Pass The Big ABA Section 9 FALL 2022

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Pass The Big ABA Section 9 Pass The Big ABA Section 9 Correct Answer: starts on page 260 all about ensuring staff competence Treatment Integrity (k 05) AKA: Procedural Fidelity; Fidelity of... Implementation; Program Integrity Correct Answer: -the degree to which a treatment plan is implemented as it is written -not correctly collecting data or waiting to start the program, but HOW THE STEPS OF THE PROGRAM ARE IMPLEMENTED. How do you know you are providing good quality services? (k 05) Correct Answer: -significant clinical outcomes -the individual is acquiring new skills -challenging behaviors are reduced -the service providers, administrators, AND the individual is motivated and reinforced. Competency-Based Training (for staff) (k 03) Correct Answer: the people who implement the behavior support plans and interventions are crucial to the outcome of the clients success. their skill level, training, consistency, and natural consequences must be securely in place. it is very important that the people who train the support staff are capable trainers. the people providing the training must be able to not only describe the skill, but to perform the skill as well. providing constructive learnable feedback must also be in the skill set of a staff trainer. 4 Ways to Create a Procedural Integrity System (k 05) Correct Answer: acronym: STMR Specify: clearly specify what staff must do to implement the plan. Train: train staff on procedures using competency- & performance-based strategies. Monitor: routinely monitor staff performance. Reinforce: reinforce correct performance. Measuring Treatment Integrity (k 05) Correct Answer: 2 Methods: a Direct Methods- observation b. Indirect Methods- self reports, questionnaires, behavior rating scales How to use Competency-Based Training for Mediators (k 03) Correct Answer: 1. A precise description of the skill to be taught 2. A brief written description of the skills to be taught. 3. Demonstration: a trainer to model the skill in the closest approximation of the conditions in which the skill will be utilized 4. Learning through video models 5. Opportunity to practice and learn through role-play 6. A trainer to observe the individual performing the skill in the training setting, as well as the job setting 7. A trainer providing immediate, positively-minded performance feedback 8. Repeat the aforementioned processes until mastery a protocol for providing feedback (k 03) Correct Answer: 1. start with positive empathetic statement 2. identify skills performed correctly 3. identify skills performed incorrectly 4. specify how to change or improve performance problems 5. allow individuals to ask questions 6. describe what should be done next 7. end with a positive and supportive statement Systematic Performance Monitoring (k 04) Correct Answer: How supervisors can ensure their staff is carrying out the procedures as intended Involves systematic data collection in order to ensure objective performance measurement. Ensures staff will receive feedback more openly Another way for supervisors to determine if the plan is working to help the client Accomplishes 2 goals: 1. Provides means for evaluating staff performance and program implementation 2. Exhibits a program's effect on the individual's target behavior Performance monitoring (k 04) Correct Answer: look at.. 1. knowledge of the target behavior 2. how environment is arranged 3. understanding of antecedents 4. use of consequences 5. an understanding of behaviors to increase and staff response to these behaviors 6. an understanding of behaviors to decrease and staff response to these behaviors 7. how staff conforms to specific routines 8. practice of DTT 4 Ways to Effectively Monitor Staff Performance (k 04) Correct Answer: acronym: IF OF Inform: inform staff they are being monitored & WHY! Friendly: be friendly, polite, & courteous to staff. Overt: monitor staff overtly, as covert monitoring brings negative feelings. Feedback: the feedback should be given to staff ASAP Choice Measures (a 14) Correct Answer: A tool given to employees to have them evaluate if they like how their employers are monitoring and supervising them that involves items that they must choose between on the measure Choice measures are more sensitive than questionnaires Measuring Staff Performance (Data-Based) (k 04) Correct Answer: TIME SAMPLING: Brief Observation Period . a. Staff prefer shorter observation periods because it's less intimidating & stressful b. Time flexible EVALUATE DATA COLLECTION: correct procedure, data taken daily, on time, etc PERMANENT PRODUCT: behavior measured through permanent change in the environment, video recording (i.e., paperwork, data collection, reports, monitoring forms, etc) a. Less invasive & intimidating, easier for staff to handle than being literally observed, and easier for observer bc it happens at any time Identify the contingencies governing the behavior of those responsible for carrying out behavior-change procedures & design interventions accordingly (k 02) Correct Answer: consider the reasons for the current behavior change. this will help you get information on the current contingencies of reinforcement. if your client does not possess the skill, you would then design your interventions accordingly to focus on teaching that skill. if your client does possess the skill, but still does not engage in the behavior, you would then design your interventions accordingly to focus on effectively reinforcing the clients use of that skill. Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) Correct Answer: evaluation system that uses narrative description, incident reporting, and measurable ratings. since score is based on descriptive information as well as quantitative measurement, feedback is specific and less judgemental. sample of a behaviorally anchored rating scale, monitoring form, and behavior support summary form Correct Answer: pg 264 and 265 has all of these examples Overseeing the implementation of a plan Correct Answer: Ideally, the person who wrote the plan is involved in supervisory/monitoring process things to consider when developing a behavior support plan Correct Answer: 1. resources you need to write your plan based on available resources 2. staff development where are your staff located? can they be where they need to be to carry out the plan? 3. onsite presence of a supervisor frequent supervision ensures proper implementation 4. staff absenteeism and turnover although difficult to control, this must be considered. Ensuring Success & Support When Conducting a Behavior Support Plan Correct Answer: 1. involve guardian and support staff in the creation of the plan 2. consider how the clients new skills will be reinforcing to family members, group home staff, etc 4. will there be natural reinforcers to maintain the behavior after treatment ends? 5. what skills or behaviors does the individual need to acquire? 6. consider input from paraprofessionals, or others who have more personal contact with the client 7. collaborate with other professionals to achieve clinical outcomes Ensuring Meaningful Activities Correct Answer: Ensuring that en environment has a lot of available meaningful activity options can help reduce challenging behavior. it is our responsibility to evaluate and measure how individuals engage in meaningful activities. we should also evaluate how our staff promote meaningful activity involvement. Is the challenging behavior occurring in an environment with limited meaningful activity options? If yes, the ENVIRONMENT is the problem. Including Functional Skills in Treatment Plans Correct Answer: this is a critical therapeutic component [Show More]

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