Power, Consultation, and Supervision
Effective consultation and supervision encompass the ability to provide evidence-based knowledge and feedback that successfully influences the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of the supervisee, specifically to the extent that it results in acceptable implementation of desired behaviors. Social power is a mechanism for such social influence.
For this Discussion, you will analyze the meaning and role of power in a consultative or supervisory relationship and how your knowledge of power might aid you in being a more effective behavior analyst and supervisor
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What is meant by power within a consultation or supervisory relationship. How can your knowledge of power aid you in being a more effective behavior analyst and supervisor?
Resources
- Luiselli, J. K., Gardner, R. M. Bird, & F. L. & Maguire, H. (Eds.) (2021). Organizational behavior management approaches for intellectual and developmental disabilities. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
- Chapter 14: “Organizational Ethics” (pp. 267–290)
- Chapter 14: “Organizational Ethics” (pp. 267–290)
- Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A. (Eds). (2019). Behavioral interventions in schools: Evidence-based positive strategies (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.
- Chapter 9, "Adults as Change Agents: Applications of Behavioral ConsultationLinks to an external site." (pp. 171–188)
- Chapter 9, "Adults as Change Agents: Applications of Behavioral ConsultationLinks to an external site." (pp. 171–188)
- Hooley, E. M. (2019). Power, diversity, and relational process within supervisionLinks to an external site.. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(3), 212–215. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000235