esto ayudaría a abordar los problemas éticos de las personas acreditadas por el BACB, así como de aquellos que no lo son, al establecer una junta de licencias para investigar las quejas y tomar medidas disciplinarias formales, cuando se justifique. Esta presentación cubrirá los beneficios y el impacto a largo plazo que una licencia de practica tuviera en el campo de análisis del comportamiento y los pacientes que reciben los servicios.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
Michelle Castanos is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 19 years of experience in Applied Behavior Analysis. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in special education from the University of North Florida. Her journey into ABA was inspired by her cousin, Miguel, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 1997. Michelle began her career as a technician in 2004, starting at the age of 18. By 2007, she founded a company offering behavioral-based babysitting services for children with Autism. Over time, this venture has grown into what is today South Florida Behavior, a comprehensive pediatric ABA center with locations in Miami, FL, and Weston, FL. In addition to her entrepreneurial endeavors, Michelle is one of the founders of THRIVE, the first post-secondary college support program for degree-seeking students with ASD in Florida, situated at the University of North Florida. She has also worked on mobile crisis teams and in institutional settings for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and dual diagnoses. Presently, Michelle serves as the President of SOFABA, the South Florida Chapter of FABA. She is also the founder and moderator for the Florida Medicaid ABA Facebook forum and is an elected Member-at-Large on the FABA board, completing her final year of her three-year term.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.