Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Prior to
submitting an application to the department, an LABA trainee applying for
initial licensure for an LABA license shall complete a minimum of 1,000 hours
of supervised experience in behavior analysis.
(2) The LABA trainee must be enrolled in or
have completed the requirements contained in WAC 246-805-220 to be eligible to
begin the required supervised experience as an LABA trainee.
(3)
(a) The
LABA trainee shall complete his or her supervised experience within five years
of the start date of the supervised experience.
(b) When actively participating in a
supervised experience, the LABA trainee shall participate in supervised
experience at least 10 hours and no more than 30 hours per week.
(c) At least five percent of the total
monthly hours of supervised experience must be under the supervision defined in
subsection (5) of this section.
(d)
Supervision must be conducted at least every two weeks.
(4) A person is qualified to be a training
program supervisor for a LABA trainee if the person:
(a) Holds an active license in good standing
as an LBA with at least one year of full-time equivalency practice;
or
(b) Holds a current
certification equivalent to a LBA from a professional credentialing entity;
and
(c) Is not related to,
subordinate to, or employed by the LABA trainee during the supervised
experience period. Employment does not include compensation received by the
training program supervisor from the LABA trainee for supervision
services.
(5)
Supervision must include:
(a) Observing and
providing feedback to the LABA trainee on his or her behavior analytic
activities with a client in the natural environment;
(b) Observing the LABA trainee in real time
by web camera, videoconferencing, or similar means when the training program
supervisor is not physically present; and
(c) Supervising in small groups of up to six
LABA trainees for no more than half of the total supervision required in
subsection (3) of this section.
(6) The LABA trainee shall perform the
following activities during the supervised experience:
(a) Directly implementing behavioral programs
delivering therapeutic and instructional procedures, which may not exceed 50
percent of the total accrued experience hours; and
(b) Designing and systematically monitoring
behavioral programs, naturalistic observation, staff and caregiver training,
researching literature related to the program, and conducting assessments
related to the need for behavioral intervention.
(7) Supervised experience must include the
following content areas:
(a) Ethics and
professional conduct;
(b)
Measurement;
(c) Experimental
design;
(d) Behavior-change
considerations;
(e) Fundamental
elements of behavior change;
(f)
Behavior-change procedures;
(g)
Behavior-change systems;
(h)
Problem identification;
(i)
Assessment;
(j)
Intervention;
(k) Implementation,
management and supervision;
(l)
Philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis;
(m) Verbal operants; and
(n) Respondent and operant
conditioning.
(8) The
training program supervisor and LABA trainee shall develop a supervision plan
before the LABA trainee begins performing any behavior analytic tasks. The
supervision plan must be maintained in the LABA trainee's file for seven years
after completion of supervised experience. The supervision plan shall include:
(a) Types of duties and responsibilities the
LABA trainee will perform;
(b)
Dates, time and duration of supervision;
(c) Type of supervision, as described in
subsection (5) of this section;
(d)
Brief description of supervision activities; and
(e) Signatures of both the training program
supervisor and LABA trainee.
(9) A supervised experience under this
section may be completed as part of or in addition to the LABA trainee's
bachelor's degree program.
