title: A Survey of Staff Training and Performance Management Practices: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: grid.266515.30000000121060692Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 4001 Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-7555 USA.
authors.forename: Florence D DiGennaro
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: grid.266515.30000000121060692Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 4001 Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-7555 USA.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Henley
keywords: Performance management; Staff training; Supervisory training