title: A primer on professional credentialing: introduction to invited commentaries on licensing behavior analysts.
abstract: Questions have arisen recently about the relative merits of certification and licensure for protecting practitioners of behavior analysis and consumers of their services. The two approaches to credentialing have short- and long-term implications for practitioners, consumers, and the field. To provide background for the invited commentaries on these issues, we describe similarities and differences in the two types of professional credentials.
authors.affiliation: Association of Professional Behavior Analysts.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Johnston