Safety Sense 101
The number one priority during any behavioral crisis.
Safety
The strategies used to reduce the likelihood of challenging behavior before it happens.
Antecedent Interventions
These strategies occur after a challenging behavior has ensued.
Consequence interventions
This clinical supervisor should be informed of any and all significant behavioral incidents.
BCBA
Early warning behaviors that may signal an upcoming escalation.
Precursors
The "Why" of a Behavior.
Function
The process by which we build rapport with our clients.
Pairing
Feet shoulder-width apart, hands out/available in front with thumbs tucked in, and oriented toward client (maintaining appropriate visuals and proximity) describes this protocol.
Safety Stance
The document staff must fill-out after a safety-related occurrence according to clinic policy.
Incident report
No longer reinforcing a behavior that was being reinforced.
Extinction
The written plan outlining individualized strategies for responding to challenging behavior.
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
An environment that promotes client learning, engagement, and above all SAFETY.
Enriched Environment
When working through problem behaviors, it's important to keep your _____ and _____ calm and controlled/neutral.
Tone, Expressions/Body Language
A forward-looking, solution-oriented communication tool focused on specific behaviors rather than personal character, designed to build trust and improve performance.
Constructive Feedback
A strategy that reinforces a desired or replacement behavior while withholding or reducing reinforcement for an unwanted or interfering behavior
Differential Reinforcement
The three classifications of problem behavior.
Mild, Moderate and Severe
This approach stems from Dr. Greg Hanley’s “Today’s ABA” philosophy that a child who is _____, _____ and ______ is more apt to learn.
Happy, Relaxed, Engaged
The increase in intensity, frequency, or severity of challenging behavior.
Escalation
Whether giving feedback, receiving feedback, or just communicating with others in general, we should always lead with this.
Positive Intent
The degree to which an interventionist implements a behavioral procedure or protocol accurately and as designed.
Treatment Fidelity/Integrity
The foundational model used to understand, predict, and shape behavior by analyzing the events that occur around behavior.
Three-term contingency / Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC)
Is this the B.E.S.T. time to...
Behavioral Affect
Engaged and Responsive
Setting Events
Tech Rapport
This specific Safety Sense release involves stabilization as a key part of its process.
ALL OF THEM!
To be safe, we need to be R.E.A.D.Y.
Read the environment
Execute changes
Assist each other
Did it work
Why or why not
This ABA principle suggests that our therapeutic practices and interactions with clients should be ethical, compassionate, and respectful enough that we would feel comfortable and proud having others observe them.
Televisibility