Supervision is one of the most consequential professional functions in applied behavior analysis. The quality of supervision that BCBAs provide to ABA students, BCaBAs, and RBTs determines not only whether those supervisees meet certification requirements, but whether they develop the clinical reasoning, ethical judgment, and technical skills needed to serve their clients effectively.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via LSGurdin Consulting, LLC
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →In this CE event, participants will learn about the key components of effective supervision for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) from three highly experienced supervisors. Panelists will provide strategies for promoting a positive supervisory relationship, using tools and resources to support the supervisory experience, and addressing challenging supervision situations. This workshop is designed for current BCBAs who supervise ABA students or RBTs or are interested in becoming supervisors. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a better understanding of how to provide high-quality supervision that supports the growth and success of their supervisees.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Supervision |
| COA | 0 | — |
For over 25 years, Ms. Gurdin has been working with students, families, and school-based professionals with students from preschool to age 22 with a range of special needs and complex profiles. She is founder of LSGurdin Consulting, LLC, where she provides consultation, student evaluations, parent consultation, professional development, and recruitment support to school districts across Massachusetts. She works collaboratively with parents and school professionals to facilitate integrated support across settings and maximize behavior change and skill development. Ms. Gurdin also provides parent coaching to help parents implement behavioral strategies to improve behavior, encourage independence, and build stronger family relationships. In addition, she offers cutting-edge live and on-demand continuing education events to behavior analysts. Ms. Gurdin is a Part-Time Lecturer in the Master's in ABA program and College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University. Ms. Gurdin is also on the board of MassABA. When she is not working, she is spending time with her husband, three children (ages 21, 20, and 15) and two dogs.
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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.