This page provides informational context about how community activities may relate to CPBAO Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. This is not official CPBAO guidance. For definitive information, consult the CPBAO directly.
Content on this page is based on publicly available CPBAO CPD documentation, including the Continuing Professional Development Program Requirements, the Self-Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan (SAG/PDP), and the CPD Tracking Sheet Template (sources: CPBAO Public website, cpbao.ca).
Ethically Possible is a peer-driven professional development community. The activities within the community — group calls, co-working sessions, peer check-ins, and structured discussions — are designed to align with the types of activities described in CPBAO CPD categories, particularly Section A.
Members use their own professional judgment to determine which activities qualify and how to document them. The CPBAO does not endorse specific providers.
This is where most people get stuck — and it's what Ethically Possible is built around.
Section A is specifically designed to reduce practitioner isolation and facilitate peer engagement and knowledge sharing. Community activities that may align with Section A include:
Peer discussion participation in group calls and community channels
Co-working sessions where members work on PD tracking alongside colleagues
Structured professional development meetings with peers navigating the same requirements
Section A is also the category that addresses the isolation many behaviour analysts experience, particularly those who are the only RBA or BCBA in their workplace.
These content-based requirements — 5 hours of EDI, 10 hours of ethics/jurisprudence, and 3 hours of supervision content — can be drawn from any section (A, B, or C) as long as the activity content is relevant.
When Ethically Possible discussions focus on ethics, EDI, or supervision topics, those discussions may count toward these requirements. The determining factor is the content of the activity, not the category it falls under.
Structured learning activities offered through Ethically Possible — such as facilitated journal reviews, ethical case scenario sessions, and curated PD events — may support Section B hours. Members determine eligibility based on their own professional judgment and CPBAO guidelines.
Every tracked CPD activity requires a brief reflection on how it enhanced your knowledge, skill, and judgment. Peer discussions in the community are a natural place to develop and refine those reflections — working through your thinking with colleagues rather than writing reflections alone.
Members are responsible for completing their own reflections and maintaining their own documentation.
Don't have a system for this yet or confidence that you're doing it right? You're not alone. We'll work on this together too.
Ethically Possible does not tell you what counts. The community provides structured opportunities for peer interaction, discussion, and collaborative learning. You determine — using your professional judgment and CPBAO guidelines — which activities qualify for your CPD tracking and how to categorize them.
This is consistent with how the CPBAO CPD program operates: registrants are responsible for their own professional development planning, activity selection, documentation, and compliance.
That being said, when we find out answers from the CPBAO we will request permission to share this with you to help us categorize the things that we "for sure know" vs "think we know".
This page is provided for informational purposes only. It is not official guidance from the CPBAO or the BACB. The CPBAO does not endorse specific professional development providers. Ethically Possible does not issue formal CE certificates for CPBAO PD activities, but participant certificates are being considered. Application for ACE Provider status is in progress.
Member responsibility. Members are solely responsible for: ensuring they adhere to all CPBAO Quality Assurance requirements and BACB certification maintenance requirements; determining which activities qualify for CPD credit using their own professional judgment; documenting their own CPD activities, including reflections; maintaining their own records and compliance documentation; and consulting the CPBAO or BACB directly for definitive guidance on requirements.
About the founder. Ethically Possible is an online business operated by Melissa Legree, M.ADS, RBA(Ont.), BCBA. CPBAO Registration: Certificate No. 4001916 (effective July 1, 2024) — Verify. BACB Certification: Certificate No. 1-14-16008 (next recertification: November 30, 2027) — Verify.
Complaints and concerns. Contact Melissa directly at [email protected]. You may also contact: CPBAO | BACB Ethics Department
This page is part of the Ethically Possible website, an advertisement for Melissa Legree's online business, Ethically Possible.
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