S3E1 - The Supervisor Experience: Becoming an Effective Supervisor w/ Dr. Tyra Sellers

In the first episode of Season 3, Zach and Caleb discuss the process of becoming an effective supervisor with Dr. Tyra Sellers. Season 3 of the Functional Relations podcast is titled “The Experience”. Each episode will alternate between the supervisor experience and the trainee experience. 

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Things to check out from the episode:

Zach’s work email address: [email protected]

Send him an email if you’re interested in learning more about the Behavior Consultant positions he has open at his company. 

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References:

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Britton, L. N., & Cicoria, M. J. (2019). Remote fieldwork supervision for BCBA® trainees. Academic Press.

Conners, B. M., & Capell, S. T. (Eds.). (2020). Multiculturalism and diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging theory and application. Routledge.

Garza, K. L., McGee, H. M., Schenk, Y. A., & Wiskirchen, R. R. (2018). Some tools for carrying out a proposed process for supervising experience hours for aspiring Board Certified Behavior Analysts®. Behavior analysis in practice, 11(1), 62-70.

Kazemi, E., Rice, B., & Adzhyan, P. (2018). Fieldwork and supervision for behavior analysts: A handbook. Springer Publishing Company.

Leland, W., & Stockwell, A. (2019). A self-assessment tool for cultivating affirming practices with transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) clients, supervisees, students, and colleagues. Behavior analysis in practice, 12(4), 816-825.

Sellers, T. P., Alai-Rosales, S., & MacDonald, R. P. (2016). Taking full responsibility: The ethics of supervision in behavior analytic practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 299-308.

Sellers, T. P., LeBlanc, L. A., & Valentino, A. L. (2016). Recommendations for detecting and addressing barriers to successful supervision. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 309-319.

Sellers, T. P., Valentino, A. L., Landon, T. J., & Aiello, S. (2019). Board certified behavior analysts’ supervisory practices of trainees: Survey results and recommendations. Behavior analysis in practice, 12(3), 536-546.

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.

Turner, L. B., Fischer, A. J., & Luiselli, J. K. (2016). Towards a competency-based, ethical, and socially valid approach to the supervision of applied behavior analytic trainees. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 287-298.

Valentino, A. L., LeBlanc, L. A., & Sellers, T. P. (2016). The benefits of group supervision and a recommended structure for implementation. Behavior analysis in practice, 9(4), 320-328.

Wright, P. I. (2019). Cultural humility in the practice of applied behavior analysis. Behavior analysis in practice, 12(4), 805-809.