US$ 50,000 · 270-hour program
International Behavior Analyst (IBA) Qualification Program | 270 Hours
Learn the concepts, apply the skills and grow your professional competence in applied behavior analysis
A complete 270-hour online program in six modules, with case studies, practical activities, practice tests and follow-up with the trainer, preparing you for the International Behavior Analyst – IBA pathway. Recorded lectures plus a live session every week — on its own or with 75 hours of professional supervision.
270 learning hours · 6 modules · online · live every Wednesday · with or without supervision
From US$ 50,000 · pay in full or in 4 equal payments
Note: the IBA credential is issued by IBAO, not by ABA 4 Change, and completing the program does not grant it automatically.
What’s included?
- 270 learning hours in 6 modules
- Recorded lectures for every module
- A live session with the trainer every Wednesday
- Case studies and an applied project per module
- A practice test after every module
- ABA 4 Change 270-hour certificate of completion
Who is it for?
Who is the IBA 270-hour program for?
This program is designed for ABA practitioners, behavior modification specialists, psychology and special education professionals, and practitioners holding credentials such as the IBT or RBT who want to deepen their knowledge and prepare for the International Behavior Analyst (IBA) pathway. Please check the official eligibility requirements independently.
It suits you if you are:
- Working in ABA or behavior modification
- A psychology or special education professional
- An IBT or RBT holder looking for the next step
- Preparing for the international IBA credential
It may not suit you if:
- You expect to receive the IBA automatically on completing the program
- You don’t hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent (an IBAO requirement)
- You need someone to provide your fieldwork placement — the program does not
What is the IBA?
The International Behavior Analyst – IBA is an international professional credential for behavior analysts, issued by the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO). This program covers the educational part of the pathway; supervised practice, supervision, skills testing and the exam follow IBAO’s requirements (see requirements).
Two offers, one curriculum
The program on its own, or with professional supervision
Same curriculum, hours and dates in both offers: recorded lectures you watch when it suits you, plus a live session with the trainer every Wednesday 6:00–8:00 PM Istanbul time. The difference is professional supervision.
01
The training program – 270 hours
Without supervision
For those who already have a qualified supervisor or an employer providing supervision, or who want to finish the educational part first and arrange supervision later.
- Recorded lectures for every module
- A live session every Wednesday: Q&A, case discussion and review
- Activities, case studies and an applied project per module
- A practice test after every module, plus a capstone
- ABA 4 Change 270-hour certificate of completion
02
Program + professional supervision
With 75 supervision hours
For those who need structured supervision during the fieldwork hours the IBA requires.
Everything in the training program, plus:
- 75 hours of professional supervision to IBAO requirements (30 observing, 30 non-observing, 15 of either)
- Supervision alongside your fieldwork hours, under a separate supervision agreement
- Support documenting your supervision hours
Compare the offers
| Feature | Program | Program + supervision |
|---|---|---|
| 270 learning hours in 6 modules | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recorded lectures | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live session every Wednesday 6:00–8:00 PM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Case studies, activities and a project per module | ✓ | ✓ |
| Practice test after every module | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capstone with individual feedback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verifiable 270-hour certificate of completion | ✓ | ✓ |
| 75 professional supervision hours (IBAO requirements) | — | ✓ |
| Support documenting supervision hours | — | ✓ |
| Fee | US$ 50,000 | US$ 157,400 |
Curriculum
What will you learn? 6 modules – 270 hours
Every module has clear learning outcomes and an applied project that links the concept to practice. Teaching is in Arabic, with professional terms in English.
01Basic Concepts of Behavior Analysis45 hours
- Automatic reinforcement, operant and respondent conditioning
- Establishing and abolishing operations and motivation
- Reinforcement, punishment, extinction and schedules of reinforcement
- Stimulus control, discrimination and generalization
- Verbal behavior and related concepts
- A live group session reviewing the concepts and skills checklist
- Applied project: Build a short behavioral scenario with an operational definition, a reinforcement schedule and a generalization step.
02Measuring Behavior, Collecting and Analyzing Data40 hours
- Writing observable, measurable behavior definitions
- Frequency, rate and permanent-product measures
- Time sampling, whole- and partial-interval recording
- Discrete trials and measuring skills with cold probes
- Graphing data and analyzing trends and changes
- A live session practising recording and analyzing results
- Applied project: Analyze a sample data set with more than one measurement method, then graph it and write an interpretation.
03Experimental Designs and Functional Relations35 hours
- Single-case designs: ABAB reversal, multiple baseline and multielement designs
- Independent and dependent variables
- Functional relations between intervention and behavior
- Reading graphs and interpreting phase changes
- Live case simulations applying the designs
- Applied project: Design a hypothetical behavioral study, graph its results and write a conclusion on whether a functional relation exists.
04Behavioral Assessment and Language Skills Assessment35 hours
- Functions of behavior and observation methods
- Telling correlation from causation
- Functional analysis
- Introduction to the ABLLS and VB-MAPP
- Introduction to the AFLS and assessing skill generalization
- A live functional behavior assessment (FBA) simulation
- Applied project: Write a hypothetical functional assessment report with the behavioral hypothesis and the rationale for the assessment tool chosen.
05Behavioral Interventions, Teaching Methods and Generalization75 hours
- Shaping, chaining and behavioral momentum
- Differential reinforcement (DRA, DRI, DRO) and functional communication training (FCT)
- Extinction, antecedent strategies and modeling
- Discrete trial teaching (DTT), natural environment teaching (NET), behavioral skills training (BST) and pivotal response training (PRT)
- Prompting, prompt fading and errorless teaching
- Classroom and group strategies
- Planning for generalization and maintenance
- Live practice on a skill-acquisition plan and a behavior-reduction plan
- Applied project: Write a full intervention plan for a given case: teaching a skill, addressing a target behavior and planning generalization.
06Professional Ethics, Skill Integration and Final Guidance40 hours
- IBAO ethical guidelines and problem-solving models
- Group case discussions
- Individual feedback with reports on strengths and areas to develop
- Working on the final capstone project
- Exam-style question practice and live review
- Applied project: Capstone: analyze an anonymized real or hypothetical case — target behavior, functional assessment, intervention plan, ethical considerations and a reflective report after individual feedback.
Follow-up & assessment
How we follow your progress
01
A live session every week
Q&A and case discussion every Wednesday 6:00–8:00 PM Istanbul time.
02
Practice test per module
A mock exam to help you review. It is practice, not the official exam.
03
Activities & applied projects
Short tasks for each module that turn concepts into practice.
04
Capstone project
Brings behavior assessment, intervention and ethics together in one case.
05
Individual feedback
On your performance and areas to develop in the final stage.
06
270-hour certificate
From ABA 4 Change, with a unique verifiable number, once attendance and assessments are met.
Your certificate
A 270-hour certificate anyone can verify, any time
When you complete the program and its assessments, you receive a 270-hour certificate of completion from ABA 4 Change in your name, with your completion date and a unique certificate number any employer or organisation can check directly on our website.
ABA 4 Change is listed in IBAO’s directory of Approved Content Providers (ACP) under IBA® providers.
The ABA 4 Change certificate of completion is not the IBA credential; IBAO issues the IBA once its requirements are met.
IBA requirements
What else does the IBA require after the program?
Based on IBAO’s published requirements (October 2026). Always check the official site, as requirements can change.
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Degree and route
A bachelor’s degree or regional equivalent (two years of post-secondary education), then one of IBAO’s two routes: the Master’s/Graduate route, or the Experience route with two candidate projects.
02
After your studies
- 1,500 practice hours (600 implementing, 600 programming, 300 of either)
- 75 supervision hours (30 observing, 30 non-observing, 15 of either)
- Candidate Skills Testing
- Registering with IBAO and passing the IBA exam
The practice and supervision figures apply to candidates registering with IBAO from 1 October 2025.
Important: academic follow-up is not credential supervision
Your studies include case discussions, academic guidance and individual feedback. These are educational services within the 270 curriculum hours. They do not automatically count as qualifying IBA supervision hours. Professional supervision is a separate service that needs an agreement with a qualified supervisor, eligible fieldwork, and supervision hours documented to IBAO standards. The “Program + professional supervision” offer provides 75 supervision hours under a separate agreement.
Your journey, step by step
From the program to the IBA credential
01
Check eligibility
Make sure the IBA pathway fits your degree and career plan.
02
Complete the program
Recorded lectures, weekly live sessions, activities, practice tests and the capstone.
← This is the stage ABA 4 Change delivers
03
Practice and supervision
Complete 1,500 practice hours, 75 supervision hours and skills testing to IBAO requirements.
← The “Program + supervision” offer provides the supervision hours
04
Apply and sit the exam
Apply for the credential and the exam through IBAO once you meet the requirements.
Important: the IBA credential is issued by the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO), not by ABA 4 Change. Attending or completing the program does not grant the credential automatically. IBAO registration and exam fees are separate from the program fee.
Your trainer
Dr. Mayada Elsabah
A specialist in child psychology, applied behavior analysis, training and professional supervision, with experience training professionals and working with children and families across educational and community settings.
Founder & CEO – ABA 4 Change
PsyD in Child Psychology
- PsyD
- QBA
- IBA
- BCCS
Start date
Your group
A new group starts at least one week after its first registration, so we can prepare it well. If a group is already booked or has only just started, you can join it straight away and we’ll help you catch up on what you missed. Recorded lectures are available to you between the live sessions.
Live every Wednesday
Starts
Wednesday 28 October
6:00 – 8:00 PM Istanbul time (GMT+3)
Times are shown in your local time zone (sessions run on Istanbul time, GMT+3) · your joining link arrives before the first session.
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Fees
Start your path to the IBA
Pay in full or in 4 equal payments: 25% at registration, then 25% a month for 3 months.
The training program – 270 hours
US$ 50,000
Without supervision · if you have a supervisor or will arrange one later
- 270 learning hours in 6 modules
- Recorded lectures + a live session every Wednesday
- Case studies and an applied project per module
- A practice test after every module, plus a capstone
- ABA 4 Change 270-hour certificate of completion
Full refund within 24 hours of attending the first session if the program isn’t right for you
Includes 75 supervision hours
Program + professional supervision
US$ 157,400
Everything in the program + structured supervision during your fieldwork
- 270 learning hours in 6 modules
- Recorded lectures + a live session every Wednesday
- Case studies and an applied project per module
- A practice test after every module, plus a capstone
- ABA 4 Change 270-hour certificate of completion
- 75 professional supervision hours to IBAO requirements
- Support documenting your supervision hours
Full refund within 24 hours of attending the first session if the program isn’t right for you
Supervision hours already delivered are not refundable.
Not included: fieldwork placement (1,500 hours) and IBAO registration and exam fees. Qualifying supervision hours are included only in the “Program + professional supervision” offer. Completing the program does not guarantee the credential.
We accept online payment
All purchases are subject to our Refund Policy and Terms & Conditions. All payments are processed securely through Amazon Payment Services.
FAQ
Your questions, answered
Can I study the whole program online?
Yes. The program is fully online: recorded lectures plus a weekly live session. The professional practice required for the credential must meet IBAO’s requirements separately.
Is the certificate of completion enough to get the IBA?
No. The ABA 4 Change certificate of completion is different from the international IBA credential, which IBAO issues once its practice, supervision and testing requirements are met.
How can an employer verify my certificate?
Every certificate has a unique number. The employer enters the number or your name on our verification page (aba4change.com/en/verify) and sees the record we hold: name, program, hours and issue date.
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Is ABA 4 Change an IBAO-approved provider?
ABA 4 Change is listed in IBAO’s official directory of Approved Content Providers (ACP) under IBA® and IBT® providers — you can check IBAO’s public register. The IBA credential itself is issued by IBAO once its requirements are met.
What’s the difference between the two offers?
Same curriculum and dates. “Program + professional supervision” adds 75 supervision hours to IBAO requirements under a separate agreement, plus support documenting them. The program on its own includes no qualifying supervision hours.
When does the program start, and when is the live session?
It starts at the next date shown in the schedule (within one to two weeks). The live session is every Wednesday 6:00–8:00 PM Istanbul time (GMT+3); between sessions you watch the recorded lectures.
Can I go faster?
You can watch the recorded lectures at your own pace, as long as you complete the 270 learning hours and all required activities and assessments; experience does not shorten the minimum hours.
What qualification does the IBA require?
IBAO requires a bachelor’s degree or regional equivalent, then either the Master’s/Graduate route or the Experience route with two candidate projects. Check your eligibility on the official site before registering.
Does the program provide a fieldwork placement?
No. The 1,500 fieldwork hours take place at your workplace or training site under IBAO’s requirements. The supervision offer provides supervision during them, not the placement.
Are IBAO fees included?
No. Registration and exam fees are paid directly to IBAO under its policies at the time you apply.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Either offer can be paid in 4 equal payments: 25% at registration, then 25% a month for 3 months.
What is the refund policy?
A full refund is available within 24 hours of attending the first session if you find the program isn’t right for you, in line with our Refund Policy. Supervision hours already delivered are not refundable.
Start your path to the IBA
The next group starts within one to two weeks: recorded lectures and a live session every Wednesday, with or without professional supervision.
The IBA credential is issued by the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO), not by ABA 4 Change. Attending or completing the course does not grant the credential automatically. Check IBAO’s eligibility, practice, supervision and exam requirements before registering and applying, as rules can change. ABA 4 Change fees do not include IBAO registration or exam fees.
Official sources (October 2026): IBAO – theibao.com · IBA Requirements (v101) · IBAO: practice & supervision hours from October 2025