Supervisors in ABA settings are practitioners who have developed highly reinforced behavioral repertoires. Their clinical expertise was shaped by years of reinforcement for acquiring and applying behavior-analytic knowledge — precisely the repertoire that earns BCBA certification.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via The ABA Collective
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Join Free →Supervisors often fall into patterns of behavior that may not foster their own or their team's leadership progression. Mistakenly prioritizing tasks over leadership or solely emphasizing knowledge acquisition can lead supervisors to think they're on the path to becoming more proficient clinicians. In this presentation, we'll delve into these behaviors and suggest alternative approaches to help supervisors evolve into the empowering and effective leaders they weren't initially trained to become.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
Mellanie Page is the Founder and CEO of The ABA Collective and Clinical Boss, where she helps BCBAs step outside traditional clinical roles to build scalable, impact-driven businesses. Specializing in OBM, clinical entrepreneurship, and online education, Mellanie empowers behavior analysts to create CEUs, courses, consulting services, and communities that support work-life harmony and sustainable growth. Contact me at hello@clinicalboss.com or visit clinicalboss.com to learn more!
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.