Arkansas registered 109 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly update, accounting for 1% of the national total. This group was composed of 84 individuals and 25 organizations, indicating a concentrated expansion of behavioral health services within the state.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis sector, the update included 11 BCBAs and 34 RBTs. One provider held a dual BCBA and RBT credential, a common marker of career progression from direct care to a supervisory role. These credential counts are not mutually exclusive, as some professionals hold multiple certifications. The ratio of approximately three RBTs for every one BCBA suggests a healthy capacity for supervision and direct service delivery, which is essential for clinic operations.
Demographics and Organizational Trends
The individual provider workforce is overwhelmingly female, with women comprising 86% of the new registrants. Notably, two Texas-based entities, PSYCHIATRY OF TEXAS PLLC and PSYCHPLUS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PLLC, each appeared 4 times in the data. The presence of these out-of-state organizations points to a trend of regional or national groups expanding their footprint into the Arkansas market.
This combination of a growing RBT workforce and the entry of established multi-state organizations suggests an increasing investment to meet the demand for ABA services in Arkansas.