Prior to the Session
This critical step involves reading through the client's ITP, BP and FBA, and checking for any specific instructional directives left by the supervising BCBA.
What is reviewing documentation?
The clinical term for the process of building a strong relationship with a client by delivering free reinforcement and fun activities without placing demands.
What is pairing?
To ensure clinical consistency and procedural fidelity during teaching and intervention tasks, an RBT must always strictly do this, rather than making up their own strategies.
What is adhere to the BCBA's treatment plan?
An RBT/BHT must ensure that a caregiver/teacher/counselor does this digitally on the Motivity note before leaving the home/school/camp
What is sign the note?
An RBT/BHT does this task by gathering stimuli and potential rewards before the client arrives to prevent gaps in pacing.
What is prepping the reinforcers?
Conducting this brief interview with parents at arrival allows the RBT to check for environmental variables like poor sleep, skipped meals, or new medications.
What is identifying setting events or a caregiver check-in?
An RBT maintains this critical scientific standard throughout a session by recording only what the client says and does, completely omitting personal opinions, feelings, or assumptions.
What is objectivity?
When completing this end-of-session interaction, an RBT should share objective data regarding skill mastery and behavior reduction while always protecting client dignity and highlighting at least one positive milestone.
What is the caregiver debrief?
This administrative task involves turning on clickers, charging tablets, and opening tracking apps before greeting the client.
What is calibrating or preparing data collection tools?
During the initial caregiver check-in, an RBT/BHT should use this style of phrasing to ensure parents provide detailed context about sleep or health, rather than just a "yes" or "no."
What are open-ended questions?
This core ethical requirement mandates that an RBT provide an individual with privacy during personal care, use age-appropriate reinforcement, and never speak negatively about them in their presence.
What is to maintain client dignity?
If a parent asks an RBT an advanced diagnostic or long-term prognostic question during the final handoff, the RBT must politely refer them to this person.
Who is the supervising BCBA?
Before greeting a client with a history of severe aggression or elopement, the RBT/BHT must mentally or physically rehearse these individualized safety steps designed by the BCBA.
What is the crisis intervention protocol or What is a crisis plan?
This assessment should be run immediately after pairing by presenting 3 to 5 items to determine exactly what the client is motivated to work for right now.
What is a preference assessment?
When a client needs to use the restroom or requires personal care hygiene routines mid-session, the RBT must actively do this to protect their visual and social modesty.
What is maintaining client privacy?
Make sure to do this when you finish your note!
What is sign it?