Measurements
You take data on my flopping using what measurement?
What is frequency?
PT: LW
For this patient count any instance INCLUDING attempts for aggression.
TRUE:
Any instance of contact between Landon’s open palm and another person’s body, biting, pinching, scratching, kicking, lunging, or throwing items or own body directed at a person
Example: Landon lunges towards technician and bites the RBT (also includes attempts) Attempt- A behavior is considered an attempt when blocked by the RBT, if Landon self regulates (stops himself before engaging in targeted behavior), it is not an attempt.
Non-Example: Landon reaches for a hug or self regulates own behavior
Patient NG:
If Ng takes a sip of water while playing with toys, and a peer removes that toy leading NG to begin crying wear the water he just consumed exits his mouth and down his shirt. Can you count this as spitting?
YES: According to NG operational definition any instance of liquid (i.e. water or saliva) exiting Nathan's mouth and projecting onto the floor, a surface or any part of his body. Note: do not count instances where spitting is socially appropriate such as when spitting water after brushing teeth.
The definition of offset:
According to the operational definition of the behavior, when the behavior response cycle ends.
Patient: NG
My therapists track my property disruption by using this measurement.
What is frequency?
Patient KN:
These are the differences between my vocal disruption duration versus my vocal disruption frequency.
Duration: Any instance of KN engaging in negative vocalizations (sensical or non-sensical) at or above conversational volume that are accompanied by negative facial affect (i.e. furrowed brow) and or tears lasting LONGER than 3 seconds (4 seconds or greater).
Frequency: Any instance of KN engaging in negative vocalizations (sensical or non-sensical) at or above conversational volume that are accompanied by negative facial affect (i.e. furrowed brow) lasting 3 seconds or LESS.
PT LW:
If LW is in bx and engages in 3 instances of SIB were both hands are open palm, and both hands are making contact with his head simultaneously. How many instances are you recording for SIB?
3
OP: Any instance of Landon making forceful contact with his head and another object or body part (floor, wall, chair, hand).
Definition of onset:
According to the operational definition of the behavior, when the response cycle begins.
Patient LW:
This is how you track my head banging.
What is frequency?
Patient NG:
OP: Any instance of NG attempting to or sucessfully leaving an adult's side without adult knowledge or permission from 3 feet or greater. This is the onset and offset of my elopement.
Onset: Any instance of NG attempting to or successfully leaving an adult's side without adult knowledge or permission from 3 feet or greater.
Offset: 3 seconds without the occurrence of the targeted behavior. (Patient no longer eloping and remains 3 feet at adult's side for 3 consecutive seconds.)
Patient KN:
If RBT lets KN know lets go to your locker, while walking KN runs towards the monkey bars and is 6 feet away from RBT. RBT places SD "STOP" and KN stops, does this count as an elopement?
YES: Regardless of KN responding to the SD of stop, this counts as an elopement since KN left the adults side without prior knowledge.
OP:Any instance of KN attempting to or successfully leaving an adult's side without adult knowledge or permission from 3 feet or greater (do not include in socially appropriate context such as chase with peers)
What is ABC data and why do we take it?
ABC data is the antecedent-behavior-consequence, as RBT taking this data is crucial for phase lines, changes to BIPs, etc. without this data any changes to patient programs/interventions would be questioned by insurance.
Patient: KN
This is how you track my vocal disruption.
Frequency AND Duration?
Patient: ZN
This defines the patient finger biting: any instance of ZN placing fingers past the plane of his lips. A response cycle begins when ZN fingers enter past the plane of his lips, response cycle ends when ZN fingers are removed from his mouth.
FALSE
True OP: Any instance of ZN placing his fingers into his mouth and MAKING FORCEFUL CONTACT WITH HIS TEETH. A response cycle ends when ZN fingers are removed from his mouth. A response cycle begins when ZN fingers enter his mouth.
Patient ZN:
RBT uses a response block to stop ZN eloping from DTT room to gym. ZN with an open palm makes contact 3 times with RBT stomach. Does this count as aggression?
NO: According to ZN OP any instance of ZN using an open or closed fist to make forceful contact with a PEER or using a closed fist to pull a PEER's hair.
This is topography:
A topography is used to describe what a behavior looks like.
These are the patients that we track elopement using frequency.
Who is KN, NG, ZN?
Patient NG:
Flopping consists of any instance of NG abruptly dropping his body to the floor from a sitting or standing position. This behavior MAY be accompanied by additional maladaptive behaviors such as elopement and crying. The offset is ONLY when NG stands up for 3 seconds.
FALSE:
Onset: Any instance of Nathan abruptly dropping his body to the floor from a sitting or standing position.
Offset: 3 seconds without the occurrence of the targeted behavior. I.e. Nathan STANDS UP/SITS DOWN for 3 seconds
Patient NG:
NG engages in elopement from DTT room to gym, in the process of eloping he hits his head against the monkey bars and begins to cry above conversational level with negative facial affect. Would you begin timer for crying in this instance?
NO: The crying in this instance is socially acceptable (NG getting hurt) however, make sure you took data on the elopement!
Define forceful:
Your BCBA and us as supervision students that the term forceful can be more defined when it comes to behavior topographies and definitions. We are working on editing these for the time being. ABC data is crucial if you see new topographies/behaviors. We cannot move forward without the data :)