Recording sessions solves an old problem in supervision: seeing what actually happened, rather than just hearing a report. But it creates a new one. No one has the time to watch hours of video every week. This is where AI helps, provided it shortens the path to the right clip and does not attempt to replace the person watching.

What AI does well in a recorded session

  • Transcribing: turning speech into searchable text, with timestamps for each segment.
  • Finding: locating the moment described in words, such as "when the child asks for the cookie," without needing to skip through the video blindly.
  • Summarizing with references: pointing out what occurs in the session and linking each point to the clip where it happens.
  • Comparing with the plan: showing what was planned, what was recorded, and what the transcription suggests happened, but no one recorded.

In all these cases, AI does not make decisions. It organizes the material for the person who does.

What remains with the professional

  • Interpreting behavior: the transcription does not show expression, posture, or environmental context. The video does, and the supervisor is the one who interprets it.
  • Deciding what becomes a record: the gap pointed out by the summary is a warning, not a record. Someone must confirm and enter it.
  • Evaluating quality of administration: whether the prompt was appropriate, if the reinforcement came at the right time, if the trial was presented well.
  • Deciding what the family sees: a video clip might be great for feedback or inappropriate to leave the team.

Why referencing the clip matters

A summary without a reference requires trust. A summary with a reference allows for verification. When each statement comes with a transcription clip, and a click leads to that point in the video, the supervisor verifies it in seconds and discards what does not hold up. This is what separates a useful summary from a text that only seems useful.

A 15-minute review roadmap

  1. Read the summary cross-referenced with the plan and note the data recording gaps.
  2. Open the clips linked to the gaps and confirm what happened.
  3. Use the search to go directly to two or three moments you want to observe.
  4. Mark relevant moments with comments or observed behavior.
  5. Define which moments are visible to the family.
  6. Take what you found to supervision with the therapist, with the clips in hand.

Precautions before recording

Recording sessions requires written authorization from the family, stating the purpose and who will have access. Also, agree with the team how the recordings will be used: to support supervision and training, and not as surveillance.

Recorded sessions in Proaba

In Proaba, recording is done by session or uploaded from your phone. After transcription, it features a review screen with Moments, clip search, questions about the session with the clips that support each answer, and a summary that crosses the transcription with the plan. The family sees only the moments marked as visible to them. Recording is authorized on a per-child basis.