Simmons Christina A, Ford Kimberly R, Salvatore Giovanna L, Moretti Abigail E
Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Robinson Hall Suite 117, Glassboro, NJ 08028 USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2021 Jul 8;14(4):927-943. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00622-3. eCollection 2021 Dec.
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid transition to virtual service delivery and supervision. This preliminary study examined acceptability and feasibility of virtual supervision for 94 BCBA/BCaBA trainees during COVID-19, including variables that affected perceived satisfaction, effectiveness, and supervision preference for this sample. Results indicate a decrease in accrual of direct client hours during the pandemic, with a third of participants reporting a decrease in individual supervision. In general, participants were satisfied with virtual individual and group supervision as indicated by high satisfaction domain scores and individual item means, with minimal overall change in satisfaction. Participants indicated preference for in-person or hybrid supervision and considered in-person most effective. In general, participants reported that virtual supervision was feasible and supervisors used best-practice strategies. We discuss variables that affected satisfaction (e.g., length of supervisory relationship), preference (e.g., age, services provided), and perceived effectiveness (e.g., time supervisor was a BCBA). We provide practical implications and recommendations for virtual supervision.
新冠疫情使得迅速转向虚拟服务提供和监督成为必要。这项初步研究考察了94名行为分析师认证委员会认证行为分析师(BCBA)/行为分析师认证委员会认证副行为分析师(BCaBA)学员在新冠疫情期间对虚拟监督的可接受性和可行性,包括影响该样本感知满意度、有效性和监督偏好的变量。结果表明,疫情期间直接服务客户的时长有所减少,三分之一的参与者报告个人监督减少。总体而言,参与者对虚拟个人和小组监督感到满意,满意度领域得分和单项平均分都很高,满意度总体变化不大。参与者表示更喜欢面对面或混合监督,并认为面对面监督最有效。总体而言,参与者报告称虚拟监督是可行的,且监督者采用了最佳实践策略。我们讨论了影响满意度的变量(如监督关系的时长)、偏好(如年龄、提供的服务)和感知有效性(如监督者成为BCBA的时间)。我们为虚拟监督提供了实际意义和建议。