Michael Weinberg's workshop makes a direct and principled argument: behavior analysis has nearly five decades of its own supervision research, and that research should be the foundation of how behavior analysts supervise. The movement toward transtheoretical models of supervision — frameworks that draw from multiple theoretical traditions without grounding in any particular one — represents, in Weinberg's view, a departure from the scientific consistency that gives behavior analytic practice its rigor.
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Join Free →In the field of behavior analysis, a movement has developed and grown to move on to nontheoretically based models of supervision in applied behavior analysis. There are nearly 50 years of behavioral models of supervision and the research they have sponsored. It is our belief that "transtheoretical models" are random empiricism and lack the solid research and application benefits of functioning within consistent theory. With that as a backdrop, we lay out the supervision process first from a general review of the literature. After we look at research and support for competency-based models in general, we review the history of behavioral models of supervision and their supporting literature. In this workshop, the presenters review the basic research in behavior analytic supervision and then propose our updated version of the behavioral supervision model. Participants will engage in small group interactive activities pertaining to this updated model. We attempt to integrate the supervision research literature into our framework including meta-analytic studies into our theoretical framework. The benefits of a behavior analytic model to guide and organize research and training are discussed and practiced by participants during the workshop.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 4 | Supervision |
| COA | 4 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 4 | — |
Dr. Michael Weinberg is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, Charter Certificant of the BACB® and a licensed psychologist, for more than 35 years. He has over 40 years of experience in the application of behavior analytic services to various populations and age groups. He is Academic Dean for Martinsburg College's Applied Behavior Analysis Course sequence, writes and instructs graduate courses to train behavior analysts as well as supervising those seeking BCBA® certification in behavior analysis. He is Vice President of Professional Development and Clinical Assessment Services for Amego Inc. in the Florida division. Dr. Weinberg studied in the University Affiliated Program at The E.K. Shriver Center at the Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham, MA, under the direction of Dr. Murray Sidman. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 in the Experimental Analysis program at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and received undergraduate training at the E.K. Shriver Center and Northeastern University. He was director of psychological services at Southbury Training School in CT, Clinical Director for adult services for Devereux in PA, and Director of Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis services for Devereux Florida. Dr. Weinberg is currently clinical director of Amego, Florida and owner/Founder of Orlando Behavior Health. He has a particular interest of treating individuals with self-injurious and other serious problem behaviors. Dr. Weinberg has published articles and book chapters in behavior analysis, has developed a behavioral approach to treating Reactive Attachment Disorder, and presents regularly at state and national conferences on various topics in behavior analysis including functional assessment, ethics and OBM. He is a Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, was an appointee to the ABAI Practice Board, was a co-founder and past president of the Philadelphia area ABA chapter, a member of FABA and MASS ABA, and past president of the CT ABA state chapter. Dr. Weinberg and his wife reside in Florida.
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