Delaware added 20 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, with 12 new enrollments this week. While this represents 0% of the national weekly total, it reflects the state's small size and a modest, but consistent, growth in its behavioral health workforce.
ABA Workforce Snapshot
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, Delaware reported 3 BCBA credentials and 3 RBT credentials. It is important to note that the BCBA count includes one individual and two organizations, while the RBT count represents individuals. There were no providers holding both BCBA and RBT credentials. This ratio of individual BCBAs to RBTs (1:3) highlights a potential need for more BCBAs to provide adequate supervision for direct service providers, crucial for quality ABA therapy.
Provider Demographics and Organizational Presence
Of the 15 individual providers, 13 (87%) are female and 2 (13%) are male, aligning with typical gender distributions in behavioral health. No organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, suggesting a diverse and fragmented organizational landscape rather than dominance by large multi-state chains. The absence of dual BCBA+RBT credentials also suggests less internal career progression within the ABA field in this specific dataset.
Overall, this data indicates a small but growing behavioral health workforce in Delaware, with particular attention needed to bolster the individual BCBA ranks to support ABA service expansion.
