From Plan to Practice
This document tells you what skills the client needs to practice and guides your activity design.
What is the Behavioral Plan?
An activity that is fun or preferred but does not support the plan lacks this.
What is purpose?
Effective neuro-stimulation activities always begin with this.
What is regulation?
Daily shift notes should describe this instead of just listing activities.
What is the skill or strategy practiced?
As a BI, this is your role when working with strategies in the plan.
What is implementing the strategy?
This question helps ensure an activity is aligned with the client’s goal.
What skill is the client practicing right now?
This is the main component that helps prepare the brain for skill practice.
What is rhythm?
Clear documentation helps support these reports.
What are quarterly progress reports?
You should focus on this when reading a proactive strategy instead of just the wording.
What is the intent of the strategy?
One way to make a preferred activity more effective is to adjust this.
What are structure, pace, or rules?
If a client becomes overwhelmed, this is the first thing a BI should adjust.
What is pace or level of challenge?
“Played Uno” becomes stronger documentation when you include this information.
What is how the activity supported the plan and client response?
This is what guides how a BI designs an activity when the strategy wording feels unclear or broad.
What is the intent of the strategy in the Behavioral Plan?
Using Uno to practice turn-taking is an example of this type of activity.
What is an activity aligned with the Behavioral Plan?
Jumping jacks, breathing exercises, or rhythmic movement are examples of this type of support.
What are regulation activities?
When activities align with the plan, documentation becomes more of this.
What is clear and meaningful?