Fieldwork & Supervision
Build Your Path Through Supervision Hours With Support
Inner Circle’s fieldwork program helps RBTs pursuing the requirements to test for BCBA certification grow with confidence through structured supervision, hands-on clinical experience, and mentorship from experienced clinical leaders. From foundational skill-building to advanced case responsibilities, each stage of the program is built to support educational advancement and career growth.
Why This Program Exists
Fieldwork should do more than help students check a box.
At Inner Circle, fieldwork students have the structure, support, and experience they need to grow into confident, capable clinicians. Students are supported by experienced BCBAs and clinical leaders who are invested in their development.
Mentorship
Support from supervising BCBAs and clinical leaders
Support
A structured experience with ongoing feedback and development
Experience
Hands-on clinical learning built into each stage of growth
What makes Inner Circle’s fieldwork program different
At every level of the program, fieldwork students are supported by dedicated clinical leaders who help connect learning to practice. Students build skills step by step, understand what comes next, and move toward BCBA certification with more clarity and confidence.
A developmental path designed to strengthen clinical judgment, expand responsibility over time, and prepare students for long-term success in ABA therapy practice.
Explore the Growth Path
Requirements
Employees are eligible to begin the Fieldwork Program after reaching 90 days of employment with Inner Circle Autism Network and meeting the following criteria:
- Completed 40-hour RBT course
- Completed Inner Circle’s initial RBT onboarding process(es)
- Passed RBT competencies
- Passed RBT examination
- Have begun verified course sequence
Level 1
Approximately 7 months
Level 1 Activities
- Skills training related to implementing direct client treatment
- Skills training related to data collection during treatment
- Facilitate BT/RBT onboarding and training
- Observe BCBA assessments
- Observe parent trainings and observation sessions
- Receive frequent feedback from supervising BCBA and Treatment Director
- Take skills-based competency assessment to move to level 2
Level 2
Approximately 6 months | 15 Unrestricted hours per week
Level 2 Activities
- Assigned as lead for caseload equivalent of 80-100 hours of direct weekly therapy (will not exceed 4 clients)
- Visual analysis skills training
- Review behavior graphs
- Monitor client progress
- Identify behavior trends
- Behavior reduction skills training
- Observe clients and provide operational definitions
- Collect antecedent, behavior, consequence (ABC) data
- Research and pitch potential interventions
- Assist with parent trainings and observations
- Facilitate parent involvement
- Modeling programming
- Assist with BCBA assessments
- Data collection
- Assessment scoring
- Receive frequent feedback from supervising BCBA and Treatment Director
Level 3
Approximately 5 months | 20 unrestricted hours per week
Level 3 Activities
- Assigned as lead for caseload equivalent of 100-120 hours of direct weekly therapy (will not exceed 5 clients)
- Visual analysis skills training
- Update progress reports
- Visual graph analysis across behaviors
- Behavior reduction skills training
- Assist with functional assessment procedures and write-ups
- Assist with formal behavior intervention plan procedures
- Train staff in behavior intervention plan procedures
- Assist with BCBA assessments outside of treatment
- Implementation
- Scoring
- Interpretation
- Goal selection
- Staff management/supervision skills training
- Shadow RBT/client pairs
- Practice giving constructive feedback
- Receive frequent feedback from supervising BCBA and Treatment Director
Student Apprentice
Approximately 3 months | 30 unrestricted hours per week
Student Apprentice Activities
- Paired with Treatment Director
- Initial and concurrent assessment
- Initial and concurrent treatment planning
- Report writing
- Behavior identification and assessment
- Behavior intervention planning, training, and progress monitoring
- Visual analysis
- Design, implementation, and modification of skill acquisition and behavior reduction programming
- Conduct personnel training and supervision
- Collaboration and co-treatment
- Facilitate parent/caregiver training
Supervision that stays connected to real clinical work
At Inner Circle, supervision is built around real clinical experience, direct feedback, and developmental support from leaders who understand the work firsthand. Students are not left to figure things out in isolation. They are guided through increasingly advanced responsibilities with support that is designed to build both skill and confidence.
What supervision includes:
- direct feedback
skill development
observation and reflection
clinical mentorship
progressive responsibility
leadership support
Hear From Fieldwork Students
Get a firsthand look at what fieldwork feels like at Inner Circle through the voices of team members growing through the program.
Ready to grow with Inner Circle?
If you are pursuing BCBA certification and looking for fieldwork experience grounded in support, structure, and real clinical development, Inner Circle offers a path designed to help you keep moving forward with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
To help fieldwork students feel supported and prepared for the BCBA exam, Inner Circle provides access to a range of study resources, including:
- AATBS BCBA exam prep modules
- ABA Technologies test prep curriculum
- a monthly virtual study group focused on the Test Content Outline (TCO), 6th Edition domains
