APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS · EDUCATIONAL GUIDE
Feedback and practice
Get feedback you can use.
If feedback feels vague, start with one part of your work you want to understand better. You can use these prompts with your current supervisor or when comparing future learning opportunities.
Name a specific learning need
Choose something observable, such as explaining a graph in plain language or checking whether a caregiver understood your explanation. Describe what you want to improve without sharing identifying details in this tool.
Ask to see and practice the skill
Ask your supervisor to model an example, explain the choices they made, and arrange a suitable role-play or guided attempt. Agree on what feedback will focus on.
Agree on the next review
Identify what to practice next, what evidence is appropriate to retain, and when you will revisit it. Use that conversation to understand how support will change as your skills develop.
A prompt to adapt
Could we choose one skill for me to practice, walk through an example, and agree on what you will look for when you give feedback?
Suggested wording, not a quotation or required script.
Take away: Leave with a practice target and a clear next review, rather than assuming a positive or negative comment explains what to do next.