Licensed Behavior Analyst

A “Professional License” is based on the legal permission of a governmental agency to engage in a regulated activity. Regulated activities for professional licensure are generally a specified set of behaviors that define or belong to a profession, often articulated within the “scope of practice” of that profession found in the legislation developed to create such a license standard. The overarching purpose of licensure is to protect the public by requiring minimum standards to engage in a profession and by informing the public who has met those standards. Mandatory governmental regulations are designed to protect consumers from inadequately trained and unethical practitioners and give consumers legal recourse should malpractice occur. For professions that require specialized education and training, licensure establishes legally enforceable standards that restrict practice to qualified individuals who have met specific qualifications in education and supervised work experience and have...