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Although the amount of supervision for each case must be responsive to individual client needs, 2 hours for every 10 hours of direct treatment is the general standard of care. When direct treatment is 10 hours per week or less, a minimum of 2 hours per week of case supervision is generally required.

Before providing any supervision, RBT Supervisors must complete a training based on the 8-hour Supervision Training Curriculum Outline.

2. Are the requirements for ongoing RBT supervision and supervised fieldwork the same? RequirementsRBT SupervisionPercentage of hours supervised per month5%Real-time, face-to-face contacts per month2Individual supervision per month1 meetingObservations of trainee/supervisee providing services with client per month1 May 31, 2023

Yes. RBTs are required to track supervision hours. More info is on page 17 of the RBT handbook on the BACB site, but essentially we need to keep a recording of supervision by a BCBA to ensure we're hitting 5% supervised hours of our total hours providing ABA intervention services.

You must have ongoing supervision from an RBT Supervisor or RBT Requirements Coordinator to practice as an RBT after you pass the certification examination.

How many times and what type of supervision contact does the BACB require? At least 2 face-to-face, real-time contacts per month. All of your supervision meetings must be individual.

At least 60% of the fieldwork hours must be spent engaged in unrestricted activities, such as conducting assessments, developing and implementing behavior-analytic interventions, and conducting research. At least 50% of the fieldwork hours must be supervised individually by a qualified BCBA.

Each RBT must obtain ongoing supervision for a minimum of 5% of the hours spent providing behavior-analytic services per month. Structure of supervision. Supervision must include at least 2 face-to-face, real-time contacts per month.