About the Developmental Approaches Certification Board
Our mission
To establish universal standards and qualifications for providers of developmental approaches
so that autistic people and their families gain access to
person-centered therapies and services.
Our vision for the future
Autistic people and their families will smoothly access person-affirming, respectful, relationship-based therapies from a national network of qualified, certified providers of developmental approaches. Clients receiving quality developmental services will grow in self-expression, self-awareness, self-efficacy, self-advocacy, initiative, creativity, empathy, intimacy, self-regulation, co-regulation, and shared joy.
Our story
Legislators and funding sources asked us for an independent, national certification process for providers of Developmental, Relationship Based Interventions (DRBI's). Top experts in the field were gathered to create infrastructure including standards of care for the various forms of DRBI. See Resources on this site to request a free download of the DRBI Clinical Practice Guidelines and/or the DRBI Coverage Guidance.
Contributors include Rick Solomon, M.D., Joshua Feder, M.D., Diane Cullinane, M.D., Andrea Davis, Ph.D., Carrie Alvarado, Ph.D., Mike Suiters, and a growing group of researchers, providers, and self-advocates.