Code System
What's the code to the door?
5000
What does Code Red mean?
Fire
-Leave the building and meet at the designated spot. Keep a close eye on your child
What is pairing?
Establishing yourself as a reinforcer
What is instructional control?
The likelihood your instructions elicit a correct responses from your client. You are building a history of reinforcing compliance.
The likelihood that a child will respond to you
What is generalization?
The process of applying a learned skill in other settings or in multiple environments.
What does Code Blue mean?
Medical assistance needed
-Assist with first aid/CPR, or call 911, help to clear the area and vulnerable individuals, help to keep the affected person safe
What does Code Grey mean?
Weather related emergency
- Take your child's reinforcers and go to the designated location
What is a reinforcer?
A stimulus that increases behavior
What do you need before gaining instructional control?
To be paired with your client!
Your goal is that the client listens to your directions because they want to share more fun experiences with you!
Describe Stimulus generalization vs response generalization. Examples
Stimulus generalization- learned skill is exhibited in untrained settings or in response or in response to untrained stimuli
Response generalization- untrained responses which serve the same function as the trained response
What does a Code Black mean?
Behavior/Safety Care assistance needed
-assist with restraints and transports, clear the area, and bring mats and other needed supplies
What does The Kitchen Is Closed mean?
Threat inside the building
- Stay in the room you are in, block the doors, and take cover
What is the difference between a reinforcer and a preferred item?
A reinforcer increases behavior, while a preferred item is something the child likes to play with.
- A child will work for a reinforcer, but NOT a preferred item
Why is follow through important?
Consistency.
You must establish and maintain that you will react the same way each time.If you say you're going to the motor room next, you will go to the motor room next.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
What does ECTER stand for?
Error, Correction, Transfer, Expand, Return
What does Code Brown mean?
Bathroom assistance needed
-Put on gloves, help with clean up, changing diapers
What does The Parking Lot Is Flooded mean?
Threat outside of the building
- Lock entrance doors, stay inside and away from windows and doors
When can you stop pairing?
NEVERRR
What does fading in demands mean?
Gradually increasing the number of demands placed in between reinforcement.
Begin with easy or "mastered" skills and providing lots of reinforcement. Gradually increase the difficult of demands and provide smaller amounts of reinforcement.
Name four verbal operants
Mand, VP-MTS, Tact, Imitation, LR, LRFFC, Textual, Echoic, Intraverbal, Transcription
What does Code E mean
Elopement
-Block the exits, stop the child and direct them to their therapist
What does Code White mean?
All clear
-The previous code has ended
Why do we pair?
To gain instructional control! :)
If you are paired, does that mean you have instructional control?
No, you can be paired but not have effective instructional control. This is known as the "Big Brother Effect" You like to play with your brother, but if he tells you to do the dishes, are you going to wash them?
Describe a verbal operant transfer procedure
Transferring stimulus control from a known verbal operant to an unkown verbal operant