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Competencies of an applied behavior analyst contain the knowledge of what comprises socially significant behavior and technical skill to use an applicable assessment method to match assessment data with the intervention method. To conduct this, Practitioners need to ensure that they are measuring behavior and ascertain the behavior change is meeting the current goal. BCBA manipulates initial skill assessment (baseline assessment) before establishing the treatment for the client. Thus, acknowledged child abilities and deficits. Recording baseline measures, which BCBA can compare with whatever the numbers after the intervention has started, will assist numeral that. Also, a skills assessment is ongoing with treatment for which guidance to what skills enhance. Or they can replace problematic behavior for the client by the technical assessment behavior analyst has a strong background of a child and can start the treatment based on each learner's needs. However, specified the target behavior on the following: communication, academic, daily living, Social, and behavioral. VB- MAPP is very important in implementing the treatment. On Applied behavior analysis, the behavior should be treated according to their function, not what they look like. Besides, the technical assessment is valuable on parent training by showing them the baseline and the improvement of the child and what level he or she in.

Moreover, the skills assessment should be every six months to be submitted to the insurance and explain the child improvement comparing with the bassline line. Furthermore, The behavior technician can also be part of the assessments. For instance, in functional assessment or preference assessment so they can prob observe the client and collecting data.