Designing a Supervision Plan

Overview

As a BCBA, you are responsible for making sure the people who carry out your behavior plans are well trained and consistently meeting expectations. This includes following treatment plans, collecting accurate data, and submitting documentation on time. Most likely, you will supervise individuals pursuing national certification in behavior analysis. You will also need to create a supportive system for individuals pursuing national certification in applied behavior analysis (ABA). In this assignment, you will practice developing a framework using Bailey’s Supervision Flowchart to support a supervisee pursuing national certification.

Instructions

Use the template and the case study provided by your instructor to complete the following:

1. Describe the RBT:
   • Provide basic demographic information.
   • Describe the RBT’s professional experience or background.
   • Explain any differences or similarities between your background and the RBT’s (for example, cultural background, experience, training, et cetera).
2. First Meeting:
   • Explain what you and your supervisee will do in your first meeting.
   • List your performance expectations for the supervisee.
   • Describe how supervision will be structured, including the frequency, duration, and location of meetings.
   • List the types of activities the supervisee will take part in.
   • Describe how you will measure your supervisee’s competence (for example, tests, checklists, observations).
   • Include a copy of your supervision contract.
3. Second Meeting:
   • Describe which skills your supervisee has already mastered and which ones they still need to work on. (Refer to the provided case study.)
   • List three clear and achievable goals for your supervisee to work on.
   • Provide your observation schedule for the next month.
4. Subsequent Meetings:
   • Explain what you and your supervisee will do in future meetings.
   • Describe the training tool(s) you will use to help the supervisee improve skills they have not mastered yet. Include at least one scholarly resource to support this strategy.
   • Provide a sample fidelity checklist for one skill your supervisee is working on.
   • List other tools or systems you will use to measure performance (in addition to the fidelity checklist).
5. Evaluation:
   • Describe three methods you will use to evaluate the effectiveness of your supervision.
6. Compassionate Supervision:
   • Explain how you will include compassionate, supportive practices in your supervision plan. Include a scholarly resource and example to support your approach.

Additional Requirements

• Written Communication: Writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA Formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style guidelines. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
• Resources: At least three scholarly or professional resources.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 2: Apply performance monitoring systems to oversee behavior change programs.
  • Describes basic background details.
  • Clearly outlines the details of what should happen during the first supervision meeting (for example, performance expectations, how to measure competence, et cetera).
  • Includes a supervision contract with essential elements.
  • Provides accurate details of what should happen during the second supervision meeting including three objective measurable performance goals related to the RBT’s skill set.
  • Explains what will be done in the third meeting and beyond including evidence-based strategies for training or support with a behavior-analytic resource.
  • Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBT’s skill set.
  • Describes three appropriate methods to evaluate supervision effectiveness.
• Competency 3: Apply compassionate approaches to supervisory practices.
  • Explain how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan.
• Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
  • Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.
  • Demonstrate compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines.

Week 8 Assignment: Designing a Supervision Plan

Week 8 Assignment: Designing a Supervision Plan
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Describes basic background details.	10 to >8.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Thoroughly describes the background details of the RBT case, and provides a thoughtful comparison with the BCBAs background and experiences. 8.5 to >7 pts PROFICIENT Describes basic background details. 7 to >0 pts BASIC Describes basic background details but some details are missing or inaccurate. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Did not include any basic demographic or background details.	/ 10 pts
Clearly outlines the details of what should happen during the first supervision meeting (for example, performance expectations, how to measure competence, et cetera).	30 to >25.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Clearly and accurately outlines details of what should happen during the first supervision meeting (for example, performance expectations, how to measure competence, et cetera). 25.5 to >21 pts PROFICIENT Clearly outlines the details of what should happen during the first supervision meeting (for example, performance expectations, how to measure competence, et cetera). 21 to >0 pts BASIC Provides accurate details of what should happen during the first supervision meeting, but some details or activities are missing. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not provide any accurate details of the first meeting activities.	/ 30 pts
Includes a supervision contract with essential elements.	20 to >17 pts DISTINGUISHED Includes a supervision contract with all essential elements and details. 17 to >14 pts PROFICIENT Includes a supervision contract with essential elements. 14 to >0 pts BASIC Includes a supervision contract, but some essential details are missing. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not include a supervision contract.	/ 20 pts
Provides accurate details of what should happen during the second supervision meeting including three objective measurable performance goals related to the RBT’s skill set.	40 to >34 pts DISTINGUISHED Provides accurate details of everything that should happen during the second supervision meeting including three objective measurable performance goals related to the RBT’s skill set. 34 to >28 pts PROFICIENT Provides accurate details of what should happen during the second supervision meeting including three objective measurable performance goals appropriately. 28 to >0 pts BASIC Provides details of what should happen during the second supervision meeting including objective measurable performance goals but some goals may be missing and or not related to the RBT’s skill set. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not provide any accurate details of the second meeting activities related to the RBT’s skill set.	/ 40 pts
Explains what will be done in the third meeting and beyond including evidence-based strategies for training or support with a behavior-analytic resource.	20 to >17 pts DISTINGUISHED Explains what will be done in the third meeting and beyond including evidence-based strategies for training or support and incorporates best practice and a scholarly behavior-analytic resource. 17 to >14 pts PROFICIENT Explains what will be done in the third meeting and beyond including evidence-based strategies for training or support with a behavior analytic resource. 14 to >0 pts BASIC Explains what will be done in the third meeting and beyond. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not explain any details regarding what will be done in the third meeting and beyond.	/ 20 pts
Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBT’s skill set.	20 to >17 pts DISTINGUISHED Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBT’s skill set. 17 to >14 pts PROFICIENT Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBT’s skill and includes every step in the task. 14 to >0 pts BASIC Includes a fidelity checklist but it is not related to the skill set or some steps are missing. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not include a fidelity checklist.	/ 20 pts
Explain how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan.	10 to >8.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Explains how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan and provides specific examples. 8.5 to >7 pts PROFICIENT Explains how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan. 7 to >0 pts BASIC Attempts to explain how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan, but the explanation was unclear or incomplete. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not explain how compassionate supervisory practices were incorporated into the supervision plan.	/ 10 pts
Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.	10 to >8.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Demonstrates an academic writing style through well-organized prose that contains no significant grammatical or mechanical errors and follows assignment guidelines. 8.5 to >7 pts PROFICIENT Demonstrates an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines. 7 to >0 pts BASIC Demonstrates minimally acceptable writing style, but still has instances of disorganization and grammatical or mechanical errors, or does not follow all assignment guidelines. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not demonstrate an academic writing style.	/ 10 pts
Demonstrate compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines.	10 to >8.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Develops a paper that is fully compliant with APA citation and referencing guidelines. 8.5 to >7 pts PROFICIENT Demonstrates compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines. 7 to >0 pts BASIC Demonstrates minimally acceptable compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not demonstrate compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines.	/ 10 pts
Describes three appropriate methods to evaluate supervision effectiveness.	30 to >25.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Clearly explains three methods to evaluate supervision effectiveness. 25.5 to >21 pts PROFICIENT Describes three appropriate methods to evaluate supervision effectiveness. 21 to >0 pts BASIC Describes 1–2 evaluation methods with limited detail. 0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not include any evaluation methods.	/ 30 pts
Total Points: 0Please see attached template. You are welcome to use this for your week 8 assignment (and in practice in the future). Please keep in mind this is just a template and you will need to modify this contract to make it individualized.