Designing a Management System
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Designing a Management System
When launching a practice of applied behavioral analysis, a behavior analyst should observe the code implementation processes of the BACB to guarantee that the ethical rights of the clients are respected when the treatment is being carried out (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2018). Three registered behavior technicians (RBT) are therefore trained by the behavior analyst to be charged with carrying out behavior strategies, parent training, data gathering, data graphing, data/visual evaluation, and summaries for specific clients. The behavior analyst will also devise a management system that covers the training of RBTs, the maintenance of treatment fidelity, and the resolution of performance issues.
Training Process
The behavior analyst must assess the tasks, work performance goals, RBT supervisory criteria, and supervision procedure prior to beginning any training and supervision process. The behavior analyst is minimizing potential uncertainty by revisiting these job performance standards while also equipping the RBT for future involvement and execution of operations and tasks. An RBT must fulfill continuous monthly supervision criteria to maintain certification as an RBT, including holding meetings every two weeks to fulfill 5 percent of hours spent delivering behavior-analytic services (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2018). As a result, the initial meeting will also comprise a review and planning session with every RBT to determine how and when to fulfill the supervisory obligations. Finally, the behavior analyst must perform an initial competence evaluation before an RBT may begin training, accruing supervision hours, or offering treatment activities.
Treatment Fidelity
The behavior analyst and every RBT will enter into a supervision contract. The contract will explicitly indicate and specify experiential tasks and training goals, as well as what the trainee concurs with, what the supervisor concurs with, what the supervisor and trainee concur with, termination reasons, supplementary elements, and the signing part (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2018). The contract will also specify how frequently every RBT will engage with the behavior analyst and the duration in which every meeting will last. During client assessments, instantaneous feedback, like constructive criticism or commendation, will be given to the RBT. The feedback will be compiled and provided to the RBT as a reference point for the subsequent meeting or assessment in an email.
As pointed out by Daniels (2016), feedback is the information offered to supervisees or trainees that helps them to enhance their efficiency. Meaningful feedback according to studies, needs to be detailed, contain remarks on what the trainee is performing well in and what may be enhanced, and be provided in a specific proportion to make the trainee engaged (Quilligan, 2017). Although constructive feedback is important, it must also contain constructive reinforcement for the trainee in order to maintain a healthy relationship with them and make them feel encouraged and valued. When offering feedback to the supervisee, it should be detailed, precise, and use a tone of voice that is suitable for the situation. Feedback will not be offered in groups and will only be provided in private since it is the most efficient that way. Finally, the supervisor ought to know their trainees and determine how every supervisee best manages feedback. Some supervisees prefer graphical feedback, such as diagrams, whereas others prefer verbal feedback.
Management System
The behavior analyst should then develop a management approach to foster and sustain high levels of performance among supervisees. The behavior analyst will evaluate/give the directives with the RBT, demonstrate the proper reaction, create chances for rehearsing, and offer feedback using the behavior skills model (Miltenberger, 2016). To optimize the efficacy and value of the feedback, the behavior analyst will provide four reinforcement comments per each constructive feedback remark, covering many instances of the desired behavior. The behavior analyst will coordinate monthly interobserver agreement (IOA and fidelity of implementation (FOI) to guarantee that the RBT is going forward with the behavior strategies. FOI assesses if the RBT is following the plan specification to the latter, while IOA assesses if the RBT is correctly recording data (Cooper, Heron, Heward, 2020)
Performance Issues
Finally, the behavior analyst should be able to recognize, analyze, and fix performance issues. The behavior analyst will be prepared to examine and determine events, devices or procedures, skil