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18 in-depth articles covering BACB® compliance strategy, tracker comparisons, certification standards, and practical advice for fieldwork candidates and supervisors.
RBT recertification requirements: two years, 12 PDUs
The annual Renewal Competency Assessment is gone. RBT maintenance now runs on a two-year cycle with 12 professional development units, and supervision cannot count toward them.
Three RBT supervision myths that will cost you months
No, your first hours do not need 100% supervision. No, it does not drop to 2% after ninety days. And the 50% group cap belongs to fieldwork, not to RBT supervision.
RBT supervision documentation: what the record must contain
The BACB publishes no official monthly RBT supervision form, but it does specify what your record must contain and how long it is kept. Here is the full list, and who retains it.
RBT supervision at multiple employers: nothing pools
Working as an RBT at two organizations splits your supervision requirement in two. It is met separately at each site and cannot be pooled, so a healthy combined total can hide a failing month.
How RBT hours toward BCBA fieldwork actually count
The same worked hour can count as RBT service and as BCBA fieldwork experience, and that is not double-dipping. Why the two tracks are separate, and what does not carry across.
The supervisor Activity feed and Analytics are live
The new supervisor Activity feed shows your trainees' hour entries as they happen, and the Analytics page turns your whole caseload into clear trends. Both are live now in ABA Fieldwork Tracker, free for supervisors.
Is a BACB fieldwork tracker spreadsheet enough?
A spreadsheet records hours perfectly well. What it cannot do is the monthly, per-organization arithmetic that decides whether those hours count, or produce the form your supervisor signs.
Import past fieldwork hours without losing your history
Switching trackers should not cost you a year of logged hours. How Import Hours brings your past months in as verifiable monthly summaries, and the two constraints worth knowing first.
RBT supervision tracking is live in ABA Fieldwork Tracker
RBT ongoing supervision tracking is now live in ABA Fieldwork Tracker, and it is free: log your sessions and supervision, connect with your supervisor, and stay audit-ready.
Audit-ready fieldwork reports: notes, summaries, one button
Your monthly report can now carry your hour entry notes and supervision activity summaries, generated from one Report button that works on your phone. How v1.3 makes fieldwork reports audit-ready.
Fieldwork data ownership: your hours are your career
Export Hours is live: download all of your logged fieldwork, or a single month, as a CSV. Why we built it, and why fieldwork data ownership is the standard this field should demand from every tool.
ABA Fieldwork Tracker is live: register free and start today
ABA Fieldwork Tracker is live. As of today anyone can register for free and start tracking BACB fieldwork hours, with no credit card and no ads.
Restricted vs. unrestricted hours: what BCBA trainees need to know
Restricted and unrestricted hours decide whether your BCBA fieldwork counts. What each category includes, why the same activity can be either, and how the 60 percent rule is actually measured.
BACB 2025 Data: The Field Is Growing Faster Than Its Pipeline
The BACB 2025 data is out: 246,109 RBTs, 81,566 BCBAs, and a first-time BCBA exam pass rate that fell to 51 percent. What the numbers mean if you are in the pipeline.
RBT requirements: certification, then monthly supervision
RBTs have their own certification and supervision requirements. What the 2026 RBT path involves, what every month asks once you are certified, and how to track it all free.
2022 vs. 2027 BACB Standards: Every Change That Affects Your Fieldwork
The BACB updated its fieldwork standards, and the changes are not cosmetic. Hour caps, observations, contacts, and supervision percentages all shifted. Every change, and which standard applies to you.
The Complete Guide to Choosing a BACB Fieldwork Tracker
Your fieldwork tracker holds months or years of irreplaceable data. What actually matters when you choose one: real-time compliance validation, data ownership, pathway coverage, and supervisor access.
7 Fieldwork Compliance Mistakes That Cost Candidates Months
Compliance problems build quietly, month after month, until you are hundreds of hours behind where you thought you were. The seven mistakes that cost candidates the most time, and how to avoid each one.
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