Supervision
Also called: ongoing supervision, RBT supervision, clinical supervision
Definition
The ongoing oversight of a practitioner's work by a qualified supervisor who is responsible for it. For technicians it is a certification requirement with fixed minimums — a percentage of service hours each month, a minimum number of real-time contacts including direct observation with a client, and at least one individual contact — and it must be documented and kept for years. Its purpose is to build the technician's clinical, professional and ethical skills and to protect clients.
In plain language
A qualified person watches your work often, gives feedback, and is responsible for it. Technicians must have it to stay certified. There are set monthly minimums.
Example
A supervisor observes a technician running a program with a client, gives feedback afterward, and records the date, length and format.
Not supervision
A monthly staff meeting about scheduling. With no client focus and no feedback on the technician's work, it does not count as supervision.
See also
Written from
- bacb-rbt-handbook-2026 — Ongoing Supervision
- bacb-supervision-curriculum-2
Requirements from the 06/2026 RBT Handbook, restated in our own words. See the credential pages for the current numbers.
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