Dr. Martti T. Tuomisto has designed a program of studies for 20 to 30 participants to learn behavior analysis well enough to become Board Certified. The course will include 210 hours of education and proceed during two years’ time to ensure careful and comprehensive learning. The course will adhere to empirically validated behavioral principles and philosophical premises. This will be done by using the recommendations of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (task lists and content areas) and texts that have been used in earlier courses leading to certification (e.g., the general texts described in BACB recommendations). Dr. Tuomisto will continue writing a Finnish text on functional behavior analysis and add text to ensure that the terms and concepts will be accurately and correctly used and translated into Finnish. Three professors will be responsible for the course: Martti T. Tuomisto, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Raimo Lappalainen, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, and Tero Timonen, Psy.D., Adjunct Professor.
Upon completion, students will serve their employers and clients and form a network of skilled behavior analysts. Some of the participants will be university teachers of behavior analysis and will disseminate their knowledge to others in Finland.
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