Ellie Kazemi, PhD

Training and Supervision

Research Laboratory

The following documents were developed by Dr. Kazemi and Dr. Adzhyan to guide supervision of candidates preparing to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts. We thank Meline Pogosjana and Marnie Shapiro for their help preparing and posting these documents on the K-lab website for public use.

 

Please note guides for supervisors will be in red. Instructions, tabs, and documents for the supervisee be will in green. To access the files please click on the colored words.

Part 1

Introduction to the Supervision Folder

Table of Contents

Part 2

Supervisor’s instructions for Tabs 1 & 2

Tab 1: Contract between supervisor and supervisee

Template of supervision contract

Tab 2: Experience Standards

BACB Experience Standards

Supervisor’s instructions for Tabs 3 through 7

Tab 3: Ethical Conduct

BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts (link)

Tab 4: Task List

Task List Edition 3 (link)

Tab 5: Task List for BCBAs working with persons with Autism

Tab 6: Supervisory feedback

Copy of supervisory feedback forms (from BACB)

Tab 7: In-field Experience Hours

Tracking Supervision Hours File

Supervisor’s Guide to Competency 1:  Demonstrate knowledge of HIPPA and Confidentiality Rules

Tab 8: HIPPA and Confidentiality rules

Supervisor’s Guide to Competency 2Select & Define Target Behavior for Change 

Tab 9: Select & Define Target Behavior for Change

Worksheet for Evaluating Social Significance of Target Behaviors

Worksheet for Prioritizing Potential Target Behaviors

Performance Monitoring: Competency 2 performance assessment form

Supervisor’s Guide to Competency 3:  Using Indirect Measures of Behavior and Setting Events/MOs

Tab 10: Use indirect measures of behavior & summarize findings

Performance Monitoring: Competency 3 performance assessment form

Supervisor’s Guide to Competency 4:  Use direct observation methods to collect baseline data

Tab 11: Use indirect measures of behavior & summarize findings

Performance Monitoring: Competency 4 performance assessment form

Competency 5: 

Tab 12: Use direct assessment to identify preferred stimuli

Competency 6: 

Tab 13: Assess quality of behavioral measurement (Accuracy & Reliability)

Competency 7: 

Tab 14: Conduct descriptive analysis and develop hypotheses

Competency 8: 

Tab 15: Conduct Functional Analysis; test hypotheses

Competency 9: 

Tab 16: Analyze & interpret gathered information

Competency 10: 

Tab 17: Depict MOs, Antecedent, Behavior, & Consequence relationship

Competency 11: 

Tab 18: Obtain, summarize, and evaluate at least three research articles that could be used in your recommendations and intervention plan 

Competency 12: 

Tab 19: Recommend intervention strategies based on function of the behavior 

Competency 13: 

Tab 20: Develop and implement antecedent control interventions 

Competency 14: 

Tab 21: Develop and implement consequent based interventions

Competency 15: 

Tab 22: Select & use appropriate design to test interventions

Competency 16: 

Tab 23: Discuss ethical considerations related to your behavioral intervention

Competency 17: 

Tab 24: Construct and interpret graphic display of behavioral data

Competency 18: 

Tab 25: Evaluate effects and make data-based decisions

Competency 19: 

Tab 26: Provide and implement a plan for generalization and maintenance

Competency 20: 

Tab 27: Select & use appropriate design to test generalization & maintenance

Competency 21: 

Tab 28: Written functional behavior assessment(s)

Competency 22: 

Tab 29: Written intervention plan(s)

Competency 23: 

Tab 30: Written task analysis & graph of progress teaching behaviors

Competency 24: 

Tab 31: Development and implementation of a training module

 

 

Structured BCBA Supervision