Tier II - Advanced Certification Program Overview

The RUBI Tier II Advanced Certification Program is designed to elevate practitioners' skills in the implementation of RUBI, as well as build confidence in effectively supporting the unique needs of autistic youth and their families. The Tier II RUBI Advanced Certification Program utilizes a "train the trainer" model, whereby learners will engage with a RUBI Certified Trainer to receive ongoing and tailored support and problem-solving around RUBI implementation with families.

Emphasis in training is placed on high fidelity delivery of RUBI, while also embracing the intervention's family-centered approach to care. In practice, this means providers who engage in the Tier II Advanced Certification Program will learn how to navigate the "flexibility within fidelity" approach to RUBI implementation - meeting families where they are at while engaging in high-quality, high-fidelity RUBI implementation.

Once successfully completed, learners will receive the title "RUBI Certified Practitioner." This Advanced Certification Program enables learners to become RUBI Certified Practitioners, able to implement RUBI to fidelity and serve as an in-house trainer or coach for their practice.

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Program Details

  • Twenty week program
    • Twenty 1-hour virtual advanced consultation sessions in RUBI Tier II with a RUBI Certified Trainer
      • Advanced consultation sessions occur the same time and day each week
    • Fidelity Check reviews of practitioner implementation of the 11 Core RUBI sessions
      • Learners will conduct and video or audio record themselves implementing the 11 core RUBI sessions for fidelity review.
      • Learners must meet the 80% fidelity benchmark for all 11 Core RUBI Sessions. If a learner fails more than two fidelity reviews (fidelity rating under 80%), reviews 13 onward incur a charge for each additional review.
  • Fully Virtual

Learning Objectives

  • Implement RUBI interventions with high fidelity across a diverse range of clients and family dynamics, ensuring effective and individualized care.
  • Lead comprehensive in-house training programs on RUBI principles and strategies for practitioners not formally trained at your practice site.
  • Perform RUBI Fidelity assessments for other practitioners at your practice site, ensuring adherence to program standards and promoting continuous improvement in practice.

Who Should Take This Program?

  • The Advanced Certificate Program is designed for practitioners who wish to elevate their RUBI skills in order to ensure high fidelity implementation across a broad range of family needs, youth behavioral presentation and other complex case presentations.
  • This program is also designed for practitioners who intend to conduct "in-house" training of colleagues at their site of practice.
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Prerequisites

  1. A master's degree or higher in a related field.
  2. Learner must have their own copy of the RUBI Manual and Parent Workbook (available for purchase through Oxford).
  3. Learners must hold a valid professional license/certificate and/or be properly credentialed to practice and provide RUBI. All activities of the Advanced Certificate Program must fall within the defined scope of their practice based on their license/certification. The learner must hold all responsibility for clinical care provided.
  4. Learner must have authorization from 1-2 clients/families to implement RUBI with and record sessions to submit for fidelity checks.
  5. Previous successful completion of the RUBI Course or RUBI Tier I Program.
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$2,600

Advanced Certification Program

Pricing

Individual Price: $2,600
Bundle Option: $3,000 for RUBI Tier I and RUBI Tier II

Group Price: Contact Us

To register for the RUBI Tier II Advanced Certification Program, you must first complete an application. Please allow up to 5 business days for application review and approval.

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Program Content Developer and Instructors

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Karen Bearss, Ph.D.
Creator of RUBI, Developer, and Instructor

Degrees/Credentials

  • Licensed Psychologist #Y60675554
  • Ph.D., Clinical Child Psychology, University of Florida
  • MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Florida
  • BS, Psychology, University of Florida

Disclosures: Dr. Bearss receives royalties from Oxford University Press and grant funding from NIMH and the Eagles Autism Foundation.

Current Position

  • Creator of RUBI
  • Vice President of Caregiver Mediated Care Solutions, Catalight
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Julie Wittman, M.Ed., Ph.D., BCBA

Degrees/Credentials

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Certificate #1-20-46505
  • Verified Course Sequence from University of Washington for BCBA
  • Experience acquired at the Center on Disabilities and Human Development at the University of Idaho, Clinical Services
  • M.Ed. In Special Education, University of Idaho
  • Ph.D., Animal Physiology, University of Idaho
  • B.S. Animal Science, Cornell University

Disclosures: None.

Current Position

  • RUBI Certified Trainer
  • RUBI Certified Provider
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T. Lindsey Burrell, Ph.D.

Degrees/Credentials

  • Licensed Psychologist #PSY003805
  • MA and Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Texas Tech University
  • BA, Psychology, West Virginia University

Disclosures: None.

Current Position

  • Master RUBI Trainer
  • Owner of Burrell Behavioral Consulting
  • Licensed Psychologist at Atlanta Children's Center, Atlanta, GA

RUBI Titles Explained

“RUBI Certified Practitioner” is a designation administered by the RUBI Autism Network for practitioners who have successfully completed both Tier I and Tier II training in RUBI and have demonstrated (1) attainment of requisite knowledge about the RUBI program, (2) clinical skill mastery related to implementation of all Core RUBI sessions to fidelity, and (3) competencies around RUBI clinical program development, including the training of other practitioners in the implementation of RUBI.

Upon completion of RUBI Tier II training, the expectation is that a RUBI Certified Practitioner is not only ready to deliver RUBI clinically to a diverse range of families with high fidelity but also can act as an in-house “Train-the-Trainer” at their site of practice. This includes the ability to lead comprehensive in-house training on RUBI principles and strategies for practitioners at their practice site, ensuring adherence to program standards and promoting continuous improvement in practice.

RUBI Certified Practitioners will be posted on the RUBInetwork.org website and can advertise themselves as having the RUBI Certified Practitioner designation.

Program Outcomes

  • Successful completion of this Advanced Certification Program awards the learner the title "RUBI Certified Practitioner."

Additional Considerations

RUBI Certified Practitioners may only provide in-house support and training within their practice or organization. They may not provide training externally, nor may they attempt to teach or conduct any class, workshop, or training associated with content presented during Catalight Classroom programs.