BCBA/BcaBA SUPERVISION CONTRACT

____________________, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, offers supervision under the

Supervised Independent Fieldwork experience requirement of the Behavior Analyst
Certification Board to _______________

The nature of supervision:

The purpose of supervision is to improve and maintain the behavior-analytic,
professional, and ethical repertoires of the supervisee and facilitate the delivery of
high-quality services to his/her clients. Effective behavior-analytic supervision
includes:

 Development of performance expectations;

 Observation, behavioral skills training, and delivery of performance
feedback;
 Modeling technical, professional, and ethical behavior;
 Guiding behavioral case conceptualization, problem-solving, and decision-
making repertoires;
 Review of written materials (e.g. behavior programs, data sheets, reports);
 Oversight and evaluation of the effects of behavioral service delivery;
 Ongoing evaluation of the effects of supervision.

The supervisor must observe and provide feedback to the supervisee on his/her
behavior-analytic activities with a client in the natural environment during each
required supervisory period. In-person, on-site observation is preferred. However,
this may be conducted via web-cameras, videotape, videoconferencing, or similar
means in lieu of the supervisor being physically present.

Appropriate activities:
 Conducting assessments related to the need for behavioral intervention (e.g.
stimulus preference assessment, functional assessment, staff performance
assessment);
 Designing, implementing, and systematically monitoring skill-acquisition and
behavior-reduction programs;
 Overseeing the implementation of behavior-analytic programs by others;
 Training, designing behavioral systems, and performance management;
 Other activities normally peformed by a behavior analyst that are directly
related to behavior analysis such as attending planning meetings regarding
the behavior analytic program, researching the literature related to the
program (not more than 4 hours during each supervisory period), and
talking to individuals about the program.

Examples of activities that will not count as experience include: attending

meetings with little or no behavior-analytic content; providing interventions
 that are not based in behavior analysis; completing nonbehavioral assessments,
paperwork, documentation, billing, or any other activities that are not directly
related to behavior analysis.

Supervised Independent Fieldwork Schedule:

Supervisees seeking BCBA must complete 1500 hours of Supervised
Independent Fieldwork in behavior analysis and be supervised at least 2 weeks
for 5% of the total hours (75 hours). Supervisees seeking BcaBA must complete
1000 hours of Supervised Independent Fieldwork in behavior analysis and be
supervised at least once every 2 weeks for 5% of the total hours (50 hours).
Supevision hours can be counted towards the total number of Independent
Fieldwork hours.

The supervisee agrees to:

 Keep a record ot the number of supervised indepenendet fieldwork in
which the student is engaged in behavior analytic work and inform the
supervisor on the number of supervision hours he is entitled to (5% of
the total hours spent in Supervised Independent Fieldwork);
 Work a minimum 10 hours per week and be engaged in behavior analytic
activities during this time;
 In the case where in person, on site observation is not possible, provide
the supervisor similar means of observation (videotapes,
videoconferences, web-cameras ,etc.) for every supervision session;
 Work with at least 2 different clients during the supervisory period.

The supervisor agrees to:

 Provide supervision consistent with the guidelines set forth by the BCBA;
 Complete documentation of supervision meetings after each meeting;
 Abide by the ethical guidelines set forth by the BACB;
 Sign the BACB Experience Verification Form once the supervisee has
completed the required hours of Supervised Independent Fieldwork.

If one of the parties (supervisee or supervisor) fails to meet his or her obligations as
outlined above, the collaboration will be terminated or the current supervision
session will be cancelled.

Confidentiality:
On and after the date of this agreement, supervisor and supervisee shall keep
confidential all information relating the current or potential clients including, but
not limited to, any medical or clinical information, in whatever form. Supervisor and
supervisee shall be jointly responsible for ensuring that clients have consented to
the observation of service delivery and sharing of confidential client information.
The responsabilities described in this document will be carried out in accordance
with the BACB’s Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts and
Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards.
Both parties will adhere to the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for
Behavior Analysts and Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards.

Date:_________________

Supervisee signature: _______________________ Supervisor signature:_____________