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[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] [uo_breadcrumbs] Instructions for Lesson 2:  Use the content and examples from this lesson to create your Supervision Contract. Reminder – the INTRODUCTION provides instructions for completing the course documents. All documents are submitted together at the end of the course.  Instructions are provided on the last page of the […]

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] [uo_breadcrumbs] Instructions for Lesson 1:  In this lesson supervision requirements and recent changes by the BACB will be reviewed.  There are no required assignments in this lesson. [divider style=”simple”] Experience Standards The BACB’s Experience Standards contains the expectations and forms for providing supervision.  View the video for an introduction

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] New BACB Criteria for Supervisors The BACB recently updated the qualifications of BACB supervisors to include additional training requirements. These requirements were announced in the September 2012 BACB Newsletter. Effective January 2015, the following requirements are necessary to practice BACB supervision: Pass an 8-hour competency-based training on how to

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] [uo_breadcrumbs] Instructions for Lesson 5:  This lesson contains content on professional development planning and an opportunity to review the BACB rules and guidelines for correct conduct.  There are no documents to create for this lesson.  Please take the practice quiz at the end of the lesson to advance to

[uo_breadcrumbs][/uo_breadcrumbs] [space value=”20″] [/space] State-Level Initiatives While the fifteen principles of the ED’s May 2012 Restraint and Seclusion Resource Document provide guidance for schools, it is not federal law.  There are currently no federal laws that oversee the use of restraint and seclusion in schools but many states have adopted initiatives and policies to limit

[uo_breadcrumbs][/uo_breadcrumbs] REVIEW The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has recently initiated data collection and state policy review regarding restraint and seclusion conducted in schools.  These initiatives are a response to a 2009 report of the Government Accountability Office. The 2009 GAO report found that there were no federal policies on restraint and seclusion in schools

[uo_breadcrumbs][/uo_breadcrumbs] [space value=”20″] [/space] [divider style=”simple”] Government-Initiated Review In response to nationwide reports of abuse around the implementation of restraint and seclusion at residential treatment centers, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced a report of criminal and civil cases and presented it to Congress in May 2009.  This report researched all federal and state laws

[uo_breadcrumbs][/uo_breadcrumbs] [space value=”20″] [/space] NOTE: The May 15, 2012 report is available here. The following presents a summary of the fifteen principles and a summary for how they are explained in the report. Suggestions for behavior analyst applications are included for each principle. [divider style=”simple”] Principle 1: Every effort should be made to prevent the

[uo_breadcrumbs][/uo_breadcrumbs] [space value=”20″] [/space] [divider style=”simple”] NOTE: The May 15, 2012 report is available here. The following presents a summary of the fifteen principles and a summary for how they are explained in the report. Suggestions for behavior analyst applications are included for each principle. [divider style=”simple”] Principle 6: Restraint or seclusion should never be