Week 8 Assignment: 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 Baileys 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 RBTs professional experience or background.
• Explain any differences or similarities between your background and the RBTs (for example, cultural background, experience, training, et cetera).

1. 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 supervisees competence (for example, tests, checklists, observations).
• Include a copy of your supervision contract.

1. 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.

1. 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).

1. Evaluation:

• Describe three methods you will use to evaluate the effectiveness of your supervision.

1. 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
• for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the
• 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 RBTs 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 RBTs 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 1: Designing a Supervision Plan

Week 8 Assignment 1: Designing a Supervision PlanCriteriaRatingsPtsDescribes 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 RBTs 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 RBTs 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 RBTs skill set.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not provide any accurate details of the second meeting activities related to the RBTs 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 RBTs skill set.

20 to >17 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBTs skill set.

17 to >14 pts

PROFICIENT

Includes a fidelity checklist that will accurately measure the performance of a skill related to the RBTs 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 12 evaluation methods with limited detail.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not include any evaluation methods.

/ 30 pts

Total Points: 0