Certified. Verified. Credentialed.
Launching in 2026, a NABITA Credential represents a new professional milestone, enhancing your credibility while validating proficiency in in essential behavioral intervention, case management, and threat and violence risk assessment competencies and safeguarding your campus or community. A NABITA Credential goes beyond certification to affirm your role-specific knowledge, skills, and decision-making through a robust competency-based evaluation process.
Why Pursue NABITA Credentialing?
Credentialing through NABITA offers a competitive advantage for professionals. This field-leading distinction signifies ongoing education, understanding of industry standards, and professional growth.
I’m Certified—Why Do I Need to be Credentialed?
Certification and credentialing enhance professional expertise and recognition, yet they differ in scope and purpose.
Certification reflects the successful completion of specialized training and confirms that attendees have engaged in structured learning on the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for a role.
Verification recognizes those who have successfully passed post-tests tied to specific NABITA certification courses. Verification demonstrates comprehension beyond participation, showing that you have not only completed the training but also proven mastery of the material through an assessment.
Credentialing advances beyond certification and verification by validating mastery of the competencies required for a given role. Rather than simply confirming completion of training or a post-test, credentialing involves a dedicated, standalone assessment that demonstrates comprehension of those competencies at a professional level. Taken together, the related courses define the knowledge and skills a practitioner should possess, while the credentialing exam confirms an individual’s ability to apply them in alignment with industry standards.
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Benefits of an NABITA Credential include:
Professional Recognition:
Credentialing verifies your expertise and ability to address emerging challenges in student support, wellness, violence prevention, and threat assessment, opening doors for career advancement in roles such as team Chair, Case Manager, Violence Risk Assessor, and more.
Staying Current:
This demonstrates your commitment to ongoing learning by completing 60 maintenance hours over three years to maintain your NABITA credentials.
Career Specialization:
Position yourself as a credentialed practitioner.
Start Your NABITA Credentialing Journey
No matter your experience level, NABITA Credentials showcase your expertise and dedication to behavioral intervention and threat assessment. New to NABITA? Complete a certification course and start working toward the credentialing exam. Already certified? Take the next step in your professional journey and prepare to earn your credential when credentialing launches in 2026. Invest in your professional growth—explore how NABITA credentialing can elevate your career.
- Behavioral Intervention Team Chair Credential Path
- This path consists of 7 training and certification courses
- Behavioral Intervention Team Member Credential Path
- This path consists of 4 training and certification courses
- Choose between Behavioral Intervention Team Standards and Best Practices or NABITA Risk Rubric
- Violence Risk Assessor Credential Path
- This path consists of 8 training and certification courses
- Case Manager Credential Path
- This path consists of 4 training and certification courses