Definitions and terms
- driven by learner's mo
- functional relationship between task and reinforcer
- tone is more natural
What is Natural Environment Training?
Multiple lessons, data and play
What is multitasking?
Challenging behaviors are often lower because the learner is engaged in preferred tasks
What is Benefit of NET
Target "say hi to peers" has been scoring 0%, 33% and 50% when looking at activity summary data
Presenting two or more different SDs/ lessons during an activity
What is combining learning opportunities?
Find what the learner enjoys, wants to do, wants to talk about and connect it to treatment targets
What is identify interests?
Variability in responses is reinforced, correct responses not as clear without BT leaving notes
What is challenges of net?
New target for " Emotional self control" was just introduced.
What is most to least prompting?
The technician manipulates the environment or situation to create a learning opportunity for the learner
What is contriving learning opportunities?
to engage, capture and contrive
What is creativity?
SDs will occur in their natural state
What is benefit of net?
For functional pretend play net exemplar, Client will only walk dinosaur across tracks. Will not walk other characters or animals or across other items
What is lack of generalization?
Utilizing existing SDs/ learning opportunities that occur outside of BT mediation or planning
What is Capturing learning opportunities
To follow learner's interest and adapt
What is flexibility?
Repeated learning opportunities often require BT mediation, but may be difficult to achieve
What is challenges of net?
Client is playing with the tracks and trains. Trains have to be in a circle connecting each piece a very specific way. Client will tantrum if pieces are different or is not in exact circle
What is rigidity?
Reinforcers built into an activity or task have a higher likelihood of generalizing
What is Functional Reinforcement?
- reviewing past data
- checking supervisor notes
- formulating prompting hierarchy/ last effective prompt
What is planning ahead?
Acquisition of skills can take longer if intrinsic motivation/reinforcement is not available
What is challenges of net?
Net lessons
Basic Mands for objects: " I want"
Sharing and turn taking " shares item with peers"
Personal info "adults ask personal info questions"
Peer play "plays next to peer for 5 minutes"
I have/ I see " bt asks what do you see/have"
Attributes " big/small"
create focused 3-5 exemplar net sheet, client is about to paint in gym with peers nearby
What is:
Peer play
I have/ I see
Basic Mands
Sharing and turn taking