Welcome to THRIVE's RBT training curriculum! This curriculum is designed to provide training to Registered Behavior Technician candidates.


Throughout this curriculum, you will complete 14 modules, a series of quizzes, and 5 comprehensive tests. Once you have completed this curriculum, you will be ready to move to the next steps in becoming a certified RBT. Good luck and enjoy!

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Welcome
  • 2

    Module 1

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Foundational Concepts

    • What is Behavior?

    • Examples of Behavior

    • Application

    • Talking about Behavior

    • Environment and Stimulus

    • Antecedents and Consequences

    • Next Steps

    • Quiz 1

    • Quiz 1 Follow Up

    • Behavior Modification

    • Applied Behavior Analysis

    • Applied Behavior Analysis 2

    • Applied Behavior Analysis 3

    • Characteristics of ABA

    • Additional Characteristics of ABA

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms - Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 3

    Module 2

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

    • Autism Spectrum Disorder

    • Diagnostic Criteria

    • Social Communication and Interaction

    • Restricted and Repetitive Patterns

    • Stereotyped Behaviors

    • Stereotyped Behaviors 2

    • Every Individual is Unique

    • Facts about ASD

    • Cause and Treatment

    • Quiz 1

    • Autism and ABA

    • ABA and IBI

    • IBI

    • Specialized Training

    • BACB

    • Role of a RBT

    • Responsibilities of an RBT

    • Limitations of an RBT

    • Example 1

    • Example 2

    • Next Steps

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 4

    Module 3

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • ABC Contingency

    • Reinforcement

    • Real-Life Reinforcement

    • Positive Reinforcement 1

    • Positive Reinforcement 2

    • Positive Reinforcement 3

    • Positive Reinforcement 4

    • Positive Reinforcement 5

    • Positive Reinforcement Example

    • Unconditioned/Conditioned PR

    • Conditioned Positive Reinforcement

    • Quiz 1

    • Negative Reinforcement 1

    • Negative Reinforcement 2

    • Aversive Stimuli

    • Negative Reinforcement 3

    • Unconditioned/Conditioned NR

    • Negative Reinforcement vs. Punishment

    • Punishment Procedures

    • Subtypes of Reinforcement

    • Next Step

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 5

    Module 4

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Determining Reinforcers

    • Motivating Operations 1

    • Motivating Operations 2

    • Establishing Operations

    • Abolishing Operations

    • Motivating Operations 3

    • Motivating Operations 4

    • Discovering Preferences

    • Quiz 1

    • Preference Assessments

    • Sampling Example

    • Single Stimulus Preference Assessment

    • SSPA Example

    • Paired Choice Preference Assessment

    • Paired Choice Example

    • Multiple Stimuli Preference Assessment

    • MSWO Example

    • Pairing 1

    • Pairing 2

    • Pairing 3

    • Gaining Instructional Control

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 6

    Test 1

    • Introduction

    • Test 1
  • 7

    Module 5

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Stimulus Control

    • Stimulus Control 2

    • Stimulus Control 3

    • Discriminative Stimulus

    • Stimulus-Delta

    • Stimulus-Delta for Punishment

    • Discriminitation Training

    • Discrimination Training 2

    • Discrimination Training 3

    • Quiz 1

    • Skill Acquisition Assessments

    • Role of the RBT during Assessments

    • Probe Assessment Example

    • Guidelines for Skill Acquisition Assessments

    • Skill Acquisition Plans

    • SAP - Goal

    • SAP - Environmental Set-Up

    • SAP - Material List

    • SAP - Teaching Procedures

    • SAP - Target Response

    • SAP - Reinforcement

    • SAP - Data Collection

    • SAP - Mastery Criteria and Revision Criteria

    • SAP - Generalization and Maintenance

    • Next Steps

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 8

    Module 6

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Overview of DTT and NET

    • DTT

    • DTT 2

    • Quick Responding

    • Preparing for DTT

    • Implementing DTT

    • DTT Example 1

    • DTT Example 2

    • DTT Example

    • Mass Trial Teaching

    • Mixed Trial Teaching

    • Mass Trial vs. Mixed Trial

    • Quiz

    • NET

    • NET 2

    • Preparing for NET

    • NET and Motivation

    • Example of NET

    • Example of NET 2

    • NET Example

    • Notes about NET

    • Quiz 2

    • Verbal Behavior

    • Verbal Operants

    • Function of Verbal Behavior

    • Echoic

    • Mand

    • Mand Example

    • Receptive Identification

    • Receptive Identification Example

    • Tact

    • Tact Example

    • Intraverbal

    • Intraverbal Example

    • Feature, Function and Class

    • Next Steps

    • Quiz 3

    • Key Terms: Definitions Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 9

    Module 7

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Introduction

    • Prompt

    • Stimulus Prompts

    • Extra-Stimulus Prompts

    • Fading Stimulus Prompts

    • Response Prompts

    • Physical Prompt

    • Model Prompt

    • Gestural Prompt

    • Verbal Prompt

    • Using Prompts

    • Errorless Teaching

    • Prompt Hierarchy

    • Prompt Dependency

    • Most-to-Least Prompting

    • Most-to-Least Prompting 2

    • MTL Prompting Example

    • Least-to-Most Prompting

    • Least-to-Most Prompting 2

    • LTM Prompting Example

    • Time Delay

    • Time Delay Example

    • Stimulus Fading and Graduated Guidance

    • Quiz 1

    • Shaping

    • Example of Shaping

    • How to Use Shaping 1

    • How to Use Shaping 2

    • Tips for Successful Shaping

    • Quiz 2

    • Chained Behaviors

    • Task Analysis

    • Chaining

    • Forward Chaining

    • Example of Forward Chaining 1

    • Example of Forward Chaining 2

    • Backward Chaining

    • Example of Backward Chaining 1

    • Example of Backward Chaining 2

    • Total Task Presentation

    • Example of Total Task Presentation 1

    • Example of Total Task Presentation 2

    • Note about Reinforcement

    • Which Type to Use?

    • Quiz 3

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 10

    Test 2

    • Introduction

    • Test 2
  • 11

    Module 8

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Review

    • Continuous Schedules of Reinforcement

    • Continuous Schedule of Reinforcement Example

    • Intermittent Schedule of Reinforcement

    • Ratio and Interval Schedules

    • Fixed and Variable Schedules

    • Examples of Schedules of Reinforcement

    • Fixed Ratio (FR)

    • Fixed Interval (FI)

    • Variable Ratio (VR)

    • Variable Interval (VI)

    • Schedule Thinning and Ratio Strain

    • Quiz 1

    • Token Economy

    • Example of Token Economies

    • Preparing a Token Board

    • Implementing a Token System 1

    • Implementing a Token System 2

    • Token Economy Example

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 12

    Module 9

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Generalization 1

    • Generalization 2

    • Why is Generalization Important?

    • Planning for Generalization

    • Ways to Generalize

    • Across Settings

    • Different Environments

    • Different Environments - Strategies

    • Different Stimuli

    • Different Stimuli - Strategies

    • Different People

    • Different People - Strategies

    • Across Responses

    • Comparison

    • Across Responses - Strategies

    • Quiz 1

    • Generalization Over Time

    • Response Maintenance - Strategies

    • Assessing Response Maintenance

    • Additional Strategies for Promoting Generalization

    • Final Thought

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 13

    Test 3

    • Introduction

    • Test 3
  • 14

    Module 10

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Problem Behaviors

    • Form vs. Function

    • Functions of Behavior

    • Attention

    • Attention - Video Example

    • Escape

    • Escape - Video Example

    • Tangible

    • Tangible - Video Example

    • Automatic

    • Automatic - Video Example

    • Function and Reinforcement 1

    • Function and Reinforcement 2

    • Describing the Behavior

    • Quiz 1

    • Determining the Function

    • Indirect Methods

    • Direct Methods

    • ABCs of Problem Behavior

    • Antecedents and Consequences

    • Evaluating Antecedents 1

    • Evaluating Antecedents 2

    • Evaluating Consequences

    • Collecting ABC Data

    • Narrative ABC Recording

    • Structured ABC Recording

    • Pattern Analysis

    • Functional Analysis

    • Conditions of a FA

    • Attention and Escape

    • Tangible and Alone

    • Control Condition

    • Role of RBT in a FA

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 15

    Module 11

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Review: Functions of Behavior

    • Behavioral Intervention Plan

    • Target Behavior

    • Definition of Target Behavior

    • Antecedents, Setting Events and Function

    • Intervention

    • Data Collection

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies: Escape Behavior 1

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies: Escape Behavior 2

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies: Escape Behavior 3

    • Behavioral Momentum

    • Premack Principle

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies: Tangible Behavior

    • Antecedent-Based Strategies: Automatic Behavior

    • Non-Contingent Reinforcement 1

    • Non-Contingent Reinforcement 2

    • Non-Contingent Reinforcement 3

    • Quiz 1

    • Consequence-Based Strategies

    • Extinction

    • Extinction: Attention Behavior

    • Extinction: Escape Behavior

    • Extinction: Tangible Behavior

    • Extinction: Automatic Behavior

    • Factors Impacting Effectiveness

    • Extinction vs. Ignoring

    • Extinction Effects

    • Extinction Burst

    • Spontaneous Recovery

    • Differential Reinforcement

    • Examples of Differential Reinforcement

    • Types of Differential Reinforcement

    • DRI

    • DRA and FCT

    • DRO

    • Quiz 2

    • Behaviors Not in the BIP

    • Crisis and Emergency Protocol 1

    • Crisis and Emergency Protocol 2

    • Sample BIPs

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 16

    Test 4

    • Introduction

    • Test 4
  • 17

    Module 12

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Measuring Behavior

    • Operational Definitions

    • Who Collects Data?

    • Where is Data Collected?

    • When is Data Collected?

    • Types of Measurement

    • Continuous Measurement

    • Frequency 1

    • Frequency 2

    • Frequency Practise 1

    • Frequency Practise 2

    • Rate 1

    • Rate 2

    • Duration

    • Latency

    • Inter-Response Time

    • Quiz 1

    • Discontinuous Measurement

    • Interval Recording

    • Partial Interval Recording 1

    • Partial Interval Recording 2

    • Whole Interval Recording 1

    • Whole Interval Recording 2

    • Momentary Time Sampling 1

    • Momentary Time Sampling 2

    • Percentage of Opportunities

    • Permanent Product Recording

    • Determining which Type to Use

    • Preparing for Data Collection

    • Preparing a Data Sheet

    • Visual Displays of Data

    • Line Graphs 1

    • Line Graphs 2

    • Line Graphs 3

    • Line Graphs 4

    • Line Graphs 5

    • Line Graphs 6

    • Creating Graphs

    • Quiz 2

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 18

    Module 13

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Professional and Ethical Compliance Code

    • Responsible Conduct

    • Competence and Professional Development

    • Passing the RBT Exam

    • Integrity

    • Professional Relationships

    • Multiple Relationships 1

    • Multiple Relationships 2

    • Types of Multiple Relationships

    • Gifts from Clients

    • Dealing with Multiple Relationships

    • Exploitative Relationships

    • Responsibility to Clients

    • Client Dignity 1

    • Client Dignity 2

    • Client's Rights

    • Consent

    • Confidentiality 1

    • Confidentiality 2

    • Confidentiality Example

    • Breaching Confidentiality

    • Disclosures

    • Quiz 1

    • Documenting Professional Work

    • Documenting Work - Session Notes

    • 1. Transitions

    • 2. Attention

    • 3. Effective Reinforcers

    • 4. Compliance

    • 5. Skill Acquisition

    • 6. General Behavior

    • 7. Summary Statement

    • Tips for Writing Session Notes

    • Sample Session Note

    • Additional Examples

    • Reporting Other Variables

    • Maintaining Records and Data

    • Maintaining Records and Data - Examples

    • Responsibility to BACB 1

    • Responsibility to BACB 2

    • Quiz 2

    • Other Parts of the Code

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 19

    Module 14

    • Introduction

    • Key Terms

    • Professional Behavior of Behavior Analysts

    • Communicating with Stakeholders

    • Communicating with Parents and Family Members

    • Communicating with Supervisors

    • Time Management

    • Quiz 1

    • ABA Research

    • Treatment Adherence

    • Barrier to Treatment Adherence

    • Strategies for Increasing Treatment Adherence

    • Understanding Role on Treatment Team

    • Supervision

    • Accepting and Using Feedback 1

    • Accepting and Using Feedback 2

    • Seeking Feedback

    • Occupational Burnout

    • Occupational Burnout in ABA Professionals

    • Signs of Occupational Burnout

    • Preventing and Minimizing Occupational Burnout

    • Proper Training

    • Supervision and Support

    • Positive Work Environment and Effective Group Function

    • Finding Your Niche

    • Setting Realistic Expectations

    • Proper Data Collection

    • Rest and Relaxation

    • Professional Development

    • Professional Development Opportunities

    • Certification

    • Key Terms: Definition Review

    • Summary

    • References
  • 20

    Test 5

    • Introduction

    • Test 5
  • 21

    Practice Test

    • Introduction

    • Practice Test
  • 22

    Conclusion

    • Congratulations!