For the end-of-reporting period, when does the rater conduct the ACA session?

• A. Within 60 days after the evaluation has been accomplished
• B. Within 60 days before the evaluation
• C. On the date of the evaluation
• D. Within 30 days after the supervision begins

Answer: (A)

The session is timed to occur after the evaluation is completed, as part of the feedback process. The rater uses this ACA meeting to discuss the finished evaluation with the ratee, reinforce strengths, address any gaps, and set development goals. The guideline requires the ACA session to take place within 60 days after the evaluation has been accomplished, so feedback is timely and tied to the completed assessment. Conducting the session closer to or on the date of the evaluation makes sense, but the important point is that it must happen within that 60-day window after the evaluation is finished. The option about starting 30 days after supervision begins doesn’t fit, since the ACA is tied to the end-of-reporting period, not the start of supervision.