Personnel Supervision and Management
Behavioral skills training
Use instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback when staff need to perform a skill accurately.
How this shows up in scenario questions
- 1Choose BST when staff can describe but not perform a procedure.
- 2Distinguish written protocol review from performance training.
- 3Use rehearsal and feedback for implementation errors.
Common misconceptions
- Sending the protocol again is enough.
- A vague instruction counts as training.
- Performance deficits always require removal from cases.
Distractor patterns
- Tell staff to try harder.
- Wait several weeks after sending a protocol.
- Remove staff permanently for trainable errors.
Related terms
BSTinstructionsmodelingrehearsalfeedback
Related practice prompts
Protect confidentiality when discussing cases for training.
A BCBA wants to use a client video clip during staff training because it clearly shows a teaching procedure. The caregiver has not consented to this training use. What should the BCBA do?
Use behavioral skills training for staff performance deficits.
A technician can describe a discrete-trial teaching procedure but makes errors during live sessions. Which supervision strategy best addresses the performance deficit?
Use behavioral skills training for staff performance deficits.
A technician can describe how to teach following a schedule, but makes errors during live implementation. What supervision strategy best fits? The team is preparing for a parent review meeting.