I was going to be done responding to people and just share information but since another anonymous user (again should be a red flag for the board) addressed me I would like to respond.
First the respondent has many inaccurate claims.
Again, trying to tell other organizations they have to be exactly like the BACB will lead to the same problems the BACB has. But moreover, had the respondent looked they would have found that QABA has an entire operation in Africa working with people of color to get certified as practitioners. Can be seen here: https://qababoard.com/pages/qaba-in-africa/
QABA has an international standards committee made up of both men and women of color. See here: https://qababoard.com/pages/qaba-international-standards-committee/
The website is offered in 13 different languages supporting people around the world. Same with the coursework and exams. They are offered across the world to diverse backgrounds including both men and women of color.
The represent: The United States, Spain, Philippines, Africa, Nigeria, Ecuador, South Korea, India, Brazil, Czech Republic, Peru, Japan, Pakistan, Egypt, UAE, Poland, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia.
The BACB is pulling out of the international market making it more White Americans. Don't allow yourself to be fooled by misinformation. The BACB is doing nothing to fix this problem and it is a problem for the board because if the law gets struck down because the BACB discriminates against people of color that will cause issues for the board. See: https://www.bacb.com/global-certification/.
Further, the BACB is not attempting to fix the problem at all. They are actually making it more likely that it will be worse by pulling out of the international market. Organizations that represent other mental health fields like the NBCC have organizations across the world like EBCC in Europe. See: https://europeanbcc.eu/. There are US Citizens abroad to including military families, international students, and member of the families of the State Department who should be able to get certified while their families are serving our country.
Anon really does not want to talk about ethics while the BACB allows individuals that it certifies to send electric shocks through children in an attempt to change their behavior.
Also, had anon even done basic research he would have found the following resources on the QABA website. See:
https://qababoard.com/code-of-ethics/
https://qababoard.com/wp-content/uploads/Code-of-Ethics-03-25-21.pdf
https://qababoard.com/wp-content/uploads/QABA-Complaint-Form.pdf
Ultimately the QABA Board does not have the jurisdiction to prosecute such claims and so that would be left to the states or the federal government. It does seem odd that someone on behalf of the BACB did not address my previous statement about the electric current the BACB allows to go through the bodies of kids.
Traditionally, the individual wanting to file a complaint would do so with the Board of Medicine as they have the appropriate jurisdiction. They have an entire form dedicated to it here: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/PractitionerResources/Enforcement/
All anon had to do to locate that content was go to the about us section of the website. They took 30 seconds so they could write a negative review here.
Here are some other things to note:
ANSI accreditation - https://anabpd.ansi.org/Accreditation/FileServer.aspx?Dirtype%20=%20Attachment&Id=182217&File=QABA%20Certificate.pdf&type=cert
They had to meet these requirements: https://www.ihf-fih.org/resources/pdf/Conformity_assessment-General_requirements_for_bodies_operating_certification_of_persons.pdf
All in all. Another misguided individual attempting to hide behind the keyboard and attack other entities. It has no basis and Virginia law is clear. They clearly spend 30 seconds on the QABA website and then started writing.