What's the difference between an RBT, BCaBA, and BCBA?
A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) delivers therapy sessions directly with your child under supervision. A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) holds an undergraduate-level certification and works under the supervision of a BCBA. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) holds a graduate-level certification and is responsible for assessment, program design, supervision, and clinical decisions. At Believing is Achieving, your RBT runs sessions and your BCBA oversees the program.
Who you will actually meet
Most families interact with two people regularly. The Registered Behavior Technician is in your home for sessions, working directly with your child. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst is the clinician responsible for the program itself: the assessment, the goals, the strategies, the data review, and every clinical decision along the way. A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst holds an undergraduate-level certification and works under a BCBA's supervision where one is part of the team.
Supervision is the part that matters
A certification list tells you very little on its own. What tells you something is how often the BCBA is actually there. At Believing is Achieving, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst oversees your child's program — supervising sessions, reviewing data, updating goals, and meeting with you. Supervision follows best practices and exceeds minimum standards wherever possible.
That distinction is worth pressing any provider on. Minimum supervision standards exist, and meeting the minimum is not the same as running a program well. Ask how often a BCBA is in the home and who reviews the data between visits.
Consistency of the people, not just the roles
Your child will have designated staff who build real relationships and understand your family. We do not send unfamiliar therapists into your home. Consistency matters, and we treat it as a standard rather than a courtesy — which also means the person collecting session data knows your child well enough for that data to mean something.
You help choose them
Families here take part in selecting the therapist who comes into their home. It is your home and your child, and a good relationship between a child and their RBT is a clinical variable rather than a nicety. The BCBA overseeing the program is a clinician you can reach directly, and at this practice the owner is a BCBA as well.