PA (IBHS)- INITIAL Training for BHTs & Behavior Techs (ALL)

Recorded initial-training topics for Pennsylvania BHTs and behavior technicians. Review the sessions and remaining requirements with your agency.

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Seventeen recorded sessions built around the topics the Pennsylvania syllabus names for a new BHT or behavior technician: what the job is, how behavior is assessed and taught, ethics, working with families, and the day-to-day of an IBHS case. $99 for 6 months of access. A new hire can start the same afternoon and finish on their own schedule.

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Pennsylvania DHS's published IBHS training approval process lists training offered by a BACB Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) provider as already considered approved by the Department. Special Learning is a BACB ACE provider (OP-14-2437). Your agency confirms which completed sessions and documented clock hours fit your role and staff training plan. This library does not by itself establish completion of the full initial-training requirement; review the topic limits below. Obtain CPSL mandated-reporting and first-aid training from the providers specified in the DHS process.

PA IBHS

Initial BHT/BT Training

This training course is for practitioners who work as BHTs, Behavior Techs, RBT®s, etc. who have limited to no experience working with individuals with developmental, mental and other disabilities (to include ASD).

What this training covers, and what it does not

55 Pa. Code § 5240.73(c) requires a BHT with no prior BHT experience to complete at least 30 hours of Department-approved training that includes eight specified topics, before providing services independently.

This course does NOT cover these § 5240.73(c) topics. You must obtain them separately:

• Crisis intervention skills, including risk management, de-escalation techniques and safety planning — § 5240.73(c)(2)
• Child and adolescent development — § 5240.73(c)(4). The included “Introduction to Human Development” module does not satisfy this requirement.
• Serious emotional disturbance — § 5240.73(c)(5). The included “Introduction to Developmental and Mental Health Diagnoses” module does not satisfy this requirement.
• Child Protective Services Law and mandated reporting — § 5240.73(c)(1). Act 31 Online Training is provided by the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work (3 hours): https://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/researchtraining/child-welfare-programs/act-31-line-training
• First aid, universal precautions and safety — § 5240.73(c)(7)

We do not hold your training records with the Department, and we cannot tell you whether you have met § 5240.73(c). Please check the full text of the regulation and your own records.

Whether your agency accepts this training toward § 5240.73(c) is determined by your agency under § 5240.13(c). Please confirm with them.

This training bundle includes:

1. RBT® 2.0 40-Hour Online Training Course- Module 3: Comprehensive Overview of ABA Techniques- Back to the Basics

2. Severe Problem Behavior

3. Ensuring Treatment Integrity

4. Introduction to Human Development

5. Social Skills Part 1: Toddler to Preschool Social Skills

6. Social Skills Part 2: Elementary Social Skills Predictors of Future Success

7. Introduction to Developmental and Mental Health Diagnoses

8. Peer Mediated Interventions: More Than Just Play Skills

9. RBT® 2.0 40-Hour Online Training Course- Module 2: Section F (Part I)- Role of an RBT and Career Advancement

10. Psychotropic Medications and Side Effects

11. 2022 BCBA Ethics Code in Practice: Responsibility as a Professional

12. Mand Training- Effective Methods to Teach Functional Communication

13. ABA in Practice - Session 1: Overview of ABA and the course

14. Intro to Strategies to Increase Beginner Classroom Participation Skills

15. Psychopharmacology - Module 3: PsyPharm & Autism

16. Collaboration Series- Module 3: EDUCATORS & ABA

17. Ethics: Review of Ethics and Changes in Professional and Compliance Code

If you are taking this course, you may also be required to complete the following courses. Please refer to your employing agency. 

Additional RBT® 40-hour Course (completed prior to working with clients)

Additional 24-hour Training Sequence Course for those without experience in the field (completed within 6-months of your hire date)

If your organization would like a customized program to meet your organization's state-mandated training or other needs, please reach out to our Customer Support team at contact@special-learning.com and we will work with you to create a customized solution.

What else you get

• And with our SWAP feature, you can change out any topic you may have already taken for another from our extensive list. You never pay for a repeat you cannot use.