BACB Systems, Supervision, and Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to the BACB, which of the following is a primary responsibility of a supervising BCBA?
- Completing all direct service hours themselves
- Ensuring supervisees develop competencies through feedback, modeling, and ongoing evaluation (Correct answer)
- Delegating all supervision tasks to RBTs
- Only reviewing data without direct observation
Correct answer: Ensuring supervisees develop competencies through feedback, modeling, and ongoing evaluation
Supervising BCBAs are responsible for building supervisees' competencies through structured activities, direct observation, feedback, and performance-based evaluation.
Question 2: What percentage of a BCaBA's or RBT's total weekly service hours must come from direct, unrestricted supervision according to BACB requirements?
- 5%
- 10% (Correct answer)
- 15%
- 20%
Correct answer: 10%
The BACB requires that supervisors provide at least 5% of supervised fieldwork hours as direct, unrestricted supervision — but current RBT standards require at least one monthly observation and specific contact minimums.
Question 3: Which document outlines the BACB's supervision structure, requirements, and ethical standards for all certificants providing supervision?
- Task List
- BACB Supervision Training Curriculum Outline (Correct answer)
- Ethics Code
- RBT Handbook
Correct answer: BACB Supervision Training Curriculum Outline
The BACB Supervision Training Curriculum Outline specifies the content supervisors must cover when providing 8-hour supervision training to meet BACB standards.
Question 4: In organizational behavior management (OBM), what is a 'performance diagnostic checklist'?
- A checklist for staff to self-evaluate their own behavior
- A tool to identify whether performance problems are due to skill deficits, motivational issues, or environmental barriers (Correct answer)
- A record of disciplinary actions
- A data sheet for measuring client outcomes
Correct answer: A tool to identify whether performance problems are due to skill deficits, motivational issues, or environmental barriers
A performance diagnostic checklist is a structured assessment tool in OBM used to determine the root cause of staff performance problems before selecting an intervention.
Question 5: Which behavioral systems concept involves analyzing how organizational inputs, processes, and outputs are interconnected to improve performance?
- Total quality management
- Systems analysis (Correct answer)
- Performance management
- Staff training
Correct answer: Systems analysis
Systems analysis in OBM examines the relationships among organizational inputs, throughputs (processes), and outputs to identify where changes will most improve overall performance.
Question 6: What is 'performance feedback' in the context of OBM and staff supervision?
- Annual performance reviews only
- Ongoing, specific information given to staff about the quality and quantity of their work to improve future performance (Correct answer)
- Informal praise given occasionally
- Written reprimands for poor performance
Correct answer: Ongoing, specific information given to staff about the quality and quantity of their work to improve future performance
Performance feedback in OBM is specific, data-based information delivered in a timely manner about a staff member's performance to increase desired work behaviors.
BACB Systems, Supervision, and Management 1
According to the BACB, which of the following is a primary responsibility of a supervising BCBA?