Hiring Behavior Analyst Trainees at a School District
Post Series: Ethics Scenario Archive
- 1.Approaching Former Adult Client
- 2.Medical Marijuana
- 3.Pro Bono Work
- 4.Supervision Has Multiple Relationships with Family Receiving Services
- 5.Parent Training Concerns
- 6.Parents Not Implementing Procedures
- 7.Soliciting Parent Testimonials
- 8.Retaliation Towards Mandated Reporting
- 9.Family Rejecting Safety Measures
- 10.Parental Collaboration
- 11.Hostile Work Enviornment
- 12.Creating Protocol to Prevent and Treat Trauma with Limited Functional Language
- 13.Parent ABA Practice Questions in OT & Speech
- 14.Potential Gifts From Clients on Social Media
- 15.Helping Close Relationships With ABA Tips
- 16.Parent Utilizing CBD & THC
- 17.Client Pre-Authorization Denied For Much Needed Services
- 18.Supervisee Slaps Child in School Setting
- 19.Changing Direction of Treatment from Previous BCBA
- 20.BCBA Subpoenaed in Family Court
- 21.Terminate Services Due To Parent Behavior
- 22.Parents Offering Token Items During Check Out/Transition
- 23.Family Doesn’t Want Details Released To Funding Source Without Permission
- 24.Resources for IRB Approval for Independent Researchers
- 25.Speech Therapist Refusing To Do PECS
- 26.BCBA Receives Cease & Desist
- 27.Unlicensed, Certified BCBA Provide Supervision
- 28.Rapid Prompting Method (RPM)
- 29.Parent as Witness to Accident
- 30.Website Testimonials
- 31.Student Using Social Media Inappropriately
- 32.Hiring Behavior Analyst Trainees at a School District
- 33.College Recommendation Letter for Client
- 34.Connecting Families That Are Clients
- 35.Employer Requiring Same Number of ABA Hours for All New Clients from New BCaBA
Scenario
A school district posted a job opening for a BCBA, and said they would take someone non-certified, as long as the person pays for their own supervision. Would another district BCBA still be responsible for providing supervision, especially during the time between supervision ending (1500 hours completed) and time of certification?
Response
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- Committee Input:
- What would the BCBA doing within their job?
- What is the job description? If candidate is a supervisee, supervision is required
- Exploration:
- Ensure that you are not mis-representing the credential.
- Be careful of dual relationship with the supervisor.
- Behavior Analysts in the school typically have large caseloads, would they have the support to take on additional supervisees?
- Make sure your contract is clearly written about support of supervision/payment
- Plan how you are going ensure support
- Codes:
- 10.7; 6.0; 5.05; 8.03
- Committee Input: