House Keeping Rules
What two things need to be completed each month?
1. Log supervision
2. Update Sub Notes
What is the definition of reinforcement?
Reinforcement is a consequence that increases the future frequency of that type of behavior that immediate precedes it.
When should a kiddo begin ABA therapy?
The American Academy of Pediatrics supports early intervention, recommending that children with Autism receive early intensive behavioral intervention, such as ABA therapy, as soon as they are diagnosed.
All behaviors have a ______?
Function
What are the 5 types of preference assessments
1. Free operant
2. Forced Choice / Paired Choice
3. Single Stimulus
4. MS w/ replacement
5. MS w/o replacement
Why is Feedback important?
(ALSO- please message me after meeting preferred methods of feedback)
Answers may vary. Feedback is a huge part of the job as an RBT and BCBA's (we are constantly getting feedback as well)
We want to reinforce CORRECT behavior. Think differential reinforcement
What is a Plan of Care
Answers will vary
Answers may vary
What are Coty's two icks?
1. Not hitting prompted mands
2. People staring at kiddos in PBX
Explain the difference between objective and subjective statements/ session notes
Answers may vary
How do YOU become the clients biggest reinforcer?
Answers may vary
Is ABA therapy only for individuals with Autism?
No
What do you do if the reactive strategy written in the BSP is not escalating the behaviors?
1. Rotate between different reactive strategies if written in the BSP
2. Call for leadership
3. Close area to respect client dignity
Serving the function to a PBx behavior. How do we do this?
Answers may vary.
Hopebridge Uniform Requirements
Scrubs of HB colors
Any Hopebridge shirt
Autism shirts on Fridays
No hoodies
What are the 4 types of schedules of reinforcement
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
Variable interval
What does ABA stand for?
Applied
Behavioral
Analysis
(BCBA's will not have the ansers right away- need to analyze the data then Apply)
What is an operational definition? AND Where do you find it?
1. This definition will specify exactly what the behavior looks like.
2. On Rethink- Click the gears to the behaviors
Why is it concerning to a BCBA if an RBT is spending 5 minutes writing session notes (consecutively), leaving the room constantly, talking to other staff members for long periods of time?
ABA is EXPENSIVE. Insurance looks for ANY reason to cut a kiddos hours. We want kiddos to be in and out of therapy to get to the LRE ASAP. Hopebridge is 1:1 we want out kiddos successful in more realistic environments. Also- your kiddo could be eloping out of the room on their way to chick-fil-a before you look up from writing your note.
What is a conditioned reinforcer
A reinforcer which becomes reinforcing only after a learning history.
Example: One of the most common conditioned reinforcers is a token in a token economy.
Where do BCBA's get their skill acquisitions targets?
1. Assessments
2. Parent Priorties
3. BCBA observations in deficits
4. Valuable insight from RBTs
Attention Seeking behaviors how can we prevent them from escalating?
Giving intermittent/continuous attention throughout the session. This looks like engaging in SR with them, while writing session note still interacting with them, praising them complying to regular daily activities. GIVE THEM the attention before they need to do PBx to get your attention.
Name 8 Antecedent Interventions
1. Priming
2. Shaping Demands
3. First-Then
4. Visuals
5. DRA (Ask to run) (Mand to leave)
6. Offer Choices
7. Social Stories
8. Sensory Diet
9. Labeling your emotions
10. Labeling what a correct response looks like (safe body)
11. Answers may vary
12. Behavior Contract
13. Special Praise on a fixed interval