面对疫情，来自BACB的更新。

最近一到两周，新冠病毒在美国境内的情况急转直下，WHO和政府呼吁所有人“社会疏远”(social distancing), 境内全行业正在面临严峻挑战，特殊教育行业也不例外。
大家现在最关心一个问题是：治疗师要不要在这个特殊时期继续为孩子持续提供ABA服务？社交平台上大家谈到的做法不尽相同。
有的机构把所有的治疗服务转移到了家中，只进行入户干预；有的机构把决定权交给每位家长，让家长决定是否在接下来的1-2周暂停ABA；有的机构直接停止了所有直接治疗，只让BCBA提供线上家长咨询服务。
这样的情况让很多正在积累经验小时数的学生非常着急，一方面每个人要保证自身和个案孩子的安全，尽最大努力减少接触。但另一方面，不接触就意味着没有机会做干预治疗，就不能尽快完成经验小时数的要求并且报考。
大家的疑问越积越多。就在美国时间今天下午5:30pm，行为分析委员会(BACB)发来邮件，更新了疫情期间的一些信息。

以下是邮件原文以及译文：

COVID-19 Update from the BACB
COVID-19疫情，来自行为分析委员会的更新
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has implications for every aspect of society. Given this unprecedented situation and the impact it will continue to have on our certificants, clients, families, and trainees, we are writing to share some relevant information for BACB certificants and trainees in a number of areas related to our requirements.
COVID-19新冠疫情影响了社会中的方方面面。这一史无前例的情况将给众多持有执照的人员、客户、家庭和正在接受培训的学生带来持续性的影响。我们希望在这里针对已经持有执照和正在接受培训的学生在条例规定方面分享一些相关信息。

Experience, Fieldwork, and Supervision – for Trainees, RBTs, and BCaBAs
经验积累，实践活动和督导活动-对于接受培训的学生，注册行为技术员(RBT)和副行为分析师(BCaBA)
Our certification requirements were developed to provide flexibility in how they are met across a variety of conditions. In special circumstances, however, we have a compassionate-exception appeals process in which reasonable deviations that still meet the intent of our requirements may be accepted. This process may include greater leniency around specific requirements that involve interactions with clients (e.g., number of trainee- or RBT-client observations, minimum number of experience hours in a month).
我们出台的对于获取资格证的要求是为了让大家在不同的情况下能更灵活地达到标准。然而在特殊情况下，我们会怀着同理心接受一些和初始规定有所偏移但是依然旨在满足规定的合情理的例外的情况。这一考虑的过程可能包含更加宽容依据相关要求和客户之间互动的实操活动(例如，每个月观察接受培训的学生和客户之间的实操次数，和每月可以积累的经验小时数都有最低值)。

It is particularly important that you keep detailed documentation in the event you are subject to a BACB-requirements audit. That documentation should include information about how the pandemic impacted your services, supervision, etc., and the steps you took to try to meet the requirements. Finally, we encourage every BACB certificant and trainee to seek guidance from their supervisors about how supervision and service delivery might be impacted in the weeks ahead.
在接受BACB的审计时，用相关文件对于疫情期间的实践活动进行详细记录是尤为重要的。文件应该包含以下信息：新冠疫情如何影响你所提供的治疗和相关服务，如何影响你的督导活动，以及你为了满足委员会的相关要求做了哪些必要措施。最后，我们鼓励每一位持证的行为分析师(BCBA)和正在接受培训的学生向各自的督导老师对于接下来的几个星期治疗服务可能受到的影响寻求指导。

Examinations
考试
Pearson Vue has implemented additional safety procedures and is providing regular updates to ensure the safety of our candidates. If you are uncomfortable visiting a testing site at this time, however, remember that all BACB examinations are available on demand and you can schedule your examination for a later date. Additionally, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your scheduled examination without being charged a cancellation fee.
Pearson Vue考试中心为了保证考试人员的安全推行了额外安全程序并且定期更新。然而，如果你认为现在走进考场不安全，切记现下BACB的考试可以根据你的指令立即成功预约，那么你可以稍晚一些进行考试。另外，如果在考试时间24小时之前取消考试也不会产生任何费用。
 
Continuing Education
继续教育
The number of recent conference cancellations and the use of social distancing measures might impact how some of you with upcoming recertification dates were planning to obtain continuing education. Although we can’t recommend specific continuing education providers, please note that there are many options available online. In addition, the new CEU requirements implemented in January 2020 no longer restrict types of CE activities, so some of you might be able to earn CEUs from other sources.
最近一系列行业会议的取消和社会疏远的政策可能影响了一部分想利用这些机会获取继续教育学分并进行执照更新的人。虽然我们并不能推荐某一些特定的继续教育学分的提供者，但是请看到互联网上存在着很多可以选择的途径。此外，在2020年1月生效的新的对于继续教育学分的要求不再限制继续教育学分的类别，那么大家可能可以从很多其他途径获取继续教育学分。

Timelines
时间线
If you are impacted by COVID-19 and need an extension to meet a BACB deadline, please submit a request for a compassionate exception by selecting the “life event or extenuating circumstances” option through the Administrative Appeals Request Form.
如果你因为受到新冠疫情的影响需要延长某个BACB的截止日期，请在Administrative Appeals Request Form的链接中选择“life event or extenuating circumstances生活事件或情有可原的情况”并且提交申请。

Application Submissions
提交申请
Because mail service and processing may be impacted by changes to delivery timelines, the more information you submit electronically, the better. Please note the following regarding electronic submissions:
因为邮件快递服务可能会受到影响，更多地通过互联网提交材料是一个更好的选择。关于提交的电子资料，请注意以下几点：
Universities may submit electronic transcripts to applications@bacb.com or through electronic transmission services. 大学可以通过applications@bacb.com来提交电子成绩单或沟通电子传输服务。
Other documents may be submitted via the Contact Us page at bacb.com. 其他资料可以通过联系bacb.com网站中的Contact Us链接进行提交。
Payments may be made via credit card. Checks may be subject to delayed processing.付款方式可以通过信用卡，支票可能会受到延迟处理的影响。
 
Finally, we have implemented measures to ensure the health and safety of our employees, including remote work for employees beginning on March 17. Although we have temporarily discontinued phone-based customer service during this period, we will continue to process applications and respond to emails. To reach a customer service representative, please visit the Contact Us page at bacb.com.
最后，我们从3月17号开始执行一系列措施来保障我们员工的健康和安全，远程工作的员工也包含在内。虽然我们在疫情时很短暂地中断了我们电话客服的服务，但是我们依旧会继续处理所有的考试申请和回复邮件。如果你需要客服服务，请联系bacb.com网站中的Contact Us地址。

以下是BACB邮件中提到的网址链接：
Pearson Vue考试中心推行的额外安全程序：https://home.pearsonvue.com/
如果你因受到新冠疫情的影响需要延长某个BACB的截止日期，请点击：https://www.bacb.com/appeals/administrative-appeals/
你的大学可以向此邮箱提交电子成绩单：applications@bacb.com
 其他考试申请资料可以通过这个链接和工作人员沟通并提交：https://www.bacb.com/contact-us/
如果有任何其他问题，也可通过以下链接和BACB工作人员沟通：https://www.bacb.com/contact-us/

最后希望大家各自保重，希望每个家庭和孩子都能平安度过特殊时期。