ABA 606- Week 5
Ineffective supervision may result in:
-Low quality of services to clients -Poor performing supervisees -Unethical behavior (all of these)
Nicolas is a supervisee who is nearing the end of his supervision period. His supervisor has not delegated any task to him and when Nicolas inquired, he was told that a supervisee should not perform any task independently since they are not certified. What is wrong with Nicolas' supervisor's reasoning?
A supervisor should delegate tasks to a supervisee as they demonstrate competency to ensure they can demonstrate the skill before practicing independently as a BCBA
There is no recommended number of supervisees that a supervisor can take on. Instead, the number of supervisees should be dictated by the supervisor's:
Ability to provide effective supervision to all supervisees.
It is not enough to give supervisees feedback, they must also ensure that the feedback is:
Appropriate, timely, documented, and improves the supervisee's performance.
Communication about the plan for supervision should be delivered to the supervisee:
Before supervision beings
Trainings for supervisees should be:
Behavior-analytic in content, effective, and meet the requirements for certification.
When behavior analysts function as supervisors, they take full responsibility for all facets of supervision. This means:
Being responsible for the work of the supervisee throughout the supervision process.
Mary is currently receiving supervision from a BCBA at her place of work. Her supervisor frequently models new behavior-change strategies for Mary and observes her working with clients in their home setting. Mary is not sure if she is implementing the strategies correctly. What important aspect of supervision is Mary's supervisor missing?
Delivering performance feedback
Fatme supervises 8 supervisees. She has been asked by her employer to provide supervision for another 5 supervisees. Fatme is starting to feel overwhelmed by her work load. What should she do.
Explain to her employer that she cannot effectively supervise all 13 supervisees and clarify how many she can supervise and maintain a high level of effectiveness.
"One of the BCaBAs I supervise has been assigned a client who present with pica. I don't know anything about that so I told her to go look up some research and get back with me. In the meantime I was called into the Clinical Director's office and told I was put on suspension because one of my clients choked and nearly died on a sponge that he swallowed." What did the supervisor in this scenario do wrong?
He incorrectly delegated responsibility to the the supervisee that she could not perform competently, ethically, or safely.
What are the four components of the behavioral training model?
Instructions and motivation, modeling, practice with feedback, and follow-up, feedback, and maintenance.
Kathleen is currently being supervised by a BCBA. She was delegated the task of completing an assessment but since she had not done one before, she struggled to do the task well. Her supervisor decided she would not expose her to any more assessment since she did not demonstrate the skill. Why is this a concern?
Kathleen's supervisor should provide her with an opportunity to learn how to complete an assessment since this is a critical skill of a BCBA
Silvia is a BCBA who received a request for supervision by a supervisee who works with infants with developmental delays. Silvia's experience is limited to children with ADHD. How should she respond?
Let the supervisee know that her competence is limited to a different population and refer the supervisee to a more appropriate supervisor.
Andrea is a BCBA who received a request for supervision by a supervisee who works with adults with intellectual disabilities. Andrea's experience is limited to children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. How should she respond?
Let the supervisee know that her competence is limited to a younger population and refer the supervisee to a more appropriate supervisor
Dan is a BCBA who is currently overseeing a supervisee who has many years of experience but is only just finishing her BCBA coursework. The supervisee has learned how to analyze behavior data and make changes to the behavior plan. The supervisee has never completed as assessment before. Dan would like to delegate an assessment to the supervisee. The assessment requires collecting data and creating a behavior plan. Dan believes that the supervisee has the ability to use their transferable skills and complete the assessment. Is this ethical?
No. Dan should only delegate responsibilities that the supervisee can perform competently.
Alison is currently providing supervision for 5 supervisees. She is happy with her style of supervision but is unsure if it is meeting the needs of her supervisees. What should Alison do to ensure that she is providing the best supervision possible?
Obtain feedback about her supervision and make changes to ensure more effective supervision
Lauren is receiving supervision from a very experienced and highly regarded BCBA. She is very excited to be able to learn from someone with so much knowledge but she is unsure if she is doing well since her supervisor only checks items off her Experience Supervision Form. What does her supervisor need to do?
Provide Lauren with an outline of the evaluation criteria and utilize the criteria to give her feedback throughout the supervision process.
Irene is currently being supervised by BCBA. She has never written a behavior plan before and her supervision hours have almost completed. What should her supervisor do?
Provide her with an opportunity to write a behavior plan since this is a critical skill of a BCBA.
Roxanne is supervising a supervisee for the first time. She has a clear idea of how she would like to provide supervision to ensure the supervisee can ultimately function as a competent behavior analyst. What should Roxanne do first?
Provide, in writing, a description of the purpose of supervision, the supervisor and supervisee requirements, and the evaluation criteria and mechanisms for supervision.
Christopher is currently supervising 3 supervisees. He is aware of the new changes to the BACB's Compliance Code but he has not had time to review the changes. What should Christopher do?
Review the changes immediately and train the supervisees on these new requirements so they are sure to meet the requirements set out by the BACB
Important features of supervision include:
Setting performance expectations, creating opportunities for learning, teaching appropriate skills as outline by the BACB, assessing skills through direct observation, and providing feedback.
When providing supervision to supervisees, behavior analysts should implement behavior-change strategies that are:
Similar to those strategies that are utilized with their clients, since these strategies have already been shown to be effective.
Supervisor competency is not operationally defined in the Compliance Code. Based on other sections in the Compliance Code, it can be assumed that competent supervision means:
Supervision that follows the Supervisor Training Curriculum Outline while still focusing on the areas of expertise of the behavior analyst
**When behavior analysts function as supervisors, they must:
Take full responsibility for all facets of the supervision
The provision of supervision must be effective. This means:
The supervisor should tailor the teaching techniques to ensure learning takes place.
Effective training of staff requires:
The supervisor to define and model the behavior of interest and the supervisee to demonstrate the skill until fluency.
Delegation of tasks to a supervisee should be based on:
Their ability to perform these tasks competently, ethically, and safely
Behavior analysts only supervise if:
They are practicing within their areas of competency
**Three essential strategies for changing human behavior in the workplace are:
Training, coaching, and mentoring
Why should the plan for supervision be given to the supervisee in writing?
Written descriptions minimize the likelihood of miscommunications
