BCBAs must complete 4 ethics CEUs per 2-year cycle. They count toward your 32 total — browse 59 approved courses below.
Ethics CEUs are not in addition to your 32-CEU requirement. They are part of it. Your full breakdown: 4 ethics + 3 supervision (if supervising) + 25 general = 32 total. All can be from free, ACE-approved providers.
The BACB requires ethics CEUs to specifically address the Ethics Code or ethics as applied to behavior analysis. General clinical content — even if it touches on ethical considerations — typically does not qualify.
The BACB has signaled stronger emphasis on ethics education in recertification. If you're early in your certification cycle, completing ethics CEUs now gives you flexibility for the remaining general hours — and removes last-minute deadline risk.
Always verify current requirements at bacb.com. The BACB handbook is the authoritative source for any upcoming changes to the ethics mandate.
BCBAs must complete at least 4 ethics CEUs per 2-year certification cycle. These must cover the BACB Ethics Code or the direct application of ethics to behavior analysis practice.
Courses covering the BACB Ethics Code, ethical decision-making frameworks, client rights, informed consent, confidentiality, dual relationships, supervisory ethics, or professional responsibility — when offered by an ACE-approved provider.
Yes. Your 4 required ethics CEUs count as part of your 32 total — not in addition to them. Breakdown: 4 ethics + 3 supervision (if supervising) + 25 general = 32.
Yes. The ABA Clubhouse (BBC's free Skool community) hosts live ethics CEUs regularly, with on-demand recordings in its library. Several ACE providers in this catalog also offer free ethics courses. The BACB has no minimum cost requirement.
Yes. Online ethics CEUs are fully accepted — live, synchronous, or self-paced async — as long as the provider holds ACE (Authorized Continuing Education) status.
Failing to complete 4 ethics CEUs by your cycle end date results in ineligibility to recertify. You cannot renew your BCBA certification without meeting all CEU type requirements, including ethics.
Join The ABA Clubhouse — live CEU every Wednesday, ethics & supervision included, always free.
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