section 9-ensure staff competence

Question 1

treatment integrity

Answer 1

• the degree to which a TREATMENT PLAN is implemented as it is WRITTEN
• NOT correctly collecting data/waiting to start the program, but how the STEPS OF THE PROGRAM are implemented

Question 2

competency-based training for staff

Answer 2

• ppl who implement programs are crucial to outcome of the client’s success

Question 3

4 ways to create a procedural integrity system

Answer 3

1. specify
2. train using competency- & performance-based strategies
3. monitor
4. reinforce

Question 4

measure treatment integrity

Answer 4

1. direct method
   - observation
2. indirect method
   - self-report
   - questionnaire
   - B rating scales

Question 5

how to use competency-based training for mediators

Answer 5

1. precise description of skills to be taught
2. written description / task analysis of skills to be taught
3. demonstration
4. video models
5. role-play: training setting –> natural setting –> natural setting with clients
6. observe in both training & job setting: competency should be observed on the job before competency can be determined
7. immediate feedback
8. repeat above until mastery

Question 6

systematic performance monitoring

Answer 6

• involves systematic data collections to provide objective performance measurement
• provide means for evaluating staff performance & program implementation
• exhibits a program’s effect on the individual’s target B

Question 7

4 ways to effectively monitor staff performance

Answer 7

1. inform
2. friendly
3. overt
4. feedback

Question 8

choice measures

Answer 8

• a tool given to employees to evaluate if they like how their employers are monitoring & supervising them involving items they MUST choose
• more sensitive than questionnaires

Question 9

data-based measure staff performance

Answer 9

• time sampling
• evaluate data collection
• permanent product

Question 10

identify the contingencies governing the B of those responsible for carrying out B-change procedures & design interventions accordingly

Answer 10

• if your client does not possess the skills: design interventions to focus on teaching the skills
• if does possess the skills but not engage in the B, design interventions to focus on effectively R the client’s use of that skill

Question 11

behaviorally anchored rating scale

Answer 11

• use narrative description, incident reporting, measurable ratings
• feedback is specific & loess judgmental

Question 12

authoring a B support plan

Answer 12

• overseeing the implementation of a plan

things to consider when developing a B support plan

• resources
• staff deployment
• onsite presence of a supervisor
• staff absenteeism & turnover

Question 13

ensure success & support when conducting a B support plan

Answer 13

• involve guardian / supportive staff in the creation of the plan
• consider how the new skills will be R to family, group home staff. etc
• will there be NATURAL R to maintain the B
• determine what B the individual should acquire to contact NATURAL Rs
• consider input from paraprofessionals
• collaborate with other professionals

Question 14

ensure meaningful activities

Answer 14

• ensure that an environment has lots of available meaningful activity options can help REDUCE challenging B
• responsible to evaluate & measure how individuals engage in meaningful activity involvement
• if the challenging B occurring in an environment with limited meaningful activity options, the environment is the problem

Question 15

including functional skills in treatment plans

Answer 15

• critical therapeutic component

- should be taught systematically & frequently

Question 16

functional skills guidelines

Answer 16

• involve activities that sb else would need to do for an individual if the individual could not do the activities
• the more freqly the individual is likely to perform a skill, the more functional the skill is to teach
• choose skills for which an individualcan be paid to perform as part of a job
• choose skills that allow an individual to get sth wanted or to get out of sth unwanted without displaying challenging B

Question 17

essential components of a B support plan

Answer 17

1. behaviors
2. antecedents
3. consequences
4. environmental set ups

Question 18

ongoing documentation of B services

Answer 18

• ethical required
• constant assess the current levels of the target behaviors
• start to provide documentation of behavioral services from the very beginning of the program until the very end
• continue collecting data until B change is meaningful & durable
• taking data consistently from day one helps to show
  a. procedural fidelity
  b. the effectiveness of your intervention

Question 19

provide supervision for B change agents

Answer 19

• provide supervision from the start
• supervise only within your area of defined competence
• take on only a volume of supervisory activity that is commensurate with your ability to be effective
• delegate to your supervises only those responsibilities that such ppl can reasonably be expected to perform competently, ethically, safely
• otherwise, provide conditions for the acquisition of those skills
• ensure supervision & trainings are B-analytic in content, effectively & ethically designed, meet the requirement of licensure, certification, or other defined goals