Tennessee's behavioral health sector registered 136 providers in the latest national update, accounting for 2% of the weekly total. This activity, comprising 121 individuals and 15 organizations, reflects steady workforce growth in the state.
ABA Workforce Composition
Among the new individual providers, the data shows a significant influx of direct-care staff. This includes 52 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 9 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), based on their primary taxonomy. This creates a ratio of nearly six RBTs for every one BCBA, a healthy balance that supports adequate supervision and service delivery. Notably, some of these BCBAs also hold the state-level Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) credential required for practice in Tennessee. It is important to note that 18 providers listed multiple taxonomies, so some credential counts may overlap.
Provider Demographics
The individual provider workforce this week is predominantly female, with women accounting for 85% of the total. Men represent 9% of the new providers, while 6% identify as nonbinary. No single multi-state organization appeared multiple times in this week's update, suggesting growth is distributed across various local and regional employers.
This week's data, with its strong RBT growth and balanced supervision ratio, points to an expanding direct-care workforce and growing ABA service capacity across Tennessee.
