ACQ Accreditation Workshop for Healthcare Organizations

Abstract

Individuals impacted by autism deserve access to the highest level of care to help them reach their full potential. Interventions based in applied behavior analysis (ABA) are widely recognized by numerous scientific, professional, and governmental organizations as the most effective form of treatment for autism. However, there are significant barriers preventing patients from accessing high-quality ABA services. These challenges range from provider expertise and availability to misplaced financial incentives to standardization of practices within the industry. The field is at a critical juncture where it needs to embrace quality standards from a trusted source. The Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ) is the only non-profit accreditation program for applied behavior analysis (ABA) service providers. ACQ accreditation is a designation of quality available to any eligible healthcare organization regardless of their membership status with the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP). During this workshop, attendees will be introduced to ACQ’s accreditation standards and the application process.

3 BACB Ethics CEUs are offered for participation in the webinar

Workshop Leader

Erick Dubuque, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D Dr. Dubuque serves as the Director of the Autism Commission on Quality’s (ACQ) industry-wide accreditation program designed to promote quality care for individuals with autism. He is a former assistant professor with over a decade of experience coordinating, advising, teaching, and supervising students across three graduate training programs in applied behavior analysis domestically and internationally. His professional, voluntary, and scholarly activities have centered around quality control in the training and application of behavior analysis. As an accreditation administrator, expert witness, licensure board chair, and consultant, Dr. Dubuque has shaped legislation, regulations, and policies designed to protect the public and increase access to effective and ethical applied behavior analytic services for individuals with autism.