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Guide How many RBTs can a BCBA supervise? Do the monthly math The BACB does not set a number of RBTs or trainees per supervisor. It sets a duty to take on only what you can supervise effectively, plus monthly minimums for every supervisee. Here is that math, worked. 10 min read · Oct 26, 2026NEW News Already protected: ABA Fieldwork Tracker’s rapid response to PHP2Shell When PHP2Shell made the news, ABA Fieldwork Tracker users were already protected, and within hours our team had further strengthened the app. How we responded, your records, and how we protect you. 4 min read · Oct 21, 2026NEW Guide What happened to the BACB Experience Tracker, and what to use now The BACB Experience Tracker was a free spreadsheet the BACB introduced in 2018, and it is no longer on bacb.com. Where it went, why old copies miss the 2027 rules, and the free tracker to use now. 8 min read · Oct 19, 2026NEW In the app Log your hours 30% faster with the new hour forms We rebuilt the fieldwork and RBT hour forms and measured the result: 30% less time per entry, nearly half the clicks and keystrokes, and a phone layout that makes logging right after a session easy. 5 min read · Oct 16, 2026NEW Guide How long does BCBA fieldwork take? The month-by-month math At the 160-hour monthly maximum, BCBA supervised fieldwork takes 13 calendar months; at 80 hours a month, 25. The month-by-month math for every 2027 pathway, the 20-hour floor and the five-year window. 8 min read · Oct 12, 2026 RBT guide Free RBT supervision log template, filled in as you log A free RBT supervision log template that fills itself in: log each day in one form, watch the month's four supervision checks, and sign the Monthly Supervision Record with your supervisor. 7 min read · Oct 5, 2026 RBT guide Who can supervise an RBT, and who can coordinate An RBT Supervisor may be a BCBA, BCBA-D or BCaBA with the 8-hour training completed first. An RBT Requirements Coordinator must be a BCBA. A BCaBA cannot hold that role. 6 min read · Sep 28, 2026 Guide Do non-billable hours as fieldwork actually count? Billable versus non-billable is a payroll distinction. Restricted versus unrestricted is the one the BACB uses. They are different axes, and confusing them is why trainees miscount in both directions. 6 min read · Sep 21, 2026 RBT guide RBT training and exam 2026: the Task List is obsolete Current RBT training follows the 2026 Curriculum Outline and the exam is built on the Test Content Outline, third edition. If your study guide names the Task List, it predates the change. 7 min read · Sep 14, 2026 RBT guide RBT recertification requirements: two years, 12 PDUs The annual competency assessment ends with your 2026 recertification. After that, RBT maintenance runs on a two-year cycle with 12 professional development units, and supervision cannot count toward them. 6 min read · Sep 7, 2026 RBT guide 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. 6 min read · Aug 31, 2026 RBT guide 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. 6 min read · Aug 24, 2026 RBT guide 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. 6 min read · Aug 17, 2026 RBT guide 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. 6 min read · Aug 10, 2026 News 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. 5 min read · Aug 7, 2026 Guide Is a BACB fieldwork tracker spreadsheet enough? A spreadsheet records hours perfectly well. What it cannot do is the month-by-month arithmetic that decides whether those hours count, or produce the form your supervisor signs. 6 min read · Aug 3, 2026 Guide 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. 6 min read · Jul 28, 2026 RBT guide 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. 5 min read · Jul 14, 2026 In the app 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. 4 min read · Jul 2, 2026 In the app 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. 4 min read · Jun 25, 2026 News 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. 3 min read · Jun 17, 2026 Compliance guide 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. 6 min read · Jun 9, 2026 News 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. 6 min read · Mar 9, 2026 RBT guide 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. 5 min read · Mar 2, 2026 Standards 2022 vs. 2027 BACB Standards: Every Change That Affects Your Fieldwork The BACB's 2027 fieldwork standards change the monthly cap, observations, contacts, BCBA concentrated supervision, and the BCaBA concentrated total. Every change, and which standard applies to you. 8 min read · Feb 23, 2026 Guide 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. 9 min read · Feb 16, 2026 Compliance guide 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. 7 min read · Feb 9, 2026