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In this episode of the Behavior/Brain Podcast, we dive into the recently updated 6th Edition Test Content Outline, which sets the foundation for behavior analysts' competencies and knowledge requirements. We'll explore what has changed, why these updates matter, and how they impact BCBAs, trainees, and the supervision process.

Whether you’re a BCBA preparing to supervise or a student working toward certification, understanding these updates is essential to stay ahead in our evolving field. We’ll also discuss how to incorporate the outline’s concepts into effective supervision practices, ensuring that future practitioners are well-equipped to succeed.

Looking to enhance your supervision process? Check out the new Supervision Curriculum designed to align with these updates, offering comprehensive tools, resources, and guidance for high-quality supervision. Purchase your copy today at https://abcbehaviortx.thrivecart.com/6th-ed-supervision-curriculum/ .

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In this episode, we are discussing our transition to the Behavior/Brain Podcast, companion to Behavior/Brain Magazine, the ONLY magazine for the field of ABA. Learn more about our upcoming episodes and how YOU can participate in the Behavior/Brain community. Be sure to download our latest issue at www.behaviorbrainmagazine.com

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In this episode we're talking about how to save time and implement proactive strategies to write treatment plans and conduct re-assessments with less time and greater efficiency.

Get your 0.5 CEU's for this episode here.

Be sure to check out our time-saving tools mentioned in the episode below:

• Masterclass: Assessment and Report Writing includes 4.0 CEU's giving you all the training you need to master assessment selection, report writing, treatment goal development, and more.
• The Report Writing Package includes over 30 documents to make report writing easier, including report templates, treatment goals, FBA cheat sheets, and more!
• The Program Library is an ever-expanding collection of treatment goals that can be input into an electronic data collection system or printed for a binder system, includes treatment goals, prompt levels, SD descriptions, target lists, summary graphs, and in editable documents to customize for your clients.

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This week we are covering feeding disorders in children with autism and treatment methods. If you want a more in-depth look at behavioral feeding therapy and competency-based mentorship, check out our Intensive Competency Workshop: Behavioral Feeding Therapy.

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This week we are covering the steps you should take before, during, and after supervision to ensure you are providing effective supervision...or receiving effective supervision if you are a supervisee.

In addition to my own supervision experience, this episode includes information from the following article:
Sellers, T. P., Valentino, A. L., & LeBlanc, L. A. (2016). Recommended Practices for Individual Supervision of Aspiring Behavior Analysts. Behavior analysis in practice, 9(4), 274–286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0110-7

Resources Mentioned:
Supervision Curriculum
FREEBIE Supervision Checklist

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This week we are covering some commonly misunderstood supervision requirements from the BCBA Handbook. We also review the requirements of both the supervised fieldwork and concentrated supervised fieldwork.

Objectives:

• Identify the requirements of BCBA fieldwork
• Understand how the requirements should be implemented in practice

Resources Mentioned:
Intro to Supervision Course
Behavior Analyst Supervision Curriculum
Masterclass: Exceptional Supervision
5th ed Supervision Documentation Package

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CEU'S FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE!

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I'm so excited to have interviewed Dr. Amanda Coffey, the founder of The Behavior Network, one of the first BHCOE accredited training sites. We discuss how they provide such effective supervision, what sets their clinic apart from others, and what advice Dr Coffey has for other BCBA's that want to start their own clinic.

Objectives:

• Identify strategies for effective supervision
• Describe barriers to providing supervision in a clinic setting
• Discuss considerations to clinic ownership

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CEU'S FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE!

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In this episode, we will be talking about reducing automatically reinforced behaviors by using antecedent interventions.

Objectives:

• Describe the challenges to reducing automatically reinforced behaviors
• Discuss how to conduct a competing stimulus assessment
• Identify appropriate behaviors to target for reduction

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CEU'S FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! https://www.abcbehaviortx.com/podcast