ABA Exam CoachLessons · I. Personnel Supervision and Management
I.4 · Choosing supervision goals
You'd never write a client's goals without a baseline, so why would you pick a supervisee's goals from memory or a generic checklist? Let's look at how to choose supervision goals that actually fit the person in front of you.
Key takeaway
Base supervision goals on an assessment of three things: the supervisee's skills (observe them directly), cultural variables (theirs and your own biases), and the environment they work in. Use that data to tell a skill deficit (can't do it) from a performance deficit (doesn't do it). Then write observable, measurable goals with mastery criteria, and keep checking them against ongoing data.
Base supervision goals on an assessment of three things: the supervisee's skills (observe them directly), cultural variables (theirs and your own biases), and the environment they work in. Use that data to tell a skill deficit (can't do it) from a performance deficit (doesn't do it). Then write observable, measurable goals with mastery criteria, and keep checking them against ongoing data.
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