The Basics
Definition of a client
Any direct recipient of a behavior analyst's services
What does the purple graph button on ABADesk link to?
The location of your student's graphed data
What should happen to a paper datasheet after the information has been entered into ABADesk
Shredded in a school/district shredder within one week
Say hello and check in with the adults
Ask for feedback from classroom regularly (at least weekly)
Find some way to provide genuine compliments (school-related) ***remain deferential***
Strategies to pair with classroom staff
Are IEPs legally protected?
Yes
The number of prompts you should give after an SD
ONE
When and how you should record your data?
Within 5 minutes of each trial, using a paper or electronic data sheet
What is the protocol for reporting abuse witnessed in the classroom?
Alert your BCBA/Lead and reach out to admin before the day is over.
What two strategies can you use if a stake holder has complaints or concerns about the strategies being used during your session?
1. Validate their experience
2. Communicate with your BCBA
Who is designated to have direct contact with parents/guardians?
Case manager or teacher
What is the purpose of behavior support, and how does this affect the BT’s role?
1. Promote generalization of skills to the classroom setting
2. During behavior support, the BS should aim to fade prompts as quickly as possible and promote independence.
The difference in ABADesk between recording a frequency of 0 vs. recording no opportunity during a session
Proving that there was an opportunity but that the target behavior didn't happen! (Click the magnifying glass to open the program while entering your data, this will set the frequency counter to zero.)
People entitled to information about your student, according to FERPA
School officials with legitimate educational interest
Can we overlap with other providers within the school?
Yes!
What is considered a restraint?
For the purposes of these guidelines, physical restraint is defined as a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of an individual to move his or her arms, legs, or head freely. It includes the holding of a student for any purpose other than providing safety and support. This does not include temporarily holding an individual to help him or her participate in education or daily living activities.
The target student population of Lexington One ABA
CC2-3 special education students with significant skill deficits and behavioral excesses
The reason some programs only show up once every 3, 5, or 10 days on ABADesk and then disappear
The maintenance phase
What ethical obligations do you have if stakeholders complain about the implementation of an intervention?
To consider relevant factors (e.g., risks, benefits, and side effects; client and stakeholder preference; implementation efficiency; cost effectiveness) and design and implement behavior-change interventions to produce outcomes likely to maintain under naturalistic conditions.
Initital steps to take when there's a disagreement with another service provider
1. Ask open ended, kind, clear questions
2. Be transparent with the person about next steps
What information must be given to a parent/guardian upon request, according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
Anything about a student that you put in writing or that is otherwise recorded (video/phone recordings, testimonies, etc.)
This does not have to be subpoenaed (but may be)
The percentage of time an RBT is required to be supervised
5% of direct hours served
What you need before you can suggest changes to classroom staff
Supporting data
How should you address multiple relationships with stakeholders or clients?
Alert leadership before the onset of services when multiple relationships exist. If it is not possible to immediately end the multiple relationship, work with your BCBA to develop appropriate safeguards to protect against conflicts of interests.
The four steps of Behavioral Skills Training (BST)
1. Instruction
2. Modeling
3. Rehearsal
4. Feedback
What 3 laws protect IEPs?
IDEA, ADA, & FERPA