Final Project: Comprehensive OBM Project
Written Work Requirements
Length: 1012 pages
Format: APA 7th edition
References: 6 or more peer-reviewed articles on MBOs or supervision
Required Sections
Organizational Description and Problem Identification
- Describes the ABA or human services organization (actual or hypothetical).
- Identifies a specific performance-related challenge (e.g., staff training, documentation, timeliness, procedural fidelity).
- Explain the organizational impact of the problem (customer outcomes, efficiency, work environment, regulatory compliance).
Operational definitions and target behaviors
- Defines the performance target behavior(s) in observable and measurable terms.
- Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- It links behaviors with organizational objectives or quality indicators.
Behavioral Assessment Methods
- Describe how you conducted indirect, descriptive, and/or functional evaluations (interviews, checklists, direct observations).
- Summarizes baseline data and trends.
- Identifies the environmental variables that influence behavior (antecedents, consequences, context events).
Intervention design and performance management
- Present the intervention plan using principles of OBM (goal setting, feedback, reinforcement, self-management or background strategies).
- It includes data collection tools or systems (charts, checklists, key performance indicator [KPI] dashboards).
- It outlines the implementation schedule, the personnel involved, and the training requirements.
Data analysis and evaluation plan
- Describes the methods of data presentation and analysis (visual analysis, KPIs, progress metrics).
- Explains how the effectiveness of the intervention will be evaluated and maintained.
- It includes success criteria, generalization, and maintenance procedures.
Ethical, cultural and legal considerations
- It analyzes relevant elements of the BACB Code of Ethics for Behavior Analysts (2022).
- It addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion within the monitoring and feedback processes.
- Identifies potential ethical risks (dual roles, reinforcement contingencies, coercion) and strategies to mitigate them.
Leadership, communication and sustainability
- Reflect on the leadership strategies used to promote buy-in and sustain change.
- Describe how you ensured open communication, feedback loops, and collaboration.
- It includes considerations for long-term maintenance, prevention of staff turnover, and continuous improvement.
Professional reflection and future recommendations
- Reflect on learnings related to supervision, professionalism, and organizational leadership.
- Suggest improvements or next steps to scale or sustain the OBM system.
- Discuss the implications for your professional growth as a leader or supervisor at ABA.
References
- It provides a complete list of references in APA 7th edition format of all the academic sources cited.
- Includes at least six peer-reviewed articles on OBM or applied supervision (e.g., from the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management or Behavior Analysis in Practice).
