Behavior Management
True/False: All behaviors serve a function
True/False: When choosing a communication response, it should match the function of the target behavior
True
When are antecedent strategies used?
Before the target behavior
True/False: A consequence strategy intermittently follows a behavior
False; a consequence strategy IMMEDIATELY follows a behavior
When should BTs respond to e-mails?
Within 24 hours
The four functions of behavior
Three types of replacement behavior strategies
functional communication, differential reinforcement, token economy
True/False: Antecedent strategies decrease the likelihood a client will engage in a replacement behavior
False; they INCREASE the likelihood a client will engage in a replacement behavior
Consequence strategies ______ the likelihood that the target behavior occurs again in the future
Decrease
How many sentences should a session note include?
4 sentences
_______ intervention plan
behavior
Replacement behavior strategies should require ______ effort than the target behavior and result in ______ frequent reinforcement
less, more
This antecedent strategy gives (free) access to the reinforcement typically accessed by the target behavior intermittently throughout session
What is noncontingent reinforcement
Name the consequence strategy: Client has engaged in hitting when instructed to complete a task recently, and then the task was removed. Now, BT guides client through the task until it’s complete
Prompting
You check CR and notice your sessions are not appearing or display a different time. What should you do?
Notify supervisors
If a behavior poses a risk to a client or others – by being unsafe, or impacting quality of life, a BIP will be implemented to target that behavior for ______
Reduction
When teaching a communicative response, start with ______ reinforcement
continuous
Name the strategy:
Client enjoys playing with Legos, and typically throws their pencil across the room when instructed to write their name. BT sets out paper and pencil, shows client Legos and says, “first, write your name, then we can build with Legos!”
Premack
Define extinction
Removing or withholding reinforcement the client was previously accessing as a result of engaging in the target behavior
True/False: Client codes must be used when sending e-mails to Scheduling.
False; use full client names
What are the 3 components of a BIP?
antecedent strategies, consequence strategies, and replacement behavior strategies
Four systematic ways to fade reinforcement
time based delay, chained schedules, multiple schedules, contingency based delay
Name 2 types of antecedent strategies and provide an example of each
Premack, environmental arrangement, choice making, interspersal training, visual supports, NCR
Name 2 consequence strategies and provide an example of each
extinction, redirection, and prompting
What information should be included in the e-mail for a client advanced cancellation?
client name, session date and time, type of cancellation, who is cancelling, reason for cancellation, is the session via telehealth, is central reach updated