BFK Training Manual

Question 1

Types of clients

Answer 1

Regional Center
Insurance
School District
Private Pay

Question 2

DSM V Criteria

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2 or more social interaction

1 or more communication

1 or more restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior

Question 3

Applied

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Applied to socially relevant behaviorsl

Question 4

Behavior

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Observable/measurable

Question 5

Analysis

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Data collected and analyzed to show change

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Functions of behavior

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SEAT
Sensory/automatic or self-stimulators
Escape/avoidance
Attention
Tangible/access

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Contingency Model

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A-B-C

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Sd

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Discriminative Stimulus- signal to display behavior

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R

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Response- behavior

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Sr

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Reinforcing Stimulus or Consequence

Question 11

Discrete Trial

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Sd -> R -> Sr

Question 12

MPA

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Mini-preference assessment

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Differential Reinforcement

Answer 13

Reinforcement for good behavior leads to…

Extinction of undesired behavior

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Shaping

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Reinforcing successive approximations

Question 15

Types of Prompts

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Usually least to most:
Verbal
Gesture
Model
Physical/full

Sd->partial prompt->full prompt

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Fading

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Reducing use of prompts to achieve independence

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Chaining

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Completion of one step is Sd for next step

Forward v backward (complete all but the last step)

Question 18

Task Analysis

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Breaking a task down into steps

Question 19

DTT

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Discrete trial training- used for SPECIFIC, simple, usually one step tasks

Steps:
Task Analysis
Teach step till mastery
Concentrated teaching trials
Prompting & fading
Reinforcement

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NET

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Natural environment training- real situations and reinforcers

Question 21

PRT

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Pivotal Response Training- a type of NET focused on GENERALIZING

Techniques:
Motivation via choice/control
Multiple cues
Self-management (checklists)
Self-initiations
Empathy

Question 22

Incidental Teaching

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NET using clients interests and natural motivations

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FCT

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Functional communication training- teaching alternatives to problem behaviors

Question 24

Mand

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Requesting or asking for something desired

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Tact

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Labeling or naming without expressing desire

Question 26

Verbal Operants

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Type of Skinner's verbal behavior that effect the environment Mand Tact Echoic Intraverbal

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Intraverbal

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Responding to what someone says, including filling in the blanks

Question 28

Objectives of Behavior Intervention

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``` Rapport building Discriminate between good/bad behaviors Identify management steps Operationally define behaviors Data collection ID behavior function & analyze Select proactive and reactive strategies ID possible replacement therapies ```

Question 29

6 steps to manage problem behaviors

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``` Define Collect data ID function ID proactive strategies ID reactive strategies ID replacement behavior ```

Question 30

Frequency

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/ time period Ex: tally marks

Question 31

Frequency vs. rate

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Time period of observations is the same for frequency (direct) and different for rate (indirect)

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Duration

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Elapsed time during behavior Total- sum of all occurrences Duration- different for each occurrence

Question 33

Latency

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Time between stimulus end and behavior start

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IRT

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Inter-response time- time elapsed between two occurrences

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% occurrence/opportunity

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Ratio of correct responses to opportunity *100

Question 36

Interval Recording

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Measuring presence or absence of behavior during a specific time interval Whole Interval- continued for entire time Partial Interval- occurred at all Momentary time sampling- did it occurs at the end of each of multiple intervals (ex, every 5 minutes for an hour)