I wholeheartedly wish the goals for licensure were focused on does each certification meet the need for the field. Unfortunately, the BACB and its lobbying arm the APBA, are constantly making derogatory remarks regarding other certification boards including QABA and BICC. These statements require a factual based response and sometimes to defend we must show why the other board would not be a good fit as a standalone board. 

The goal should be a collaborative community by which various entities participate and work together. Until the BACB recognizes, like Virginia, that Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and other medical/mental health supervisors are qualified to provide supervision we are going to continue running into this problem.

The BACB is a closed off wall and they do not collaborate well with others.

I do disagree with anon when it comes to the statement about reviewing the standards of QABA or BICC for that matter. That has already been done. ANSI and NCCA have certified that QABA and BICC, respectively, meet the standards to issue certifications. They also meet various other administrative, structural, financial, etc... requirements.

To show anon about the diversity, here is the attachments from the BACB on BCBA's: