Become the Confident Teacher Assistant
40-hour RBT training designed to meet the BACB's 2026 RBT training eligibility requirement and built specifically for Education Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Special Education Assistants, and school staff. Whether you're working toward RBT certification or simply want to feel competent with challenging behaviours, this cohort delivers both.
Open to the next cohort at $799 USD
Can be made in 2 payments of $399.50 USD
40 Hours of Training Built for How Schools Actually Work
Every example, every scenario, every role-play is set in a school. You'll leave prepared to work with more confidence in real classrooms.
Access to materials for 6 months
Backed by a 7-day refund — if the course isn't the right fit after Week 1, we'll refund you in full.
What's included:
Your Journey Starts July 11
Every Saturday, 8:00–9:30 AM PST. Miss a session? All live sessions are recorded.
Foundations: ABA in Your Classroom
By the end of Week 1, you'll be able to explain what ABA looks like in a school day and where your role fits within the service delivery model.
Introductions, community building, ABA foundations applied to the school day, service delivery role-play, and Q&A with Amanda.
Becoming a Data Detective
By the end of Week 2, you'll be collecting ABC data confidently during real classroom sessions and graphing it in a way your team can act on.
Live data collection practice with school scenarios, hands-on graphing workshop, preference assessment demos, functional assessment discussion.
Building Skills: Teaching Procedures
By the end of Week 3, you'll be able to set up a reinforcement system for a classroom and use prompting and fading to teach a new skill.
Reinforcement systems for classrooms, DTT/naturalistic teaching/chaining demos, prompting and fading practice, token economy design workshop.
Reducing Challenging Behaviour
By the end of Week 4, you'll have a toolkit of antecedent and differential reinforcement strategies for reducing challenging behaviours — and you'll know when to use each one.
Differential reinforcement role-play, extinction discussion, antecedent interventions for classrooms, crisis response planning.
Documentation, Reporting & Ethics
By the end of Week 5, you'll be able to write a clean session note, navigate FERPA/PIPA confidentiality questions, and recognize ethical edge cases before they become problems.
Session note writing practice, FERPA/PIPA confidentiality scenarios, ethics case studies, cultural humility and neurodiversity-affirming practice.
Your RBT Journey & Exam Prep
By the end of Week 6, you'll have a concrete plan for next steps — whether that's pursuing RBT certification or applying what you've learned in your existing role.
Certification walkthrough, mock exam review, competency assessment prep, course celebration, community connection, and ongoing support planning.
Amanda Broadway, BCBA, PhD
Amanda has spent over two decades working directly in schools, as a teacher and BCBA. She's worked in both public and independent schools, as a university instructor, and has trained hundreds of education staff. She knows what school staff face in classrooms because she's been there. When you have a question during this course, you'll be getting answers live and directly from Amanda.
ABA Teacher is an authorized continuing education provider.
Not All RBT Training is Equal
| Feature | ABA Teacher | Typical Self-Paced Course | University Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| School-based scenarios | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Live instructor-led cohort | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct BCBA instructor access (2 months) | ✓ | ✗ | Varies |
| School-relevant privacy content (PIPA/FIPPA) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Led by a school-based BCBA | ✓ | Varies | Varies |
| MTSS/PBIS Integration bonus module | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Price | $799 USD | $30–$150 | $1,500–$2,977 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Education Assistants (EAs), Teaching Assistants (TAs), Special Education Assistants (SEAs), and school staff who want to build real confidence with challenging behaviours. Some of our students are working toward RBT certification and use this course to satisfy the 40-hour training requirement. Others are not pursuing certification at all — they're here purely for professional development. Both paths are welcome, and the course is designed to serve both.
No. Many of our students take the course purely as professional development — they want stronger behaviour skills, but they aren't planning to sit the RBT exam. You'll still receive a certificate of completion for the 40-hour training, which many schools and districts recognize as continuing education.
Ontario residents should review current College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) requirements before using RBT-level training in practice. This course remains a 40-hour training option and is still valuable for professional development, but it does not itself authorize practice in Ontario. Contact Amanda if you have questions about how this course applies to your situation.
This course is built specifically for school environments — every example, scenario, and role-play happens in a classroom. You also get live instructor access for 2 months after the course and school-relevant privacy content, including PIPA/FIPPA.
You get 6 months of full access to all Thinkific course materials, including recorded sessions, downloads, and the community forum.
All live sessions are recorded and posted to Thinkific within 24 hours. You can watch asynchronously and still ask questions via the community forum.
No course can guarantee exam passage, but our exam prep module, mock review sessions, and competency prep are designed to set you up for success. Passing also depends on your study habits and practice.
The BACB is transitioning to a new credentialing model in 2027. Our curriculum is updated to meet current 2026 standards. We will continue to update materials as new information is released.
ABA Teacher is an ACE Provider (ACE Provider #OP-25-11401). CEU details will be shared with eligible professionals as course details are finalized.
Yes. RBT cohort enrollments are backed by a 7-day refund policy: if the course is not the right fit after Week 1, we will refund you in full, provided you have not accessed Week 2 content.
Ready to become a confident school-based RBT?
Join the July 11 cohort and get 2 months of direct access to Amanda after the course ends.