ABA Terminology
This strategy involves offering a reward immediately after a desired behavior occurs to increase the likelihood that the behavior will happen again?
Reinforcement
Therpaist notices that a travel timesheet that was on their schedule a week prior is now missing. What should they do?
Message scheduling to inform them that specifically travel 1 timesheet needs to be re-added on applicable days.
This type of reinforcement uses edibles, toys, or activities to increase behavior.
Positive Reinforcement
Who needs to approve same day schedule changes prior to confirmation with caregiver?
Scheduling and/or supervisor
This refers to anything that comes before a behavior and may trigger it.
Antecedent
If a reoccuring patient is not showing up on your CRE schedule, what should you check to ensure that the appointment is not actually missing?
That the clients name is selected in the drop down box above your schedule.
This is the term for teaching a skill in a variety of settings, times, and conditions to ensure the learner can apply it in the real world.
Generalization
When is our annual party?
6/22/25
This term describes reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior.
Shaping
What outlook calendar reminders are being sent out?
SDRC Infant Education report due dates.
This document outlines what an RBT can and cannot do in their role, ensuring ethical boundaries are maintained.
RBT Ethics Code
What are the two payroll deadlines for biweekly paychecks each month?
15th and 30th/31st.
What is the component of behavioral momentum strategy that increases compliance by starting with tasks in this category?
Sally's mom requested that session be extended an extra 15 minutes. Therapist agrees and hold session for an extra 15 minutes. After leaving session, Therapist notices that this change did not leave enough time for their meal break and travel to their next client. What should Therapist have done to prevent this?
These three components make up the three-term contingency in ABA.
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
When do you need to take your rest and meal break?
Rest: Before your fourth hour
Meal: Before your sixth hour
Name the typical sequence (from most to least intrusive) used in a prompt fading hierarchy for teaching expressive skills.
Model prompt, Removed model prompt, Open-ended, Time delay, Independent.
Mary had a cancellation for her client so she emails scheduling the following:
"Joe Smith cancelled session due to being sick and wants to reschedule for friday."
What information is missing?
Name two responsibilities RBTs have when it comes to data collection.
Accurately recording data,
(Also acceptable: maintaining confidentiality, being timely.)
Therapist wants to add additional hours with client Joe Smith who is an SDRC 1:1 session. Caregiver stated that they can add a friday make up, for two hours. Therapist confirms with caregiver and emails scheduling to request this is added to their schedule. What is missing?
Therapist did not reach out to scheduling to see if patient had available hours for the month to add a two hour make up session.