The ABA workforce is increasingly diverse in racial, ethnic, linguistic, gender, and cultural identity — yet the supervisory practices and organizational structures that govern behavior analytic training have often been developed without explicit attention to that diversity. Culturally responsive supervision addresses this gap by adapting supervisory approaches to the full social context that supervisees bring to the professional relationship.
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Join Free →As behavior analysts serve more populations with diverse needs and backgrounds, it is critical to engage in cultural responsiveness to best serve clients and trainees. As the field struggles with turnover and burnout, it is also important to structure supervision and mentorship in a culturally responsive manner to uplift diverse perspectives and voices in service delivery. This presentation will describe the importance of culturally responsive supervision and mentorship and types of oppressions that can manifest. Additionally, equitable and inequitable supervision practices will be discussed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
| COA | 0 | — |
Anita Li is currently an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at University of Massachusetts Lowell. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2013 and has worked with individuals with developmental disabilities in a variety of settings. Anita has presented more than 40 papers and workshops, including invited addresses, at both national and international conferences in behavior analysis and has published her research in several journals, including Behavior Analysis in Practice, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Additionally, Anita has served as guest editor on two special sections of Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice devoted to the experimental analysis of behavior. Her research interests include behavioral health topics such as burnout, physical activity, and psychotropic medication management as well as diversity and gender issues in behavior analysis.
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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.