Unit 3 Vid Notes Flashcards
April
Notes
Elements of Medication Evaluation
- Informed consent
- Cooperation of a prescriber
- Target Bx
- Sensitive measures
- Drug protocol
- Identity phases
- Experimental design
Elements of Medication Evaluation
Informed Consent
3 Requirements for informed Consent
- Capacity: Ability to make decisions
- Information: Can ans basic ques
- Voluntariness: Free of Coercion
Elements of Medication Evaluation
-Informed Consent
Cooperation of a prescriber
- What if a prescriber will not work with us to evaluate medication?
- Then we do not do an evaluation
Elements of Medication Evaluation
*Target Behaviors
- Who should we involve in the identifying/defining of these?
- Prescriber (ask about diagnosis characteristics)
- Parents, teachers, caregivers, etc…
Which measures are more sensitive: Continuous or discontinuous?
*Continuous
How can we make a discontinuous measure more sensitive?
A. Increase the interval length
B. Decrease the interval length
C. Neither of these, discontinuous measures are equally sensitive regardless of interval length
B. Decrease the interval length
Drug Protocol
How can we assist here?
-Documentation, Training
Which dimensions of the 7 Dimensions of ABA does the creation of detailed protocols most relate to?
A. Applied
B. Effective
C. Generality
D. Technological
D) Technological
Single Subject Research Designs
Common varieties that Dr. Blakely describes?
- Withdrawal design - Time consuming
- Multielement/Alternating treatments design
- Require short half-life and fast-acting effects *Multiple baseline design
- Across subjects and settings, not across behaviors
Carry over effects are more likely if using a multielement design to evaluate the effects of a drug that has a long half-life.
A. True
B. False
A) True
Drug Holidays
A drug holiday is the removal of a medication for a period of time.
*Why?
- Evaluate strength of drug effects
(and side effects)
- Tolerance issues (may take set time “off” from the drug)
A drug holiday can serve as a(n):
A. Placebo phase
B. Return to baseline
C. Means to reduce lethality
D. Opportunity to experiment with new prescriptions
B) Return to baseline
A parametric analysis involves evaluating different _____ on behavior.
A. Medications B. Doses of a medication C. Treatment components D. Any of these E. B and C, but not A
B. Doses of a medication
Which of the following is likely able to write a prescription for psychotropic medication
A. Counselor
B. Neurologist
C. Nurse practitioner D. All of these
E. B and C, but not A
E. B and C, but not A
Which step in the medication evaluation process does Tom Freeman state is most likely to be rejected by a prescriber?
A. Design experimental evaluation
B. Identification of behavioral targets
C. Identification of sensitive measures
D. Creation/ documentation of medication protocols
A. Design experimental evaluation-Also cooperation with prescriber and identification of test conditions
Generally speaking, psychotropic medications can be made more effective by:
A. Including behavior treatment
B. Swapping the drug for placebo
C. Using medications that do not have side effects
D. Reducing dosage of non-psychoactive medications
A. Including behavior treatment
If you are Not Measuring….
(And Graphing) Then you’re not doing Bx analysis
- We can assist in measuring:
- Relevant Bx, Side effects, medication/dose changes
Which of the following is the most sensitive measure:
A. PIR of one school day
B. Rate per school week
C. Duration per day
D. Rate per hour
D. Rate per hour
If a member of an interdisciplinary team is suggesting the use of a non-behavioral treatment the behavior analyst may suggest which of the following:
A. An evaluation of that treatment’s effects of relevant targets
B. That implementation of this treatment not coincide with other treatment changes
C. Bothofthese
D. Neither of these as we are not responsible for non-behavioral treatments
c) Both of these
- Component Analysis
- How is this different from a Parametric analysis?
- Evaluation of a multiple components/treatments within a treatment package
- Parametric analysis is the evaluation of a range of parameters/values of a single component/treatment
Component Analysis
- Also called sequential Withdrawal
- Removal of aspects of a treatment Package
*Uses: Evaluate maintenance of treatment:
-Without intervention
As intervention -is Faded
Parametric Analysis
-Observation of Bx under a range of IV values
-Maybe
SR schedule
Strength of procedure
etc….
*Uses
-Determine Effective or sustainable values of IV
Helen has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. In addition to ABA services, her doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic, her OT has been using a brushing procedure, and her parents take Helen to sessions in a hyperbaric chamber. Assuming the behavior analyst has support from all parties, the best way to evaluate the effects of these on Helen’s behavior is a:
A. Component analysis
B. Parametric analysis
A. Component analysis
If we do not have support to manipulate the other treatments that a client is receiving then there is no way for us to evaluate the effects of behavioral treatment upon behavior.
A. True
B. False
B. False-How can we control for changes in other treatments? Coordinate timing to ensure we are not changing our treatment when changes in other treatments are occurring (only one variable changes at a time)
Review/ Summary of BA Roles:
- Measurement Design & Data Collection
- Supply Graphs
- Interfacing/ Interactions with Prescribers
- Design & Documentation of Treatment Effect Evaluations
Jasper is working with a client who receives a range of services including medication. Jasper interacts with his client’s prescriber frequently and gets their feedback on targets to measure and graph. During meetings he supplies graphs and makes suggestions for what to do next with the medication.
Q1) Has Jasper done anything outside his role as a behavior analyst?
*Yes, we do not suggest changes to medications
Q2) What is Jasper doing that is within his role as a behavior analyst?
*Identifying targets and taking data, providing graphs, interacting with prescriber when appropriate
Q3) What else might Jasper be able to assist in?
*Evaluating drug effects-with the support of the prescriber
Building a Professional Relationship
1) Selection
1) Selection: May be limited based on: location, accepted insurance, diagnoses a prescriber works with
Building a Professional Relationship
2) Assessment
Get to know the prescriber: Interests, professional work, type of caseload
Building a Professional Relationship
3) Professional Relationship
-Rapport building (pairing), identify and provide reinforcers (based on interests), shaping