Developmental Milestones (0-5)
If you are unsure about developmental milestones, where is a great resource to check?
The google drive
What is it called when you do something to the environment before a behavior to increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring, for example telling the client “we can play for 1 more minute in the GMR"
Antecedent strategy
What are two examples of reasons to use the bell?
A. Needing a bathroom break
B. Needing assistance cleaning
C. Need an incident report
D. Need a coloring box
What should be done when you see a new interfering behavior?
Take ABC data
True or False: Autism presents the same or looks the same across all people with the diagnosis.
False
True or false- Every milestone needs to be memorized
False
Which is an SD example of receptive identification?
A.“Find the bear”
B. “What is it?”
C. “a bear says”
D. “Match”
Name 3 pieces of the advance time off process?Which of the below ARE parts to the Advance Time Off process?
A. Write your name on the calendars in the office and Staff Suite of when you’ll be out
B. Start looking for coverage no sooner than 2 weeks before the date you’ll be out
C. Cancel your sessions in WebABA after they’ve been entered.
D. All of the above
Where in catalyst can you find how to run a program?
Teaching instructions
What does RRB stand for and give an example
Restricted and repetitive behaviors
Name the milestone category?- Learning, thinking, problem solving
Cognitive
What is a cue or event that signals to an individual that a specific behavior will be reinforced?
A. Stimulus-stimulus pairing
B. Discriminative stimulus
C. conditioned stimulus
What should you do if a toy is broken or not working?
Put it on the island of misfit toys with a post-it note on it about why it’s placed there. It can also be placed in the Launchpad in the Story Time Room. It should also be erased from the menu on the cabinet door when it’s pulled out.
If you don’t understand a program, definition of a behavior, or anything else regarding client programs and data collection, what should you do?
Reach out to the client’s supervising BCBA and/ or co-supporting BCaBA
What are the areas / domains impacted by autism? HINT: Think about the areas / domain boxes we check in our SOAP / session notes.
Social interaction, communication, and RRBs
True or false- a child can hit a milestone before they reach the given age group for that milestone
True
What does VR2 mean when running a trial?
Deliver reinforcement after an average of 2 trials
If you need to call out at the last minute, WHEN and HOW should you contact the supervising BCBA?
As soon as possible and by phone call first. Ideally before 7pm if you have a morning session.
What data collection method measures how many times a behavior occurs? A. Duration, B. Latency, C. frequency, D. interval
A. Duration
B. Latency,
C. frequency
D. interval
Who can do an evaluation for autism / give an autism diagnosis?
Doctoral psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrist, general physician (pediatrician usually)
Which of the following is a social-emotional milestone?
A. Pointing to ask for help
B. Sings, dances, or acts for others
C. Turns pages when reading a book
What is an example of differential reinforcement?
A. smiling at your client
B. providing verbal praise for walking through the hallway
C. putting in data
What are your options when a client late cancels if you’re a part time team member? Late is defined as less than 24 hours notice.
Take the time off unpaid, do admin time or a fill in session for the whole scheduled time or part of the scheduled time. When this occurs, it’s your responsibility to let the case supervisor (BCBA) and leadership and your Check In Person know what you’d like to do for this time so that we can be prepared to support you if you’d like Admin time or to see if there’s an option for seeing another learner.
Which is the correct order for least to most prompting?
A. model, verbal, gesture, physical, visual
B. physical, model,visual, gesture, verbal
C. verbal, gesture, visual, model, physical
What is the average cost to a family to care for a child with autism, per year?
A.$40,000.
B. $50,000.
C. $60,000.
D. $70,000.