Domain I
BCBA supervision practice questions for BST, feedback, and treatment integrity
Supervision questions often ask whether the BCBA should observe performance, provide behavior-specific feedback, use BST, or adjust the supervisory system based on data.
Supervision clues to notice
- The problem is staff performance, not client motivation.
- A protocol exists, but treatment integrity has not been observed.
- Feedback needs to be specific, timely, and tied to measurable performance.
- The supervisor needs data before deciding whether to retrain, redesign, or monitor.
Supervision questions to review first
Readiness checklistBenefits of behavior-analytic supervision: Performance management and supervisory systems.
Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 6 sessions in service week 10, 2 observers recorded 15 minutes of observation in the elementary classroom. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:
Review focus: Performance management and supervisory systems
Effective supervisory relationships: Behavioral skills training.
New technician follows the written plan accurately during observation but misses key steps when the supervisor is absent. Across 7 sessions in service week 10, 3 observers recorded 16 minutes of observation in the home program. The supervisor should:
Review focus: Behavioral skills training
Equity in supervision practices: Equity and data-based supervisory practice.
Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 8 sessions in service week 10, one observer recorded 17 minutes of observation in the vocational training room. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:
Review focus: Equity and data-based supervisory practice
Supervision goals from supervisee and context assessment: Performance management and supervisory systems.
RBT follows the written plan accurately during observation but misses key steps when the supervisor is absent. Across 4 sessions in service week 11, 2 observers recorded 18 minutes of observation in the community outing. The supervisor should:
Review focus: Performance management and supervisory systems
Performance-management procedures: Behavioral skills training.
Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 5 sessions in service week 11, 3 observers recorded 19 minutes of observation in the telehealth caregiver meeting. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:
Review focus: Behavioral skills training
Function-based approach to supervisee behavior: Performance management and supervisory systems.
Technician follows the written plan accurately during observation but misses key steps when the supervisor is absent. Across 6 sessions in service week 11, one observer recorded 20 minutes of observation in the early intervention clinic. The supervisor should:
Review focus: Performance management and supervisory systems
Data-based supervisory-practice decisions: Equity and data-based supervisory practice.
Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 7 sessions in service week 11, 2 observers recorded 21 minutes of observation in the elementary classroom. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:
Review focus: Equity and data-based supervisory practice
Benefits of behavior-analytic supervision: Performance management and supervisory systems.
Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 5 sessions in service week 21, one observer recorded 25 minutes of observation in the vocational training room. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:
Review focus: Performance management and supervisory systems