PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION
RBT, BCBA & BCaBA Supervision
Build your skills with thoughtful, practical supervision. Kind Behaviour offers ongoing RBT supervision, RBT initial competency assessments, and BCBA or BCaBA fieldwork supervision for external applicants and employees.
Enquire About SupervisionSupervision at a Glance
- Who It’s For
- RBT applicants, practising RBTs, and BCBA or BCaBA trainees
- Delivery
- In person and online
- External applicants
- $120 per hour
- Kind Behaviour employees
- Covered through employment
FOR RBT APPLICANTS AND PRACTISING RBTs
RBT Assessment and Ongoing Supervision
Whether you are preparing for certification or already working as an RBT, we help you take the next step with clear expectations and practical feedback.
RBT Initial Competency Assessment
We offer the Initial Competency Assessment for people applying for RBT certification. It evaluates your practical skills as part of the application process.
Before Booking
- Complete the required 40-hour RBT training and provide your completion certificate.
- Arrange access to appropriate clients and confirm the required organizational relationships with us.
- Plan your timing: the assessment must follow training and be completed within the 90 days before your certification application.
RBT Ongoing Supervision
We provide ongoing supervision for practising RBTs through observation, feedback, and review of their work. This supports day-to-day practice and continued development after certification.
Your supervisor needs sufficient knowledge of the clients and programs to guide your work. Together, we plan observation methods, supervision contacts, and documentation around your setting and the applicable requirements.
The Initial Competency Assessment and ongoing supervision serve different purposes. Completing the assessment does not replace ongoing supervision.
Working With Another Organization
We welcome external enquiries. When your work involves your employer’s clients, your employer needs to participate in arranging access, permissions, consent, and responsibilities. We confirm appropriate contractual relationships and client oversight before starting.
For an Initial Competency Assessment, the applicant and assessors must all be employed by, or have contracts with, the same organization providing the participating clients’ services.
BUILDING YOUR EXPERIENCE
BCBA or BCaBA Fieldwork Supervision
We offer fieldwork supervision for both certification pathways, for external trainees and Kind Behaviour employees. Your plan connects your learning goals with meaningful client work.
Getting Ready to Count Hours
Before counting hours, you need a qualified supervisor, a signed supervision contract, and to meet your pathway’s prerequisites. For coursework-based pathways, qualifying behaviour-analytic coursework must have begun and the initial course must subsequently be passed.
We review your intended application year and confirm your start date together. Earlier work cannot simply be relabelled as supervised fieldwork.
A Suitable Job or Placement
You can contact us before securing a role. To accrue hours, you need access to client-related behaviour-analytic work and a setting that allows appropriate supervisor involvement. A paid job is not the only possible arrangement.
We review your setting before starting. Booking supervision does not itself provide a job, placement, or clients.
Understanding Your Fieldwork Activities
- Restricted Activities
- Delivering therapeutic or instructional procedures, such as implementing a client’s existing teaching program.
- Unrestricted Activities
- Developing broader analyst skills through client-related assessment, data analysis, program design, and staff or caregiver training.
Direct client contact is not automatically restricted. We classify activities together using the requirements for your credential and application year.
Tracking and Verifying Your Hours
You maintain accurate activity logs. You and your supervisor review them and complete the required monthly and final verification forms. Monthly forms must be signed by the end of the following calendar month. Both parties retain the required records, and verification depends on meeting the relevant requirements.
What Working Together Looks Like
Supervision gives you space to connect what you are learning with what happens in practice. Expect clear goals, thoughtful discussion, and feedback you can put to work.
Your Learning Goals
We start with your experience, interests, and current skills. Together, we choose activities that fit your goals, client needs, scope of practice, and certification pathway, then adjust the plan as you progress.
Observation and Feedback
We agree on observation methods and scheduling, review your actual work, and identify practical next steps. Conversations include ethical decision-making, professional skills, and how to apply feedback.
Clear Documentation
We document supervision contacts, observations, and feedback, and review the required records together. Client information and recordings require appropriate consent and secure handling.
Sessions are available online and in person, depending on the setting and activities involved. We discuss individual and group supervision options with you and confirm the available format before starting.
MEET YOUR SUPERVISOR
Jessica Bist, M.Sc., BCBA
Jessica is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and co-founder of Kind Behaviour with over 15 years of experience supporting children, youth, and adults with disabilities. She holds a Master of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Calgary and a Master of Science in Psychology, Applied Behaviour Analysis, from Purdue University Global.
Her background brings together direct support, behavioural consultation, research, and team collaboration, with an emphasis on respectful strategies that work in everyday settings.
View Jessica’s professional backgroundHow to Get Started
1. Tell Us What You Need
Let us know whether you need ongoing RBT supervision, an initial competency assessment, or BCBA or BCaBA fieldwork supervision. Include your current role or program and your preferred format.
2. Discuss Fit and Arrangements
We review your goals, setting, and applicable supervision or assessment requirements, including arrangements for observations and client involvement where needed.
3. Agree on a Plan
Before starting, we confirm the schedule, delivery format, responsibilities, documentation, and fees or employment coverage.
Supervision and assessment arrangements are planned around the applicable BACB requirements. You can review the current BACB supervision and assessment resources as you prepare.
Frequently Asked Questions
General
Who do you provide supervision for?
We support RBT applicants completing their Initial Competency Assessment, practising RBTs needing ongoing supervision, and trainees pursuing BCBA or BCaBA certification. Both Kind Behaviour employees and external applicants are welcome.
Is supervision available virtually or in person?
Both. We confirm a format that fits your location, work setting, and required observations or assessment activities, with appropriate client consent and privacy arrangements.
What are your supervision fees?
External supervision is $120 per hour. Supervision is covered through employment with Kind Behaviour. We confirm the schedule, assessment arrangements, and expected fees before starting.
What can I expect from working with a supervisor?
Expect clear learning goals, regular discussion, observation of your work, and constructive feedback. We connect behaviour-analytic knowledge with everyday practice and ethical decision-making, agree on responsibilities, and review your progress and documentation together.
RBT
What is the difference between an RBT Initial Competency Assessment and ongoing supervision?
The Initial Competency Assessment evaluates practical skills as part of applying for RBT certification. Ongoing supervision supports and oversees your work while practising as an RBT. We offer both; completing the assessment does not replace ongoing supervision.
What do I need to complete before booking my competency assessment?
Complete the required 40-hour RBT training and provide your completion certificate. We also confirm organizational relationships and access to appropriate clients. The assessment must follow training and be completed within the 90 days before your certification application.
Can you supervise me while I work for another organization?
Yes, where an appropriate external supervision arrangement can be established. We confirm employer cooperation, client access, consent, and contractual responsibilities before starting.
Does my employer need to be involved in the supervision arrangement?
Yes. Your employer needs to be involved in arranging permissions, client access, and supervision responsibilities. For an RBT Initial Competency Assessment, the applicant and assessors must all be employed by, or have contracts with, the same organization providing the participating clients’ services.
BCBA/BCaBA
When can I begin accruing supervised fieldwork hours?
You need a qualified supervisor, a signed supervision contract, and to meet your pathway’s prerequisites before counting hours. For coursework-based pathways, qualifying behaviour-analytic coursework must have begun and the initial course must subsequently be passed. We confirm your start date and applicable requirements together; earlier work cannot simply be relabelled as supervised fieldwork.
Do I need to have a job or placement before starting supervision?
You can enquire before securing a role. To accrue fieldwork hours, you need a suitable setting with client-related behaviour-analytic work and appropriate supervisor access. A paid job is not the only option, but booking supervision does not itself provide a job, placement, or clients.
Do you offer individual and group supervision?
We discuss individual and group supervision options during your initial enquiry and confirm the available format before starting. Your plan will set out how sessions fit your learning goals and applicable fieldwork requirements.
Who is responsible for tracking and verifying my fieldwork hours?
You maintain accurate activity logs. You and your supervisor review them and complete the required monthly and final verification forms. Monthly forms must be signed by the end of the following calendar month. Both parties retain the required records; verification depends on meeting the relevant requirements.
Can I receive supervision from more than one supervisor?
Yes. The contracts must define responsibilities and how hours are documented. Supervisors at one organization may coordinate; separate fieldwork experiences must each meet applicable requirements. Tell us about other supervisors so we can plan appropriately.
Can I transfer to Kind Behaviour if I have already started my fieldwork?
Yes, subject to fit and availability. Bring your logs, contracts, and signed verification forms for review. Your previous supervisor remains responsible for verifying the work they supervised. We establish a new contract for future work; a transfer does not automatically validate earlier hours.
Requirements can change. We review the rules for your certification pathway and intended application year, including the transition to 2027 requirements.
Official resources: RBT Handbook, RBT Initial Competency Assessment Packet, BCBA Handbook, and BCaBA Handbook.
Let’s Talk About Your Supervision Goals
Email us with the supervision you are looking for, your current role or program, and whether you prefer in-person or online sessions.
Enquire About SupervisionYou can reach us at admin@kindbehaviour.com.