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Target Behavior: Tantrum (yelling hitting self, scratching self, eloping)
Replacement Behavior: Touches Pictured Icon
Function: Access
1. Have Communication board ready by placing all available pictured icons on the board before ____ arrives to program.
2. Greet ___ upon arrival and guide him to scheduled room.
3. Show them the communication board with pictured icons and tell Them if they need something to touch or give staff the icon of wanted item.
4. Place communication board next to them within their reach.
5. If precursor behaviors are observed (stands up off their seat, touches the back of their neck) immediately point at communication board and tell them to show staff what they want.
Who is Speedy?
Consumer: Brian Seng
Target Behavior: Eloping
Replacement Behavior: Stays in room / Says restroom
Function: Access
1. Greet Brian upon arrival and guide him to designated room.
2. If he attempts to walk away from his group, gently place hand(s) on his shoulder and walk him towards designated room. Do not allow him to wander off.
3. Have Brian sit furthest from the exit of the room and arrange furniture to create barriers to make it more difficult for him to elope from the room.
4. Present scheduled activities and tell him to engage.
5. He engages in task, tell him “Good job”. *Deliver attention every 2 minutes for wanted behaviors (engaged in task, staying seated, staying in designated room).
6. He completes scheduled activity, deliver an unscheduled activity while he is waiting for thenext scheduled activity to be presented.
7. Observe for precursor behaviors (gets off seat, walks towards exit of the room).
8. If precursor behaviors are observed, immediately stand by the exit door and tell him to sitback down.
9. If he sits back down, tell him “Good job” then preset an activity and tell him to engage.
10. If he engages in eloping behaviors, gently place your hand on his shoulder, walk him back todesignated room and have him sit down.
Letting a participant know ahead of time for a particular upcoming event/activity change or transition
What is Priming
A participant in my group just ran to the bathroom and did a BM. That participant needs assistance in the bathroom.
Do you need to call a Float?
YES
What is the Target behavior, replacement behavior, and function of behavior for Matthew?
What is . . .
Target Behavior: Inappropriate Attention Seeking
Replacement Behavior: Says "Hi" or "Excuse me" , Engages in task/omission of target behavior
Function: Attention
Protocol for responding to Inappropriate attention seeking behaviors for Norman
What is . . .
1. Greet Norman upon arrival and guide him to his assigned room.
2. Seat Norman out of reach of his peers (opposite side of the table/opposite side of the room) and furthest from the exit of room.
3. Staff will position themselves between Norman and peers to prevent inappropriate attention seeking behaviors.
4. Once seated, staff will deliver assigned tasks and engage with Norman in tasks.
5. Staff will deliver attention (ask how he is doing, deliver praises for engagement in tasks, etc....) to Norman every minute to prevent him from seeking attention from staff.
6. Before working with peers or being occupied with a task, inform Norman if he needs something to say, “Excuse me”.
7. If Norman engages in inappropriate attention seeking behaviors (yelling, cursing, touching others), Do Not tell Norman to “stop”, “No” or “don’t do that” because he is seeking those responding and it will increase target behaviors. Instead, redirect Norman by redirecting him in a task and delivering praises for engagement . Example: Stand between Norman and targeted individual and say, “Hey buddy, come help me out with this (task)”. Deliver a praise for engagement.
You are in the kitchen cooking with a group. A participant in the group is in a wheelchair (example: Maria & Joan). It is time to pass out snack and realize you can not push the snack cart and the participant in the chair at the same time.
What do you do?
What is Have a participant push the snack cart while you help the participant in the wheelchair
Behavior: Diverted Attention
Replacement behavior: Engages in directives, stays in assigned room/area, requests to greet by asking, “Say hi?”
1. Greet ___ upon arrival, Provide ___ opportunity to greet staff and clients prior going to assigned room.
2. After ___ has greeted, guide them to assigned room and have them sit furthest from the exit of the assigned room. Remind them that if they are able to stay with the group and ask staff if they want to leave the area, he can earn extra time with preferred staff at the end of the day, but if distracted and walks away without letting staff know, they will not be able to get time.
At the end of the day (11:45), if they were successful in 3 out of the 4 hours (Diverted Attention behaviors were not observed in 3 rooms), tell ___ “Good job following directions and staying with your group today. You can go hang out with your preferred staff.
Who is Sergio
Consumer: Malcolm Bell
Target Behavior: Scratching
Replacement Behavior: Touches Break Card
Function: Escape
What is . . .
1. Show Malcom the break card and tell him if he needs a break to touch the break card.
2. Place break card on the table next to Malcom within his reach.
3. Staff will stand out of Malcom’s reach (opposite sides of the table), present assigned and say, “Are you ready to start? If you ae not ready, touch the break card”.
4. If Malcom engages in task, tell him “Good job”.
5. If Malcom stops engaging task, redirect him to task.
6. If he does not reengage in task within 20 seconds, tell him if he needs a break to touch the break card. *This will give Malcom more opportunities to practice requesting for a break by touching the break card.
7. If he touches the break card or gives it to staff, immediately remove the task and tell him, “Good job asking for a break.
8. Deliver a 3-minute break.
9. If Malcom engages in scratching behaviors, use program CPI procedures to block scratching behaviors. Remove peers from the room until Malcom’s behaviors have ceased for 5-minutes.
10. Staff will stand out of Malcom’s reach (opposite sides of the table), and continue delivering prompts to engage (say, are you ready to start) every 2 minutes until he engages in task.
11. Malcolm engages in presented task, tell him “Good job”.
You are in the Lobby with your group, setting them up to do a group project. What do you do when you notice your coworker having a difficult time with another participant?
What is Prioritize and focus on your group and doing the group project.
You have a mostly high functioning group and is in the computer room working on a worksheet when one of your participants are asking to go to the bathroom.
Do you need to call for a float?
No
What is the Target Behavior, Replacement Behavior, and Function of Behavior for Cesar R?
What is . . . .
Target Behavior: Non-Compliance (does not engage within 3 minutes request/ complete scheduled tasks)
Replacement Behavior: Says, he is "Not Ready" / Engages in Task
Function: Avoidance
Consumer: Christian Redd
Target Behavior: Inappropriate touching
Replacement Behaviors: Ask for a high five & keep hands to self
Function: Attention
1. Greet Christian upon arrival & guide him to designated room
2. Show Christian token board and explain how it works. He will receive tokens for free time on the iPad at the end of the day if he keeps his hands to himself or request a high five.
3. Deliver scheduled Task
One of your participants in your group has a history of aggressive behavior towards their peers and it is time for the group to take their dishes to the sink.
Do you send them out to take their dishes and yell out to the kitchen they are coming?
Do you call for a float?
NO and NO
What is the Target Behavior, Replacement Behavior, And Function of the Behavior for Anthony "Tony" Evans ?
What is . .
Target behavior: Non-compliance consists of not responding to the request made of him or not completing the task. He will say, “no”, look at individual giving directive and will not engage in request. He may also engage in cursing behavior immediately following request or stand in the doorway of assigned room.
Replacement behavior: Says, “break”/Engages in tasks
Function: Avoidance / Escape
What are some Major things to remember about John Wood ?
1. John Wood has a history of aggression towards peers. Do not forget to seat him opposite of his peers.
2. Do not allow him to engage in previously chosen reinforcer (including horse shoe) during his break time. If he changes his mind regarding his reinforcer, both chosen reinforcers will not be available during breaks.
3. John Wood needs to be escorted with a staff at all times. This includes taking dishes to the sink or getting supplies