Policies and Procedures
When a child has a bowel movement in a diaper/pull-up, what should be done.
Bagged/or double bagged, placed in trash can outside (not dumpster).
Close your eyes, spell all of Madeleine's team members first names.
Abigail/Abbey, Alex, Denise, Elizabeth/Liz, Isabel, Kristen, Leticia, Madeleine, Tammy
What is the name of our CEO and 1 other person on the leadership team.
Matthew Brink; Nikki Domingo (Scheduling), Al Aguilar (Operations Manager), Shareen DeCaires (Human Resources)
Explain pairing.
“Pairing” is a common term that we use to describe the process of building or maintaining rapport with a client.
Give an example of premack principle and when to use it.
First ____, Then ____.
The opportunity to engage in the second behavior (then ____ [play, candy, etc.]) that occurs at a relatively high rate contingent on the occurrence of low frequency behavior will function as reinforcement for the low frequency behavior.
Name all the client's on Madeleine's caseload.
GiNe, PaNe, KiRe, JoSn, DaWh, DyDo, MiSu, NaLa
List the 5 all-star awards someone can earn.
Consideration, Community, Advocacy, Initiative, and Creativity.
Name the four hypothesized functions of behavior.
Give a generic example of prompting listing from least to most intrusiveness.
positional, visual, gesture, model, verbal, physical
Name the general dress code requirements for tank tops, foot wear, and leggings.
Closed-toe shoes, three fingers width strap for tank tops, not sheer or mesh leggings.
Name the three things our group is being audited on monthly for additional incentive money.
1. SOAP notes content
2. SOAP same day conversions
3. Billable hours (80%)
Timmy's Mom said that he's been biting his sister at home... what should be done in this situation.
Let BCBA know.
Define the procedure of positive reinforcement.
Occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus that increases the future frequency of the behavior in similar situations.
Define and give an example of negative reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement occurs when a certain stimulus (usually an aversive stimulus) is removed after a particular behavior is exhibited. The likelihood of the particular behavior occurring again in the future is increased because of removing/avoiding the negative consequence.
1. Notify a supervisor.
2. Implement any remedy (ice)
3. Fill-out/complete incident report
4. Make sure parent is notified
Describe the general consequence of scrolling for Madeleine's work group.
Scrolling: When the client gives any type of answer they have learned in the past to try and search for the answer
1. no reinforcer
2. block response and give a temporal pause for 3-5 seconds
3. re-presentation of SD with an errorless prompt
4. mild social praise ("that's _____[copying me])
5. trial as marked as incorrect
Who do you email to change your session time if your session on central reach needs to be changed (i.e. client is picked up early or dropped off late).
Central Reach Help
Define the procedure of Positive Punishment.
Positive punishment works by presenting an aversive consequence after an undesired behavior is exhibited, making the behavior less likely to happen in the future.
Define and give an example of negative punishment.
Negative punishment happens when a certain reinforcing stimulus is removed after a particular undesired behavior is exhibited, resulting in the behavior happening less often in the future.
Name 5 current safety procedures MPAC has introduced because of the pandemic.
Examples (but not limited to): scrub-in/out, sanitizing before leaving, RBT's and clients being 6 feet a part in hallways, rooms, etc., room quadrants by tape, washing hands for 20 seconds/frequently, not sharing items between clients, discontinued social groups, etc.
From Madeleine's zoom training, describe our team's error correction procedure.
Client errors.
1. Restate SD and prompt correct response
- reinforce and provide mild praise
2. Represent with faded prompt (transfer trial) - mild praise
3. (If possible) Represent SD and try for independence
3. Distract with 1-2 related SD's (same modality)
4. Represent SD
- if independent give "more" praise but not item/activity they were originally working for
- if client errors, go back to step 1 (for a max of 3 cycles - on the last cycle, prompt the correct response and move on)
5. Client errored so no reinforcer, trial marked as incorrect
What is the minimum amount of days in advance that are required to request time-off?
30 days in advance - PTO
Request Coverage with malama moni - 10 days advance notice
Name and explain the 3 common types of time sampling.
1. momentary time sampling
2. whole interval time sampling
3. partial interval time sampling
Name, explain, and give examples of the four reinforcement schedules we generally use at MPAC.
1. FR - Fixed ratio
2. VR - Variable ratio
3. FI - Fixed interval
4. VI - Variable interval