RBT Lesson 4: Interpersonal Skills at Work

Acquisition

- Goal: increase accuracy to a specified level - baseline skills assessment - make first attempts successful - reinforce trying in the beginning - as accuracy increases, shift to reinforcing correct responding rather than just effort - build prompts to address reasons for errors

Maintenance

- Skills learned to desired level of fluency are revisited at spaced intervals to ensure they remain intact when not constantly drilled - taught using same prompts and cues as in acquisition and fluency - measure accuracy and time - increase frequency of checks if not remaining at criterion

generalization and discrimination

- expanding the skill to occur in different contexts or in response to similar but different stimuli - discrimination training ensures we do not overgeneralize - may have to return to previous prompting and reinforcement when introducing the skill into new contexts

Three professional organizations interested in behavior analysis are: A.ABAI, APBA, BACB B.APBA, BACB, BAAA C.BACB, PBAA, SEAA

A.ABAI, APBA, BACB

Repeated presentation of a single stimulus with a single response occurs during which phases of skill building A.Acquisition and Fluency B.Fluency and Maintenance C.Maintenance and Generalization

A.Acquisition and Fluency

The processes involved in learning something well are A.Acquisition, Fluency, Maintenance, Discrimination & Generalization B.Acquisition, Discrimination, Maintenance, and Generalization C.Acquisition, Maintenance, and Fluency

A.Acquisition, Fluency, Maintenance, Discrimination & Generalization

Local, state, and regional behavior analysis organizations are the best way to become informed about issues relevant to working as an RBT in your area. A.True B. False

A.True

Self monitoring is a good approach for ensuring you uphold a client's dignity. A.True B.False

A.True

If you believe someone else is failing to treat a client with dignity, your first step in resolving the issue is to A.express your concerns to the person whose behavior is a concern. B.Express your concerns to the person's supervisor. C.Express your concerns to your BCBA supervisor.

A.express your concerns to the person whose behavior is a concern.

Which of the following organizations is less focused on research and more focused on the practical side of being a behavior analysis professional? A.ABAI B.APBA C.BACB

B.APBA

The part of the BACB ethical code for RBTs that is most relevant to issues of client dignity is A.Professional Conduct B.Client Dignity C.Competence and Service Delivery

B.Client Dignity

Behavior analytic conferences hosted by organizations such as ABAI and APBA are primarily focused on professional development of behavior analysts and are not a good source of information for RBTs. A.True B.False

B.False

If you are uncertain about cultural preferences of a family in whose home you are working, the best thing to do is to read many books about the culture and act according to what you learn through your reading. A.True B.False

B.False

RBTs should dedicate all of their reading time to reading about behavior analysis. A.True B.False

B.False

The ABAI approves requests to sit for the RBT exam. A.True B.False

B.False

The first thing you should do when you see your customer/client is outline the plan for the session. A.True B.False

B.False

The main difference between direct clients and indirect clients is the power to consent. A.True B.False

B.False

When my supervisor presents me with multiple situations to see if I know when to implement a certain skill, (s)he clearly does not trust me to know what I am doing. A.True B.False

B.False

Overlearning is a concept related to... A.Acquisition B.Fluency C.Generalization

B.Fluency

Intensive early intervention programs for young children with ABA were pioneered by A.Dixon B.Lovaas C.Risley

B.Lovaas

You must pass a background check in order to become an RBT. A.False B.True

B.True

Mary is an RBT who has been taught to feed her client, John, who has swallowing problems. She now wonders if she could provide the same service to other people who have similar swallowing problems. She is wondering if her skillset ______________________________ between clients. A.discriminates B.generalizes C.maintains

B.generalizes

Mary is an RBT who has been taught to feed her client, John, who has swallowing problems. She now wonders if she could provide the same service to other people who have similar swallowing problems. She is wondering if her skillset ______________________________ between clients. A.maintains B.generalizes C.discriminates

B.generalizes

A teacher of a child you are providing ABA services to is an example of a(n) ______________________ client. A.direct B.indirect C.supplemental

B.indirect

Who holds the power in a service relationship? A.the service provider B.the service recipient C.power is shared

B.the service recipient

One way to prevent yourself from insulting your client's dignity is to A.think of yourself as a service provider rather than service enforcer B.identify power culture behaviors you do not wish to replicate C.both a and b

C.both a and b

Fluency

- once the skill has been learned, moving toward making it an automatic response - taught by massed practice speed trials - reinforce accurate responding within certain window of time - frequency targets foundational component skills - useful when previously learned responses interfere with accurate responding in context - begins in isolation, moves toward functional use

When a breach of client dignity occurs, it is a good idea to have a ________________ session afterward. A.debriefing B.decompressing C.disciplinary

A.debriefing

During maintenance training, we seek to determine how well the learner can A.perform the skill in isolation B.perform the skill when distracted C.perform the skill when timed

B.perform the skill when distracted