Behaviorological Quadrant

Functional behavior assessments are important to teachers and students because I believe that all children behave a certain way for a reason. Children who have disabilities as well as children who do not have disabilities behave in inappropriate ways and a functional behavior assessment can help to determine why so that a plan can be developed to correct the behavior. Negative behavior is a reaction to something happening in a child's life or an imbalance in the child. A child with an imbalance will benefit from a functional behavior assessment because there is a

Baer, D. M., Wofl, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (2015, 11 5). Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis. Retrieved from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13109980/pdf/jaba00083-0089.pdf

Are you the type of person who wants to be able to go to work everyday doing something you love, helping others who need it, and getting a smile on your face just by the smallest of things that someone does? That is the type of person I am, which is why I chose the career path of a Behavior Specialist. A Behavior Specialist is someone who works with a person who may have a disability, and they study and work with them to make things as easy as possible for their daily life. They focus on the perception of life, however sometimes hesitate to present the strong conclusions how behaviors cause certain emotion (Thompson). A Behavior Specialist is also known as a Social Psychologist, because they study how a person’s mental life and behavior are shaped by interactions with other people (“Pardon Our Interruption”). The four main behaviors that Behavior Specialists look for when studying the actions of a person are, “Self-awareness, emotion, motivation, and feelings” (“Modeling the Early Human Mind”). Although I believe being a Behavior Specialist is a dream job, there are always issues that go along with any job, in this case emotions play a role in the occupation working with people who need extra help.

A school based therapeutic mentoring program will be more effective using psychodynamic supportive therapy than cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing problematic behaviors in youth in foster care.

I have been working in the Applied Behavior Analysis field since 2007. I have received my certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2015. Prior to that, I held my BCaBA certification since September 2013. I obtained my Master 's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2015. I specialize in program development and implementation for in-home ABA services with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder from ages 18 months to 12 years of age. In addition, I specialize in parent training and staff training in Applied Behavior Analysis principles.

One of the most common and well executed behavioral learning theories in the classroom is ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis. In ABA undesirable behaviors are extinguished by removing reinforcement when that behavior is exhibited, thereby allowing the learner to modify their behavior (Ormrod, 2016, p. 85). Targeted behaviors are reinforced, and antecedent strategies, as well as consequences are devised based up on the learner. Treatment plans are developed and modified as the student learns and modifies their behavior (Ormrod, 2016, pp. 91-94). Token reinforcement, or token economy, is often used to encourage students to work towards modifying their behavior and acquiring new skills (Ormrod, 2016, p. 97). A classroom of students can be reinforced

The typical neuropsychological examination evaluates sensation and perception, gross and fine motor skills, basic and complex attention, visual spatial skills, receptive and productive language abilities, recall and recognition memory, and executive functions such as cognitive flexibility and abstraction. Motivation and personality are often assessed as well, particularly when clients are seeking financial compensation for injuries, or cognitive complaints are not typical of the associated injury or illness.

Conceptually consistent programs within behavior analysis are those programs that use the principles of operant learning theory. Sensory integration and mindfulness therapies are not conceptually consistent with the principles of behavior analysis.

For the Unit 9 Assignment I will be creating a fictitious case (client) within the concentration of Behavior Analysis. I will include client demographics, reasons for seeking out service, intervention or treatment goals for the client, a theory that can relate to the client’s case, methods of interventions, any cultural issues, and any use of contemporary technology that will be used. I decided to revolve my case study around social anxiety (or a social phobia). It will focus on how a person’s thoughts and beliefs can intensify an anxiety/phobia. If a person truly believes that he/she will not do well in a certain situation, those thoughts and feelings can turn that into a reality. It is up to the professionals to change these beliefs and negative emotions.

Functional behavioral assessment is best understood as the process of trying to solve some of the problems that are brought about or linked to the behaviors of an individual. Functional behavioral assessment majorly dwells on the systematic study of an individual’s behavior over a period of time so as to best understand how the problem can be controlled or how the behavior is resulting into the problem. The process normally requires appropriate integration so as to make sure that the existing problems are solved effectively.

This chapter summarizes the reason why this study is being considered. This chapter will provide a brief background of the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), and its significance in the public school setting. Also the problem statement will be discussed in greater detail. Next, the purpose of the study will be explored. This section will go into further detail the importance of the FBA in the public school setting and the importance of this study in Lee County Schools, North Carolina. The theoretical framework will provide some details as to where the Functional behavior assessment came from and a brief history of applied behavior analysis and behaviorism. After that, research questions and the hypothesis will be presented which then leads into the nature of the study and the significance of the study. This chapter ends with definitions of terms and a final summary. By the end of Chapter 1, the reader will have a greater understanding as to why this study is looking at the functional behavior assessment process in the public school setting and the relationship with the teacher’s beliefs in the process, and the implementation of the functional

The next intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) (Tobin et al., 2000), is also used in conjunction with other interventions as mentioned above. An FBA is rooted in the field of applied behavior analysis and identifies the antecedents and consequences for the behavior (Flower, 2011) and is a mandate of IDEA (Regan, 2011). It also acts as a guide to selecting interventions to address the problem behaviors (Binkiker and Pindiprolu, 2008). FBA’s are “based on the assumptions that (a) problem behaviors serve functions for a person who displays them and (b) all behavior problems are learned” (Binkiker et al., 2008 p. 68). The process of conducting an FBA “is a problem-solving approach that relies on selecting relevant environmental factors for identifying the primary motivations for the problem behavior and using that information as the centerpiece for developing an individual behavior intervention plan” (Wehby and Kern, 2014 p. 42).  When referring to the function of the behavior, it is the purpose that the behavior is serving.  There are 5 categories that the behavior can fall into and Gersham (2007) describes them as:

Blake M. was the subject of this behavioral study. Over the course of four days, I watched him during class and wrote it down. This included clothes, hair, how he was sitting, if he moved often, and many other things. Then, I interpreted my observations and came up with some theories about his behavior.

In order to adequately assess Darren, it is important that both cognitive and adaptive tests are conducted. These two diagnostic criteria will give the psychologist a better understanding of whether or not Darren has an intellectual disability, what it could be and its severity. IQ tests are important as they measure several mental abilities. More specifically, they focus on a person’s judgment, problem solving skills, reasoning, abstract thinking, experiential learning and academic learning (Reynolds, Zupanick, & Domebeck, 2015). Although IQ tests have many positive implications and are fairly accurate in evaluating the intellectual performance of an individual, they have several drawbacks. IQ tests are beneficial when assessing what a child has already learned, but are not as helpful in determining how they might benefit from

Individuals experiencing tension, bipolar confusion, sadness or other psychological instabilities utilize medications and alcohol to facilitate their affliction. Dysfunctional behavior is such a weight for a few people they will attempt pretty much anything to diminish the agony. Medications or liquor can briefly make that individual feel 'typical' once more, similar to they felt before. Psychological instability is alarming for the individual encountering it, so they are reluctant to go to a specialist or relative for help and rather swing to medications or alcohol to attempt and take care of the issue alone. Individuals see relatives, companions, good examples or performers utilizing drugs and justify that they can as well. As adolescents