Sellers, Alai-Rosales & MacDonald (2016)
This research article is recommended reading by the BACB and provides analysis and application examples for each of the seven supervision ethics codes.
Read the article with special focus on applications to your situation and anticipated supervision contexts.
Summary of Recommendations
Below is a summary of applied examples and recommendations provided in Sellers, Alai-Rosales and MacDonald (2016).
Supervision Code | Applied Demonstration | Suggestions for Avoiding Violation |
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5.01 Supervisory Competence | Supervisor never conducted an FA, steers the trainee to use a descriptive assessment, gets function wrong and problem behaviors escalate |
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5.02 Supervisory Volume | Supervisor does well with supervision and gradually takes on more trainess/supervisees to a point where she can no longer manage and provide effective supervision |
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5.03 Supervisory Delegation | An RBT trained others in a program before being trained in training others |
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5.04 Designing Effective Supervision and Training | A supervisor is intimidated by a trainee/supervisee's age or confidence and does not implement all training components, such as modeling and rehearsal to mastery A supervisor allowing trainee to bill as behavior analysts |
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5.05 Communication of Supervision Conditions | An RBT does not make progress and the supervisor refuses to sign off on the hours - the RBT is confused because he was not aware that he was being evaluated or that a signature could be withheld |
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5.06 Providing Feedback to Supervisees | Feedback is not provided immediately following the observation and at the supervision meeting it is mentioned in a minimized way so the trainee never takes it seriously |
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5.07 Evaluating the Effects of Supervision | A supervisor misses that the staff are not finding the supervision training useful because she is only measuring their performance and does not ask for feedback (their performance improves because they sought help outside of supervision) |
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Ethics to-do
Sellers, Alai-Rosales and MacDonald (2013) provide analysis, application examples, and strategies for avoiding violations for each of the seven supervision ethics codes. Consider the many ways the article applies to your future practice of supervision and share an answer to the question below.
Carina
5.4 Designing Effective Supervision and Training
make sure to stay up to date with research pertaining to supervision
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Steven
5.2: Supervisory Volume
Cite it
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Megan
5.6 Providing Feedback to Supervisees/Trainees
Use google forms for immediate feedback while I’m observing.
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Janet
5.2: Supervisory Volume
Organizational structures: A clear schedule that includes supervision responsibilities
Evaluation feedback: Implementing a system to monitor supervision effectiveness
Community of practice: Identifying other professional who can provide support and feedback with supervision problems
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Julia
5.5 Communication of Supervision Conditions
Make sure that a clear expectation of mode and timely communication is discussed
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Julia
5.5 Communication of Supervision Conditions
Set clear and easily understandable expectations
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Nelson
5.2: Supervisory Volume
A clear schedule and identifying others who can support.
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Sofia
5.6 Providing Feedback to Supervisees/Trainees
provide timely feedback, create a feedback system
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Stephanie
5.6 Providing Feedback to Supervisees/Trainees
I plan to offer positive feedback first and immediately. Then discuss what we can do to improve and build skills. This will be demonstrated through modeling the skill first and then practicing it.
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Vivi
5.2: Supervisory Volume
Clear schedule and monitor amount of cases taken
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Daniel
5.7: Evaluating the Effects of Supervision
Use all three methods to measure effectiveness of supervision: supervisee/trainee performance, client performance, and supervisee/trainee feedback
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