Real-Life Scenarios
Acronyms Unleashed
Reinforcement
Behavior Management
De-Escalation
100

A student starts yelling. You lower your voice instead of raising it.

What is modeling calm behavior?

100

IEP

What is an Individual Education Program?

100

Giving a reward after a behavior to increase it.

What is positive reinforcement

100

This is a form of communication.

What is behavior?

100

What is the first thing staff should do when a student begins to escalate?

What is stay calm/neutral tone

200

A student refuses work. You break it into smaller steps.

What is chunking/work modification

200

ASD

What is Autism Spectrum Disorder

200

Removing a demand when a student uses appropriate communication.

What is negative reinforcement

200

For every good behavior demonstrated you provide this to the student and it is often written as part of their behavioral plan.

What is positive reinforcement?

200

Giving space and reducing demands is part of this phase.

What is De-Escalation

300

A student hits when losing a game.

What is teaching coping skills/replacement behavior?

300

BIP

What is a Behavior Intervention Plan? 

300

This schedule gives reinforcement every time.

What is continuous reinforcement

300

Escape, avoidance, sensory, or tangible are all forms of: 

What are functions of behavior? 

300

Arguing with a dysregulated student will likely do this.

What is escalate behavior

400

A student says “this is stupid” and shuts down.

What is avoidance/escape behavior?

400

LRE

What is Least Restrictive Environment?

400

Reinforcing a behavior that replaces a problem behavior.

What is replacement behavior reinforcement?

400

A de-escalation model that uses non-violent crisis interventions

What is a CPI?

400

This strategy involves offering two acceptable choices.

What is forced choice

500

A student escalates when corrected publicly.

What is need for private correction/respectful redirection?

500

FBA

What is a Functional Behavior Assessment?

500

This happens if you accidentally reward problem behavior.

What is reinforcing the wrong behavior?

500

What are the 4 functions of Behavior?

What is,

Sensory (self-stimulation)

Escape (avoiding tasks/situations)

Attention (gaining social interaction)

Tangibles (obtaining items/activities)

500

The phase where behavior peaks and safety is the priority. 

What is Crisis

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