Practice question
Personnel Supervision and Management

Use behavioral skills training for staff performance deficits.

Original BCBA scenario practice question with answer explanation and wrong-choice notes.

Question

Difficulty: easy. Skill: recognize. Type: ethics professional judgment.

A technician can describe a discrete-trial teaching procedure but makes errors during live sessions. Which supervision strategy best addresses the performance deficit?

A
Send the written protocol again and wait two weeks
B
Use instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback

Correct answer

C
Remove all client contact permanently
D
Tell the technician to try harder

Explanation

Answer B

Behavioral skills training is appropriate when staff need to perform a skill, not merely state the rule. It includes instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback.

Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

The technician already knows the description; performance practice is needed.

C
Choice C

Permanent removal is disproportionate based on the scenario.

D
Choice D

A vague prompt is not a training procedure.

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