Table 1.

Sample interview topics and questions

Sample interview topics and question	Supporting BACB® Code(s)
Professional development. How does the organization support my access to the behavior-analytic literature and formal professional development?  Purpose: To understand how the organization supports ongoing professional development, through continuing access to professional literature and professional conferences (Carr & Briggs, 2010).	1.03; 7.0
Training and supervision. Describe the systems that are in place to help employees engage in ethical behavior and avoid unethical behavior.  Purpose: To identify systems the organization has in place to teach and maintain ethical behavior within that organization (Brodhead & Higbee, 2012).	7.01
Training and supervision. Describe the organizational practices for supervising all employees.  Purpose: To evaluate the extent to which supervision practices align with the BACB ® Code (Sellers, Alai-Rosales, & MacDonald, 2016).	5.01–5.07
Training and supervision. How are interpersonal problems, between supervisors and supervisees, addressed within the organization?  Purpose: To understand systems for conflict resolution within the organization (Sellers, LeBlanc, & Valentino, 2016).	5.01–5.07
Scope of competence. Does the organization foresee any significant shift in population served? If so, how will the organization ensure I obtain the competence needed to work with that new population?  Purpose: To review the extent to which the organization is prepared to provide additional training if a behavior analyst is asked to work with a new population (LeBlanc, Heinicke, & Baker, 2012).	1.02
Health records. How are electronic health records managed?  Purpose: To evaluate how data and record handling aligns with relevant laws and the BACB ® Code (Cavalari et al., 2015).	2.07; 2.11
Collaboration. How does the organization collaborate with other providers to create a continuum of care?  Purpose: To evaluate organizational systems for interdisciplinary collaboration that meet the needs of the client and also align with ethical obligations (Brodhead, 2015; Cox, 2012; Newhouse-Oisten et al., 2017).	2.03
Cultural competence. How does the organization accommodate the cultural backgrounds of the clients they serve?  Purpose: To evaluate how cultural values are recognized within service delivery, in order to accommodate clients from various cultural backgrounds (Fong, Catagnus, Brodhead, Quigley, & Field, 2016).	1.05