First-Then
The First-Then Strategy involves providing a (____________) item or activity to a client after the client participated in or completed a non-preferred task or activity.
Reinforcer
A BSP assists a DSP in building or maintaining appropriate behaviors to (______________)challenging behavior.
Reduce
What is the golden/platinum rule?
Treat others the way you want to be treated
What is a target behavior?
The behavior we seek to decrease
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
With the First-then strategy, do you give the client the preferred item before or after completing the non-preferred activity?
After
What is a reason that the BSP is important for the DSP?
Provides a consistent plan for everyone to follow
Leads to a shared outcome = successful client = less stress!
Develops better relationships with the client
People with developmental disabilities:
A) All need the same things.
B) Are best supported with the same approach.
C) All need psychological services.
D) They have their own goals.
D) Have their own goals
What is a replacement behavior?
A replacement behavior is a behavior we seek to increase and teach in absence of the individual engaging in the challenging behavior.
What is an antecedent?
Antecedent- an environmental condition that occurs prior to a behavior (what happened right behavior the behavior?)
Offering choices can help with (______________) behavioral episodes.
preventing
What is a reason that the BSP is important for the client?
Helps the client become more independent
Increases their skill set
Reduces the likelihood of injury or displacement
Helps the client develop better coping skills
Develops better relationships with the DSPs
True or False: By talking to and treating people with developmental disabilities as equals, staff can assist them in being recognized as capable, productive citizens by members of the community.
True
Data should be collected when?
Collect data immediately following a behavioral episode
Behavior- everything that a person does is behavior (for this training the behavior that the client is engaging in)
Offering choices can help a client make an (_______________) choice instead of an inappropriate choice.
Appropriate
Proactive Strategies are designed to (_____________) the occurrence of problem behavior, so that clients can perform the desired behavior in place of the problem behavior.
Prevent
True or False: People with developmental disabilities cannot have mental illness.
False: People with developmental disabilities can have a diagnosis of ID and a mental health diagnosis such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Paranoia etc.
How should staff record data when recording the target behavior on the datasheet?
Each time an episode of a target behavior is observed, place a slash or tally mark (i.e., /) in the box corresponding to the shift and day of the month. Also, record the severity rating (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4) for the most severe episode that occurred during the shift. If a target behavior is not observed during the shift, place a “0” in both boxes corresponding to the shift and day of the month.
What is a consequence?
Consequence-what happens immediately after the behavior has occurred (what happened right after the behavior occurred)
When your client has completed a task, always provide descriptive (______________).
Praise
Reactive strategies are designed as a (____________) to problem behavior when the problem behavior occurs.
Which of the following is true of intellectual disability?
A) Although research is getting closer, A cure has not yet been found.
B) The best way to provide services to people with an intellectual disability is by grouping them according to their level of intellectual functioning.
C) Support may be required throughout the lifetime of a person with intellectual disability.
D) Only doctors who specialize in treating individuals with intellectual disability are capable of providing good medical treatment to people with intellectual disability
C. Supports may be required throughout the lifetime of a person with intellectual disability
0- Did not occur
1- No apparent injury or displacement of property
2- Minor injury not requiring first aid or displacement of property but no damage
3- Moderate injury requiring first aid or damage that is repairable by a non-professional
4- Serious injury requiring professional medical attention or damage requiring professional repair
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Function of behavior- understanding the function of the behavior helps us change the way we respond to some behaviors (attention seeking, access to items/tangibles, automatic reinforcement, escape/avoidance)