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Beh 5050 The Supervisor's Textbook
Beh 5050 The Supervisor's Textbook
Dennis Reid, Marsha Parsons, and Carolyn Green each has over
40 years of experience supervising provision of services for people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They have supervised
services in residential centers, schools, adult day-support services,
vocational programs, and community settings. They have also pub-
lished over 140 applied research articles and book chapters in the
human services. Their research has appeared in over 20 peer-re-
viewed journals including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Organizational Behavior Manage-
ment, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Dennis, Marsha, and Carolyn
have received numerous awards for their respective services from
organizations such as the Association for Behavior Analysis Interna-
tional, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities, Organization for Autism Research, and the Office of the
Governor of North Carolina. They are currently affiliated with the
Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center in Morganton, North
Carolina. Additional information about the authors and their work
can be obtained at www.dennishreidau.com.
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tried and tested means of promoting diligent and proficient staff perfor-
mance and to do so in a way that maximizes staff enjoyment with their work.
It is sincerely hoped the book fulfills this purpose for the reader.
D.R.
M.P.
C.G.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
N umerous people have helped us learn about supervision, far too many
to recognize individually. However, we have learned most from the ded-
icated and sincere staff we have been fortunate to supervise over the years.
They have greatly facilitated our jobs as supervisors and significantly en-
hanced our work enjoyment.
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CONTENTS
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Section I
INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISION
Section II
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Section III
Section IV
Section V
SELECTED READINGS
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
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Section I
INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISION
Chapter 1
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WHAT IS SUPERVISION?