SECTION .0400 – SUPERVISION

21 NCAC 05 .0401             SUPERVISION OF ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST

(a)  Applicants for licensure as an assistant behavior analyst shall provide to the Board a supervisory agreement between the licensed behavior analyst and the licensed assistant behavior analyst.

(b)  Applicants for licensure as an assistant behavior analyst shall maintain a copy of the supervisory agreement while supervised. The supervisor of the licensed assistant behavior analyst shall maintain a copy of the signed supervisor agreement, supervision logs, and evaluations for at least seven years following the termination of the supervisory relationship This documentation shall be made available to the Board upon request.

(c)  Supervision activities by the licensed behavior analyst include:

(1)           Direct observation of the supervisee implementing behavior analytic assessment and intervention procedures with clients in natural environments or training others to implement them, with feedback from the supervisor. The observation may be done in-person, on-site, or using asynchronous or synchronous formats.

(2)           One-to-one, live, person-to-person, or synchronous virtual interactions between supervisor and supervisee to review and discuss assessment and treatment plans and procedures, client assessment and progress data and reports, published research, ethical and professional standards and guidelines, professional development needs and opportunities, and relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

(3)           Live, person-to-person, or synchronous virtual interactions between a supervisor and a group of supervisees to review and discuss assessment and treatment plans and procedures, client assessment and progress data and reports, published research, ethical and professional standards and guidelines, professional development needs and opportunities, and relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

(4)           The frequency and nature of supervision interactions shall be consistent with the supervisory requirements set forth by the certifying entity in the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) handbook, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions, and may be found at https://www.bacb.com/ at no cost.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-734; 90-738; 90-732; 90-739;

Eff. February 1, 2023.