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Amber L Valentino1, Ashley M Fuhrman1, Jillian Beck1
1Trumpet Behavioral Health, Lakewood, CO USA.
Behavior analysts developed a supervision assessment calculator to objectively evaluate supervisory behaviors. This tool aims to improve supervision quality, staff satisfaction, and client outcomes in behavior analysis practice.
Area of Science:
- Behavior Analysis
- Organizational Behavior Management
Background:
- Supervision is a critical component of behavior analysis service delivery.
- Increased attention on supervision highlights its impact on service quality, client outcomes, staff satisfaction, and burnout.
- A gap exists in practical, objective methods for evaluating supervisory behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel supervision assessment calculator for objective evaluation of supervisory behaviors.
- To test the efficacy and reliability of the developed calculator in a practical setting.
- To provide recommendations for behavior analysts implementing objective supervision assessment.
Main Methods:
- Development of a supervision assessment calculator.
- Testing the calculator's reliability using mock supervision videos.
- Comparison of scores from independent raters to assess inter-rater reliability.
- Evaluation of the calculator's practical utility in behavior analysis practice.
Main Results:
- The supervision assessment calculator demonstrated reliability in evaluating supervisory behaviors.
- Independent raters using the calculator achieved consistent scores.
- The calculator provides an objective method for assessing supervision quality.
Conclusions:
- The developed supervision assessment calculator is a reliable tool for objectively evaluating supervisory behaviors.
- This resource can enhance the quality of supervision in behavior analysis.
- Behavior analysts can adapt these methods to create objective scoring criteria for their own practices.
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