Module 4: Vocab and Study Questions

Who holds the power in a service relationship?

the service recipient

One way to prevent yourself from insulting your client's dignity is to

think of yourself as a service provider rather than service enforcer and identify power culture behaviors you do not wish to replicate

The RBT/Supervisor safety net is...

"I will talk with my supervisor, and one of us will get back to you."

ABAI

1) Advances the science (publishes articles, host workshops, etc.) 2) Support practicioners

Growing in the Profession

1) Be a Lifelong Learner 2) Know Your Professional Development Goals 3) Know Your Supervisor's Opinion of Your Skills 4) Welcome Observation and Feedback 5) Revisit with Improvement 6) Ask for More When You Need It

RBT Competence

1) Coursework, competency assessment and examination 2) Work only under supervision of BCBA or BCaBA 3) May not work if supervision is not available 4) May not work as independent contractors 5) No formal continuing education courses required

BACB

1) Defines scope of behavior analytic professions 2) Certifies persons as competent 3) Ensures continuing education 4) Provides codes of ethics for each profession 5) Enforces ethical practice 6) Publishes journals for science and practice

Discrimination and Generalization

1) Expanding the skill to occur in different contexts or in response to similar but different stimuli 2) Discrimination training ensures we do not overgeneralize 3) May have to return to previous prompting and reinforcement when introducing the skill into new contexts

Aquisition

1) Goal: Increase accuracy to a specified level 2) Baseline skills assessment 3) Make first attempts successful 4) Reinforce trying in the beginning 5) As accuracy increases, shift to reinforcing correct responding rather than just effort 6) Build prompts to address reasons for errors

ABA Treatment as service (Customer service basics)

1) Greetings and farewells 2) Smile 3) Express interest 4) Say the person's name 5) Never leave them hanging

Fluency

1) Once the skill has been learned, moving toward making it an automatic response 2) Taught by massed practice speed trails 3) Reinforce accurate responding within certain window of time 4) Frequently targets foundational component skills 5) Useful when previously learned responses interfere with accurate responding in context 6) Begins in isolation, moves toward functional use

APBA

1) Promote ABA: Advocate for licensure at state level, Lobby for reimbursement of services, Work with other (non-ABA) professional organizations, Provides information to media outlets 2) Support practicioners

Maintainence

1) Skills learned to desired level of fluency are revisited at spaced intervals to ensure they remain intact when not constantly drilled 2) Taught using same prompts and cues as in acquisition and fluency 3) Measure accuracy and time 4) Increase frequency of checks if not remaining at criterion

State and Local Associations

1) Support YOU

Respect and Dignity Self-Monitoring Questions

1) The Golden Rule: If I was in a car accident tomorrow that impaired my ability to care for myself, would I want to be treated this way? 2) Is this a health and safety issue? And is there an imminent threat? 3) Does this task have to be done at all? 4) Does this task have to be done right here, right now? 5) Am I in a control battle?

Non-ABA Stakeholder Rules

1) The client is direct to the guardian 2) The guardian is indirect to the staff

What does it mean to be a service provider?

1) The occupation or function of serving 2) Employment as a servant 3) The work performed by one that serves 4) Help, use and benefit 5) Contribution to the welfare of others 6) Disposal for use

Debriefing Questions

1) What were the antecedents to this situation? 2) What strategies and supports can we implement for antecedent control? 3) What can be improved about the physical environment? 4) What can be improved about our verbal behavior? 5) What resources do we need in order to do this better next time?

Three professional organizations interested in behavior analysis are:

ABAI, APBA, BACB

Which of the following organizations is less focused on research and more focused on the practical side of being a behavior analysis professional?

APBA

Repeated presentation of a single stimulus with a single response occurs during which phases of skill building

Acquisition and Fluency

The processes involved in learning something well are

Acquisition, Fluency, Maintenance, Discrimination & Generalization

Learning

Acquisition----->Fluency---->Maintainence----->Generalization and Discrimination **Applies to ALL skills

The part of the BACB ethical code for RBTs that is most relevant to issues of client dignity is

Client dignity

When a breach of client dignity occurs, it is a good idea to have a ________________ session afterward.

Debriefing

"Laura thinks she is the boss" is an observable statement

False

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.

False

If a child can sit still to watch television for long periods of time, she probably does not have ADHD.

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.

False

RBTs should dedicate all of their reading time to reading about behavior analysis.

False

Skinner's theory cannot explain complex human behavior such as language.

False

The ABAI approves requests to sit for the RBT exam.

False

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

False

The main difference between direct clients and indirect clients is the power to consent.

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.

False

Overlearning is a concept related to...

Fluency

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.

Generalizes

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

Indirect

During maintenance training, we seek to determine how well the learner can

Perform the skill when distracted

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.

True

Self monitoring is a good approach for ensuring you uphold a client's dignity.

True

If you believe someone else is failing to treat a client with dignity, your first step in resolving the issue is to

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