Effective supervision is the professional mechanism through which behavior analysis perpetuates its quality standards across generations of practitioners. When supervision is high quality, supervisees develop competencies that protect clients, sustain professional ethics, and advance the science.
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Join Free →Effective supervision is critical to the success of the profession of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) based services, yet it often comes with unique challenges. This presentation explores some common barriers that may make it difficult to provide high quality supervision, including contextual stressors, burnout, and failing to treat supervision as a committed, bi-directional relationship. We will also explore a few other barriers, such as limited resources and the complexities of providing feedback and managing difficult conversations. Attendees will learn about some strategies, resources, and tools to enhance their supervisory practices and hopefully leave with actionable insights to increase their positive impact on supervisees and the profession.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
| COA | 0 | — |
Tyra Sellers is the owner of TP Sellers, LLC consulting and Scholar-in-Residence at Pass the Big ABA Exam (PTB). She earned a B.A. in Philosophy and M.A. in Special Education from San Francisco State University, a J.D. from the University of San Francisco, a Ph.D. from Utah State University, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®. Her professional and research interests focus on professional ethics, training and supervision, assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior, and variability. Dr. Sellers has over 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals with disabilities in a wide variety of settings. She has held positions as an Assistant Professor at Utah State University, Director of Ethics at the Behavior Analyst Certification Board®, and CEO of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts(APBA). She carries out reviews for several joirnals, has published several journal articles, four co-authored book chapters, co-authored books focused on supervision and mentorship and applied ethics for behavior analysis, and a workbook pair for consulting and new supervisors. She's been a vegetarian for 40 years, she loves flowers, she thinks Twizzlers should be uninvented, and she hopes you know how amazing you are!
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