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A Behavior Analyst’s Guide to Supervising Fieldwork

  • Activities and lesson plans to guide supervision

  • Assessment procedures for evaluating supervision effectiveness

  • Sequencing of topics designed to fit a one-year supervisory period

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 1-3
  3. Tracking Field Experience Progress

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 5-16
  4. Delivering Performance Feedback

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 17-29
  5. Obtaining Feedback from Supervisees

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 31-34
  6. Operant Behavior and Measurement

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 35-68
  7. Graphing, Interpreting Graphs, and Experimental Designs

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 69-99
  8. Descriptive Assessment of Challenging Behavior

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 101-135
  9. Direct Assessment

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 137-159
  10. Functional Analysis, Part 1

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 161-195
  11. Functional Analysis, Part 2

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 197-249
  12. Strengths/Deficits Assessment

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 251-265
  13. Reinforcement

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 267-289
  14. Motivating Operations

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 291-316
  15. Discrete Trial Training

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 317-338
  16. Naturalistic Instruction

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 339-351
  17. Stimulus and Response Prompts

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 353-377
  18. Modeling and Imitation

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 379-396
  19. Shaping

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 397-420
  20. Chaining

    • Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers
    Pages 421-441

About this book

This guide is specifically designed for supervisors of trainees completing fieldwork requirements for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential, to ensure a well-planned and well-documented fieldwork experience.  Supervisors have a significant responsibility to plan, sequence, implement, and track their supervisee's fieldwork and skill acquisition. This guide was created to align with the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst Task List, providing a structured curriculum to support the many responsibilities of a supervisor, and covering a wide range of topics.
 
The book includes instructions for group and individual supervision activities, homework activities for supervisees, and methods of assessing skills. It is designed to support the supervisor by covering all aspects key to supervision. Its many additional materials are designed to maximize the supervisor's use of time, and to gauge the effectiveness of their work. It is evidence-based and practically oriented, and will benefit the supervisor as well as the trainee.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Baylor University, Waco, USA

    Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers

About the authors

Dr. Tonya Davis is a Professor at Baylor University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied behavior analysis. In 2010, she founded the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program at Baylor University as well as the university-affiliated applied behavior analysis clinic where students completed a portion of their supervised fieldwork. Within this capacity, Dr. Davis developed and implemented supervision activities for numerous graduate students. Dr. Davis’ research revolves around her primary goal of ensuring children with developmental and intellectual disabilities have access to the most effective interventions across a variety of settings. This includes two lines of research, first developing approaches support pre- and in-service professionals to implement evidence-based practices. The second is evaluating interventions to reduce challenging behavior, focusing on approaches to address barriers of implementing interventions in homes and schools.


Dr. Jessica Akers is an Assistant Professor at Baylor University where she teaches courses in the applied behavior analysis program. Dr. Akers serves as the practicum coordinator which entails directing and managing the field experience course within the program. In this role, Dr. Akers oversees the supervision of graduate students accumulating hours for certification. Dr. Akers’ research interests include strategies for promoting appropriate social and play skills in individuals with autism and related disabilities and identifying effective procedures for training caregivers and professionals to implement behavior analytic interventions.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Behavior Analyst’s Guide to Supervising Fieldwork

  • Authors: Tonya N. Davis, Jessica S. Akers

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09932-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09931-1Published: 06 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09934-2Published: 07 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-09932-8Published: 05 January 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 803

  • Number of Illustrations: 357 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychology, general

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