Equity and data-based supervisory practice

Use equity-focused and data-based supervision practices to make defensible decisions and reduce bias in staff development and oversight.

Identify equity concerns in supervision.

If this concept is weak, practice Personnel Supervision and Management scenarios and write one correction rule after each miss.

If not, pause and rewrite the definition in plain language before answering more scenarios.

Look for the data, timing, function, stakeholder, or ethical constraint that makes this concept relevant.

A concept is not stable until you can explain why a plausible wrong answer is weaker.

An intervention reduces grabbing items from shelves during clinic sessions, but care team cannot use it during daily routines. Across 8 sessions in service week 10, 2 observers recorded 12 minutes of observation in the community outing. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:

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:

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:

An intervention reduces leaving the work area during clinic sessions, but caregiver cannot use it during daily routines. Across 7 sessions in service week 20, one observer recorded 22 minutes of observation in the early intervention clinic. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:

Staff performance data differ across shifts, and one staff member is being blamed without comparable observation opportunities. Across 7 sessions in service week 21, 3 observers recorded 27 minutes of observation in the telehealth caregiver meeting. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should: