Are You Training Analysts or Interventionists? Providing Effective and Ethical BACB Supervision

The Behavior Analyst Certification Board provides guidelines to Board Certified Behavior Analysts for provision of effective supervision. However, discussions on social media forums such as Facebook raise concerns about the quality of supervision received by students in the field of Behavior Analysis. This webinar focuses on discussing key components in providing effective supervision, teaching supervisees to engage in problem solving using the evidence based practice framework, and how to promote behavior analytic skills over solely implementing interventions. The webinar provides information to attendees about how to provide effective supervision to supervisees in accordance with BACB® guidelines for supervision and the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code. A large focus is placed on teaching supervisees to problem solve, which is a required topic in the BACB® supervision curriculum.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the difference between an analyst and interventionist
2. Explain the 3 prongs of the Evidence-Based Practice Model
3. Identify how the EBP model is different from empirically supported treatments.
4. Explain how the BACB® PECC supports the use of the three pronged EBP model
5. Train others to apply the 3 pronged EBP model
6. Identify evidence-based methods for teaching problem solving