When considering behavior analytic supervision, the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (ECBA; BACB, 2020) provides a helpful framework for structuring supervision, however behavior analysts may have very little contact with education or training on building a repertoire as a supervisor. This session will use the ECBA along with the current BCBA and RBT task lists as a jumping off point for structuring supervision systems. Additionally, resources will be provided for self-assessment of supervision skill set in context (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1980; Ala’i, 2019; Brodhead, Quigley, & Wilczynski, 2018, Leland, 2024), and review a decision making model for tiered supervision system design in alignment with the ECBA.
This course expands beyond the scope of the current BCBA and BCaBA Task Lists by offering a structured framework for assessing and developing supervisory competence—specifically through tiered supervision design and self-assessment tools—which goes beyond what’s explicitly outlined in existing task list content. It is deeply behavior-analytic in nature, blending the ethical requirements of the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts with a behaviorally informed decision-making model for supervision systems and competency development. The course is tailored to certified and aspiring behavior analysts serving or preparing to serve as supervisors, equipping them with practical, ethically grounded methodologies for evaluating and enhancing supervisory skills across tiers of competence.
Publication Date: June 2025
This Supervision course provides 2 CEU credits for BACB, QABA, and IBAO.
Objectives
1. Describe use of a self-assessment for supervisory competence in context
2. Select ECBA codes related to supervision structure
3. Identify what tier of supervision matches their current competence in context
4. List at least 2 ways to identify another person who many be competent to supervise their own supervision in context
Author/Speaker
Worner Leland (they/them) is an agender, autistic, disabled human, and a behavior analyst. They are a former researcher and educator with Upswing Advocates, a current educator with Collab Lab and Sex Ed Continuing Ed, and a current collaborative writer with the Assent Lab and the Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group. They are a past president of the Sexual Behavior Research and Practice SIG of ABAI, and are the current president of the inaugural Board of Applied Behavioral Sexology. Their work focuses on sex education, assent and consent education, and harm reduction and coercion reduction education in behavior analysis.
Instruction Qualification
Worner Leland’s CV
| Requirement Category |
Meets Requirement (✔) |
Evidence / Description |
| Published Peer-Reviewed Research or Books on the Subject |
☑ Yes |
Author of peer-reviewed journal articles and scholarly book chapters addressing supervision, ethics, assent, professional competence, and contextual behavioral analysis. Publications include work focused on ethical decision making, supervision practices, and autonomy-supportive frameworks, including recent scholarship directly examining supervision skill development and ethical supervision systems (e.g., Leland, 2024), aligning closely with course content on ECBA-guided supervision design. |
| ≥ 5 Years of Practical Experience(e.g., direct service delivery, applied practice, professional engagement) |
☑ Yes |
Nearly a decade of applied professional experience as a BCBA and Licensed Behavior Analyst, including extensive supervision of RBTs, BCaBAs, and BCBA trainees across clinical and community-based service settings. Demonstrated experience designing supervision systems, conducting competency-based evaluations, implementing tiered supervision supports, and aligning supervisory practices with the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts and BACB task list requirements. |
| ≥ 3 Years Teaching / Training / Mentoring Experience |
☑ Yes |
Extensive experience teaching, training, and mentoring behavior analysts as adjunct faculty, clinical supervisor, and continuing education instructor. Has delivered graduate-level coursework, conference workshops, and CE trainings focused on supervision, ethics, professional skill development, and decision-making models for supervision system design, including the application of the Dreyfus model and tiered supervision frameworks. |
