ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines our views of the training and supervision process from a behavioral perspective. One of the major issues for a behavioral training program is the unification of assessment and treatment. The importance of technology also separates behavioral training and supervision programs from others, and the very power of this technology creates dilemmas as well as opportunities for the behavior therapist. Various aspects of the technological structure are discussed, including agenda setting, self-control exercises, the use of homework assignments, and therapy techniques such as behavioral rehearsal. The importance of the therapeutic relationship is outlined and ethical issues are discussed. A behavioral model of supervision is presented, and some special training issues are discussed. The chapter ends with a caveat, reminding the reader that the data are not as yet in on these training and supervision methods, and that the value of professional training programs and clinical experience in general remain open questions.
