Building Rapport: A Listen Goes a Long Way

Within the industry of behavior analysis, reported burnout is prevalent across practitioner levels. A practitioner’s perceived supervisor support is generally correlated with their likelihood to experience burnout (Austin & Fiske, 2023). Supervisors may implement several behavioral strategies for ongoing assessment of supervisee motivations and preferences to strengthen their supervisory relationships and decrease the likelihood of their trainees experiencing burnout, while simultaneously supporting better client outcomes. Austin, A., & Fiske, K. (2023). Evaluating the Relationship between Compassion, Perceived Supervisor Support, and Burnout among ABA Staff.

1. 11. Contributing factors to ABA practitioner burnout, minimizing those barriers for supervisees 2. Implementing compassionate supervision as a tool for better client outcomes (buy in, treatment adherence 3. Implementing compassionate supervision as a tool for staff retention; relationship building as an antecedent intervention for conflict 4. Strategies for pairing well with staff, clients and stakeholders.