Description

Behaviour analysts who supervise trainees hold a high responsibility to ensure competency is reached. Trainees must be fluent in their foundational knowledge and demonstrate skills they must also be able to generalise that knowledge and skill across settings and people. Being a supervisor in a community setting, where the supervising behaviour analyst may or may not be employed by the hosting organisation, adds an additional layer of complexity to the supervision task. Common barriers to successful supervision include supervisees avoiding supervision, poor time management, not following through on feedback and insufficient soft skills (e.g., active listening, effective written and spoken communication). Supervisor behaviour also impacts on successful supervision. Harsh and / or untimely feedback, unclear tacting of skills that need improvement, and lack of availability, are a few of the supervisor behaviours that are unhelpful. The purpose of this workshop is to provide guidance to the supervisor on how to manage these and other barriers. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to detect problems, conduct a functional assessment and put an intervention in place to maximise the success of the supervisory relationship.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• self-identify the skills required to be, and continue to be, a supervisor;
• identify strategies to assess the competence of trainees;
• identify barriers and assess unsuccessful supervision relationships;
• put in place intervention strategies that increase the likelihood of successful supervision;
• identify ways to work effectively in group and individual supervision contexts; and
• have an understanding of the skills required to supervise diverse individuals.

Duration: 6 hours (with breaks and lunch)

ABAA PDU/BACB CE: 6 Supervision

Target Audience: Supervisors of trainee behaviour analysts