QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(ELABORATED)
Whose behavior does a behavior analyst rely on to ensure quality services for clients?
1. RBT
2. Teachers/paras
3. BCaBAs
4. Caregivers
5. Folks pursuing certification in ABA
6. All of these - CORRECT -6. All of these
The BACB saw an increase in demand for BCBAs in the US by _____ % - CORRECT -800
The BACB requires supervisors to have ________ hours of supervisory training prior to taking on the task
of supervision as a minimum - CORRECT -8
As a BACB supervisor you're responsible for:
1. Developing supervisee/trainee repertoires
2. Teaching applied skills
3. Developing problem solving skills
4. Evaluating decision making abilities
5. Client outcomes
6. Modelling high quality supervisory behaviors
7. Improving and maintaining supervisory behaviors
8. Modelling assistance seeking behavior
9. All of these - CORRECT -9. All of these
Supervision boils down to two basic responsibilities:
1. _____________ staff performance
2. ____________ and maintaining staff performance - CORRECT -1. Establishing/improving
2. Supporting
As a supervisor, per the BACB what are you NOT responsible for? - CORRECT -ensuring organizations
meet their supervision billable hour requirements.
Using ___________________ management strategies in organizations and in the supervision process
can help mitigate the impacts of ________________. - CORRECT -evidence-based; burn-out
According to WHO, which of the following are symptoms of burn out?
1. Increased mental distance from one's job
2. Exhaustion
3. Reduced professional efficacy
, 4. All of these - CORRECT -4. All of these
T/F: Supervisors play a large role in the prevention of burnout - CORRECT -T
In a clinical setting, how do we ensure that our services are effective?
1. Use a conceptually systematic literature base to select our practices
2. Collect data to determine if strategies are working
3. Analyze data to determine if changes are required
4. Check in with those impacted by the interventions to ensure they are satisfied
5. All of these - CORRECT -5. All of these
OBM focuses on assessing and changing the work environment to improve _____________ and
workplace culture - CORRECT -employee performance
T/F Ethics is an issue more closely related to OBM than clinical ABA - CORRECT -T
Which of the following is false?
1. BACB does not give specific supervisee volume numbers in the ethics code
2. Supervisees/ trainees independently liable for their behavior
3. Supervision documentation must be maintained for 7 years after the termination of the supervisory
relationship
4. BCBAs must collect data on, not only rely on supervisee behaviors, but also on their own supervision
practices. - CORRECT -2
Supervision is a ___________ process - CORRECT -active
In BACB documentation, individuals pursuing certification are
1. Supervisees
2. Trainees
3. BCBAs in training
4. Interns - CORRECT -2. Trainees
Supervisees in BACB terminology include:
1. RBT
2. BCaBAs
3. Individuals pursuing certification
4. Both A & B - CORRECT -D. A & B
T/F: Assessin time commitments and priorities in a data based manner is not possible and therefore is
not expected of a behavior analytic supervisor - CORRECT -f
Scope of competence is determined at the ________ level - CORRECT -individual
Scope of practice is determined at the ___________ level - CORRECT -professional
Which of the following are negative consequences of supervising outside your scope of competence:
1. Wasting time and resources
2. Misapplying science of behavior