Behavioral health

Behavioral health roles

ABA practice (BCBA, RBT), direct support (DSP), school intervention, and counseling residencies. The credential ladder is explicit: DSP to RBT to BCBA, with BACB as the spine.

0 covered. 5 in flight. 5 total roles in this band.

Where to start

The roles a candidate new to behavioral health most often searches first.

  • Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) in flight (wave-1) via BACB
  • Direct Support Professional (DSP) in flight (wave-1) via NADSP
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in flight (wave-1) via BACB

All roles in this band

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in flight (wave-1)
    BLS SOC 21-1018 Source: BACB
  • Direct Support Professional (DSP) in flight (wave-1)
    BLS SOC 31-1122 Source: NADSP
  • Intervention Specialist in flight (wave-1)
    BLS SOC 25-2059 Source: state ed dept
  • Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) in flight (wave-1)
    BLS SOC 21-1018 Source: BACB
  • Residential Counselor in flight (wave-1)
    BLS SOC 21-1093 Source: AAMFT, ACA, NBCC

Credential and source surface

Hub content in this band cites these bodies at deep URLs. Empty space beats fabrication: when a credential source publishes nothing on a topic, the hub leaves the cell blank rather than guessing.

  • Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) BCBA, BCaBA, RBT certification, supervision hours, ethics code
  • National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) DSP certification, competencies, ethics
  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) MFT licensure, state-by-state requirements
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) NCC, CCMHC, MAC, NCSC certifications

Where companies hire

S/A-tier companies post for these roles at high volume.

Representative employers in this band:

  • Centria Autism
  • Hopebridge
  • Action Behavior Centers
  • Trumpet Behavioral Health

Common questions about behavioral health

What is the typical credential ladder in ABA practice?

Direct Support Professional (DSP) to Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) to Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). RBT requires a 40-hour training and BACB-administered competency assessment; BCBA adds a master's degree, supervised fieldwork hours, and the BACB board exam.

Where does resumegeni source ABA scope-of-practice claims?

Behavior Analyst Certification Board (bacb.com) for certification, supervision, and ethics. NADSP for DSP competencies. NBCC and AAMFT for the counseling and MFT residencies adjacent to ABA.

The complete list of roles ResumeGeni serves — covered, in-flight, parked, and refused — lives at /coverage. Every cell either ships or has a logged reason; coverage is a contract, not a backlog.