Remote BCBA Supervision

Most supervision is just a signature.

Cancelled meetings. Feedback that never comes. A form signed by someone who has never actually watched you work.

You are not difficult for wanting more than that.

You did everything right.

You got into the program. You're paying for the coursework. You found a placement and you're logging your hours, and somewhere in there you were assigned a supervisor who has forty other things happening and a caseload of their own.

So the meetings get moved. Then moved again. When they happen, you get fifteen minutes and a signature. You ask a question about a client and get "you'll figure it out" — which is not an answer, it's an admission.

And you start to wonder whether you're bad at this.

You're not. Nobody has ever actually watched you work.

Supervision isn't administrative. It's the only structured time in your entire training when someone who knows more than you sees what you're doing and tells you the truth about it. If nobody's watching, you're not being supervised. You're being processed.

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WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET

Every month:

Four supervision meetings. Not because the BACB will require it — from January 2027 it won't. Supervision becomes a percentage, and a percentage can be satisfied by someone who barely knows your name. Four meetings a month is my standard, not a minimum I'm meeting. Consistency is what makes this a relationship instead of a quota.

They also actually happen. If I have to move one, I tell you in advance and we reschedule inside the same week — not "sometime."

Direct observation with a client, tracked in minutes. I watch you work. Current rules ask for an observation each period; the 2027 rules ask for cumulative minutes. I log minutes either way, so your documentation holds up regardless of when you apply.

Supervision covering the required percentage of your fieldwork hours — 5% for standard fieldwork, more for concentrated — with the individual-versus-group split the standards require.

Feedback specific enough to use on Monday. Not "keep doing what you're doing." Not a form. Something you can act on with an actual client, this week.

Honest check-ins on burnout — not just your hours. This field will take everything you have if you let it, and nobody is going to notice on your behalf. I'll ask.

Documentation done properly and on time. Verification forms completed, signed, and kept where you can find them in three years when you need them.

WHO I AM:

I'm Lauren. MS in Education, BCBA, licensed behavior analyst.

Eight years as a special education teacher before I ever became a BCBA, then five years across clinics, homes, and telehealth with kids ages 2–15. Thirteen years in this field, from both sides of the table.

I was told "you'll figure it out" when I was accruing my hours. I did figure it out, eventually — but eventually cost me a year of believing I was bad at something I was only unsupported in. I watched that same year push people out who would have been extraordinary at this.

I supervise the way I wish someone had supervised me. That's the entire reason I offer it.

WHAT IT COSTS

We'll talk about rate on our first call.

Not to be cagey — because what supervision actually takes depends on how many hours you're logging. Someone accruing 130 hours a month needs substantially more of my time than someone accruing 40, and I'd rather quote you honestly than publish one number that's wrong for both of us.

Month to month. No contract beyond the BACB-required supervision agreement. If it isn't working, you can leave — I'd rather that than have you stuck with me the way you may be stuck now.

HOW IT WORKS:

It's remote. Meetings and observations happen over video.

You need your own placement. I'm not an agency and I can't provide clients for you to accrue hours with. You need somewhere you're already working with clients — a job, a practicum, a placement through your program.

We sign a supervision contract before your first hour. BACB requires it, and hours accrued without one don't count. I'll send it; it's straightforward.

We start with a conversation. Not an interview. You're deciding whether you want to spend time with me, and I'm deciding the same thing. Either of us can say it isn't a fit.

FAQ:

Can I switch supervisors partway through? Yes. This is the question I get most, and the assumption that you can't is what keeps people in bad supervision for months longer than they should be. Your accrued hours don't disappear. What matters is that your prior documentation is complete — your previous monthly forms, properly signed. Bring what you have and we'll look at it together before you commit to anything.

What if my documentation from a previous supervisor is a mess? Tell me early. Some things can be sorted out and some can't, and it's much better to find out now than at application. I'd rather give you an honest answer up front than take your money and discover it in month three.

I'm applying for certification after January 1, 2027. Does that change anything? Yes, and it's worth planning for properly. BACB's requirements change on January 1, 2027 — supervision becomes percentage-based rather than a set number of monthly contacts, observation is counted in cumulative minutes, and total hours shift to 2,000 standard or 1,500 concentrated.

The part people miss: the rules that apply are the ones in place when you submit your application, not when you accrued the hours. So if there's any chance your application lands in 2027, we document to both standards from the start. It's a small amount of extra work now and it protects every hour you've already logged. Confirm the specifics with BACB directly — but I'll help you plan around it, and I'll be tracking it whether you ask me to or not.

How many supervisees do you take? A small number, deliberately. The whole thing only works if I have time to actually watch you work.

What if I need to reschedule? Life happens and we'll work it out. The difference is I'll tell you when I need to move something, and we'll find a time in the same week.

You're going to spend a significant amount of time with whoever supervises you. It's worth choosing.

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