Session 5 Rapport, Happiness, PBS Plans

Question 1

“if you associate yourself repeatedly with a wide variety of activities, people, and things that the person values, then eventually your presence will become a signal that many rewarding activities and events are available with you. In technical terms your presence becomes a reinforcer” This is known as ____________.

Answer 1

Rapport

OR simply put, sharing, connecting, and being associated with positive things.

Question 2

When building rapport we should provide preferred items, foods, games, topics of conversation, activities, etc. for ________.

Answer 2

free- Don’t make the person earn them.

Question 3

Building a strong rapport help us when working with a learner to help develop skills because it becomes easier to gain compliance with expectations and demands which helps us teach _______________.

Answer 3

new skills more quickly and easily.

Think about the emotional bank account: The relationship you have with another person usually starts fairly neutral i.e. you are neither in credit nor debt
The more you pay in, the more you get out, the more credit you can call on
Investing in rapport will pay dividends in time

Question 4

Establishing support staff as generalised reinforcers by doing things the other person likes with them, being the one to provide preferred items, etc; responding to attempts to communicate (actions, facial expressions, gestures, vocalisations, speech), and taking turns with high preferred items are all ways to build ___________________.

Answer 4

Rapport

Question 5

What does it mean to be a BEAR?

Answer 5

Be fun,
Engaging,
Active and
Reinforcing

Question 6

Keeping in close communication with the BA, following the individualised Positive Behaviour Support Plans and implementing it properly, and being a ‘BEAR’ for our learners every day helps to promote ____________.

Answer 6

happiness for Learners