Performance management and supervisory systems

Use behavioral supervision systems to set goals, assess supervisee context, shape staff performance, and maintain effective supervisory relationships.

Select supervision goals from assessment.

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 6 sessions in service week 10, 2 observers recorded 15 minutes of observation in the elementary classroom. Before changing assignments, the supervisor should:

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:

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:

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: