{
  "college": "santiago-canyon-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Vocational: Medical",
  "id": "behavior-technician-cc-spring-2025-cont-ed",
  "name": "Behavior Technician",
  "award": "Certificate of Completion",
  "department": "vocational-medical",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/program/behavior-technician-cc-spring-2025-cont-ed",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Behavior Technician Program prepares individuals for a certification exam and frontline work in the field of applied behavior analysis. This is an entry-level program designed to meet training national requirements for certification as a behavior technician. Classes in this certificate will cover defining behavior, teaching methodologies based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), prompting, generalization and maintenance, data collection for skill acquisition, Functional Behavior Assessment, Antecedent and Consequence Interventions, measurement, community and social skills, ethics and professionalism. Students who complete the program will learn the skills required to sit for any of the three nationally accredited behavior technician exams, such as Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT), Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT), and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).\n\n### Program Courses & Requirements"
    },
    {
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      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Behavior Technician, CC: Complete the following number of hours: 48",
          "units": "48"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VMED 080",
          "title": "Introduction to the Behavior Technician Program",
          "units": "24",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "VMED 081",
          "title": "Behavior Technician Certification Training",
          "units": "24",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Perform the duties of a behavior technician."
    }
  ]
}