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A Survey of Staff Training and Performance Management Practices: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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The costs for delivering services to individuals with autism and other disabilities total more than $137 billion annually and grow exponentially. Given this figure, service-delivery organizations are under pressure to ensure staff are well-prepared to deliver services through the provision of training. Providing effective staff training and performance management is also necessary for the delivery of evidence-based practice and is an ethical obligation for Behavior Analyst Certification Board®, Inc. (BACB®) certificants. The purpose of the present study was to document the various types of staff and supervisory training and performance management procedures offered to BACB® certificants and aspirants working in applied settings.

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    Florence D. DiGennaro Reed & Amy J. Henley

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Reed, F.D.D., Henley, A.J. A Survey of Staff Training and Performance Management Practices: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Behav Analysis Practice 8, 16–26 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0044-5

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