The BACB is changing ACE Coordinator and Instructor requirements in 2026. Even to be an instructor/presenter, you will now need to be either: - an active BCBA, OR - have a doctorate in behaviour analysis, OR - have a doctorate plus extra requirements (publications, supervision, coursework, etc.). Why this is a problem: - Too restrictive and ultimately a disservice to our field. - Many highly qualified clinicians who meet BACB education/training standards won’t be eligible. - Forces people to pay for multiple board memberships just to be allowed to present CEUs. - Excludes excellent trainers with advanced degrees and extensive applied experience. Other professions don’t work this way: - Doctors, psychologists, speech pathologists, OTs, nurses, etc. do not require CEU instructors to hold a US credential. - Could you imagine physicians outside the US being limited only to CE from US doctors? It would disrupt continuing education and research worldwide. - What matters is expertise and provider accountability, not whether the presenter is credentialed by the same board. Risks of this change: - Reduces international dissemination of behaviour analysis. - Limits opportunities for US clinicians to learn from colleagues in different cultural/service contexts. - Narrows the diversity of voices and expertise in CEU offerings. A better path forward: - Recognise equivalent qualifications and demonstrated expertise, not just BCBA status. - Maintain high standards while allowing for inclusion, cultural competence, and international collaboration.