Verbal Behavior CEUs for BCBAs
Verbal behavior: mands, tacts, intraverbals, autoclitics, and language programming.
Talks
The Use of Matrix Training to Teach Multi-Component Tacting Through Telehealth
Copper Consulting Group
Getting the Right Answer Isn’t Enough: Establishing Speaker–Listener Repertoires for Complex Learning
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Multiple Exemplar Instruction (MEI): Training for Generalization
Copper Consulting Group
Teaching WH-Questions Isn’t Enough: Building True Conditional Discrimination
The Behaviorist Bookclub
genArete: To Teach or not to Teach!
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Solving Clinical Challenges with Research
The Behaviorist Bookclub
5 Days of Manding Mastery
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Key concepts
All 25 Verbal Behavior guides →Plain-English guides written from the transcripts of the talks above.
- vb-mappVB-MAPP: What It Measures and How to Use It Well
A plain guide to the VB-MAPP for BCBAs and RBTs. Learn its three parts, what the research says, and how to use scores without checking boxes.
- motivating operationsMotivating Operations in ABA: Why Value Changes
Motivating operations change how much a reward is worth right now. See how BCBAs read them, use choice, and build real motivation.
- multiple exemplar trainingMultiple Exemplar Training: Teaching Skills That Stick
Multiple exemplar training teaches with varied examples so skills carry over to new people, places, and materials. See how experts use it in ABA.
- relational frame theoryRelational Frame Theory in Plain Terms
Relational frame theory explains how people link words and ideas. See how ABA experts use it to teach language, skills, and new reinforcers.
- echoicEchoic Skills: The Building Block of Vocal Language
An echoic is when a child repeats a sound or word they hear. Learn why echoic skills predict vocal talking and how to build them in ABA.
- establishing operationEstablishing Operations in ABA: Motivation Explained
An establishing operation makes a reward more valuable and drives behavior. Learn how EOs shape mand training, trust, sleep, and the research behind them.
- private eventsPrivate Events: Naming the Feelings Only You Can Sense
Private events are the feelings and body signals only one person can notice. See how behavior analysts help learners name and share them.
- autocliticAutoclitics: The Words That Frame What We Say
Autoclitics are the small words that qualify and frame verbal behavior. See how ABA experts teach autoclitic frames for questions, mands, and honest speech.
- eye contactEye Contact in ABA: Function Over Form
Why eye contact in ABA is about function, not form. Experts on joint control, culturally fair goals, and teaching it without force.
- augmentative and alternative communicationAAC in ABA: Giving Every Learner a Voice
Augmentative and alternative communication gives nonspeaking learners a voice through devices and boards. Learn how BCBAs and SLPs make AAC work together.
- picture exchange communication systemPECS: How the Picture Exchange System Works in ABA
A plain guide to the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): what it teaches, the six phases, and what the research says for BCBAs and families.
- prerequisite skills abaPrerequisite Skills in ABA: Why They Come First
Prerequisite skills are the building blocks a learner needs before a bigger goal. Learn how to check for them and pick the right teaching plan.
Speakers in Verbal Behavior
Providers hosting Verbal Behavior
Common questions
- Do free verbal behavior CEUs count for BCBAs?
- Yes. BCBAs need 32 CEUs every 2-year certification cycle, and most can be general learning CEUs. Free CEUs from an ACE provider count the same as paid ones. Every course here is presented through a verified BACB ACE provider, and your certificate lists the ACE provider number the BACB needs.
- What does the verbal behavior topic cover?
- Verbal behavior: mands, tacts, intraverbals, autoclitics, and language programming. Every talk in this hub is a recorded session from a verified ACE provider, and the guides below are written from those talks' transcripts.
- How do I get the certificate?
- Watch the recording and answer the attendance checks as they appear, then pass the short quiz. Your certificate is emailed instantly, with an audit PDF that documents your attendance if the BACB ever asks.
- How many verbal behavior CEUs can I earn here?
- Right now there are 7 courses in this topic worth 10 total credit hours, and new events are added as ACE providers host them on openceu.