What is ABA?
Applied Behaviour Analysis—or ABA—is an evidence-based approach to understanding how people learn, what influences behaviour, and how supportive environments can help meaningful skills develop.
ABA can support children, teens, and adults in building practical skills that matter in everyday life. Goals may focus on communication, daily routines, independence, flexibility, safety, self-advocacy, social participation, and other meaningful life skills.
At GBC, services begin with the person—not simply the behaviour. Goals are individualized and developed in collaboration with the person and their family. We focus on strengths, dignity, choice, and progress that makes a meaningful difference in real life.
An RBA is a Registered Behaviour Analyst.
Behaviour Analysts have been regulated health professionals in Ontario since July 1, 2024. To practise ABA and use the title Behaviour Analyst in Ontario, they must be registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario—or CPBAO.
An RBA may assess strengths and support needs, develop individualized goals and treatment plans, monitor progress, make clinical decisions, and supervise therapists providing direct ABA services.
All GBC ABA services are provided or clinically supervised by RBAs registered with the CPBAO. When a trained therapist provides direct sessions, the supervising RBA remains responsible for the assessment, treatment plan, clinical decisions, and monitoring of progress.
For more information on credentialing or regulation of Behaviour Analysis in Ontario, please visit the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario.
What about the BCBA credential?
BCBA is a professional certification issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board in the United States. Some Ontario RBAs also hold a BCBA credential. For families receiving ABA services in Ontario, registration with the CPBAO is the important credential to verify.
For more information on BCBA's, please visit the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
What is an RBA?
