Supervision is among the most consequential activities that Board Certified Behavior Analysts undertake. Through supervision, BCBAs shape the clinical repertoires of the next generation of practitioners, ensure the quality of services delivered by those they oversee, and maintain ethical standards across their service delivery systems.
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Join Free →Supervising others is a necessary component of most Board Certified Behavior Analysts'® (BCBA®) practices. Many certified individuals have not received explicit training to develop the repertoires needed to provide high-quality supervision. The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2020) outlines the expectations for BCBAs supervising anyone implementing behavior analytic services for which the BCBA is responsible. In this episode, we will discuss the standards in Section 4.0 Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees and some practical recommendations to support ethical supervisory practices and keep ethics at the forefront of what supervisors cover in their supervision curriculum.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
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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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.