New BCBA Supervisor not responding- can I work on unrestricted hours on my own?
I recently started with a new BCBA supervisor. We both signed the supervision contract, and part of the agreement was that she would provide assignments, curriculum, or activities for me to complete toward unrestricted fieldwork hours.
We had our initial supervision meeting earlier this week on Monday. Up until that meeting, communication had been consistent and responsive. At the end of supervision, she stated that she would provide me with the work/curriculum to begin completing unrestricted activities that Monday evening. I did not receive anything Monday evening, so I followed up Tuesday evening. It is now Thursday evening, and I still have not heard back from her at all.
Our next supervision appointment is already scheduled, so I am not sure if I should wait until then or continue trying to reach out before that meeting.
I am a little concerned because I paid supervision fees up front, and based on the pace I planned for accruing hours, I may not be able to complete as many fieldwork hours this month without guidance on what unrestricted activities I should be completing. I also do not want to complete tasks incorrectly or assume something will count if it needs to be approved by my supervisor first.
For those of you accruing BCBA fieldwork hours, do unrestricted activities have to be directly assigned or approved by the supervisor before completing them, or can I independently complete appropriate unrestricted activities and review them with my supervisor later?
What types of unrestricted activities have you completed independently that were accepted? I want to stay within the fieldwork requirements and avoid spending time on activities that may not count.
I am honestly not quite sure what to do at this point. I do not want to assume she is ghosting me, but the sudden lack of response after payment and after our first supervision meeting is making me nervous.