E. Documentation and Reporting
10 of the 75 scored questions on the RBT exam (13%), across 4 tasks. Each task below has a study page with definitions, worked examples, common mistakes and practice questions.
The 4 tasks
- E.1 Communicating team concerns to your supervisorCaregivers, teachers and other providers often share worries and ideas with the RBT, because the RBT is the team member they see most. This task is about passing those concerns and suggestions to your supervisor accurately and soon enough for the supervisor to act on them. You listen and relay; the supervisor evaluates and decides.50 questions
- E.2 Seeking clinical directionRBTs carry out plans that a supervisor designs, so they need to know when to ask for help, whom to ask, and which questions come first. This task covers seeking direction about training needs, data that look wrong, situations the plan does not cover, and following the chain of command when the supervisor is unavailable or involved.50 questions
- E.3 Reporting variables that affect progressBehavior does not change only because of the intervention. Illness, medication changes, poor sleep, schedule changes and family events can all affect a client's behavior and learning. This task is about noticing those variables, documenting them accurately and reporting them to your supervisor promptly so the data are interpreted correctly.50 questions
- E.4 Objective session notesAfter every session, an RBT communicates what happened, in writing through session notes and data, and often out loud to caregivers and the supervisor. This task is about making that communication objective and accurate, and about following the legal, regulatory and workplace rules that apply to client records.50 questions
Practise this content area
200 questions for documentation and reporting in 6 sets: start with Documentation and Reporting practice set 1. The mock exams show your score in this area alongside the others.
Key terms
Drill them with the flashcards.