Distance Bug-in-Ear Coaching: A Guide for Practitioners

The training and supervision of adults are often an important part of a behavior analyst's responsibilities when providing services to individuals with disabilities. Coaching with immediate performance feedback can be one of the most effective tools in a behavior analyst's tool kit when providing effective training and supervision, but the need to be in the same physical space as the adult being coached can make this evidence-based practice logistically challenging. Distance bug-in-ear (D-BIE) coaching, where the coach delivers immediate feedback to a coachee from a remote location through a wireless earpiece as the coachee works with a client, can surmount these difficulties and allow a behavior analyst to efficiently deliver in-the-moment coaching to adults in any number of remote locations. This article provides a practical "how-to" guide to the equipment and procedures of D-BIE coaching. It is intended to assist behavior analysts who may benefit from this coaching method but need support in getting started with this new technology.