Blake's Behavioral Study

Thank you for your considering my application to the Applied Behavior analysis program. For all of my life I have known that I was going to help people. It could be said that it is in my DNA. I just never suspected what the capacity would be. On December 15thI graduated from Albright college, I began working at Melmark on December 16th. My first thought, on that first day was “Oh no, I can’t do this, I need to quit” That was over two years ago, and I have gone to work every day, with a smile on my face. While working at my first position, out of college, I discovered my passion. My passion, I find, is working with children and adults with autism and with people who suffer from addiction. Watching the smiles on their faces, the determination when they work to complete a goal, and just the progress makes every hardship worth it, I love it. Each day, in my position as an ABA, I run behavior support plans, IEPs, teaching plans and other protocols, and each day I truly wish that I could have contributed to these plans, protocols, and IEPs. I ponder the recommendations that I could come up with, I wonder that if I had been able to participate in these conversations to create these plans could I have brought something else to the table, a different viewpoint. Affecting the way that the plans are written and in turn ran, I feel that I could make a big difference in the lives of the children and their families also. Every two weeks each child’s team meets to discuss his or her

Baer, D. M. (Spring, 1968). Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 91-97.

According to Gardiner and Kosmitzki (2008), most recently the ecological perspective has become a leading approach towards addressing the relationships among persons and environment. In Essentials of Human Behavior, Hutchinson (2013) uses a multidimensional approach to better understand social work practice. Using this approach, one can analyze the connection between a client’s person, such as psychologically or biologically, a client’s environment, such as families or communities, and a client’s time, such as their linear time in past, present, or future. Specifically analyzing the environmental component, Uri Bronfenbrenner’s (1999) ecological perspective identifies four levels of systems a client may be associated with: microsystems, mesosystems, exosystems, and macrosystems.

The behavioral challenge can be a problem emanating from the school circles or home. If for unknown reason Nigel is not able to provide much information, direct observation will be ideal. ABC analysis becomes appropriate preliminary means of data collection as opposed to baseline study given that the intention will not be to identify the

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.

Every outline heading and subheading must include a two to three sentence description.  Additionally, for each study, indicate how it will support the overall concept of your Final Paper and which areas of the Final Paper it will apply to.  Your assignment must include a reference page listing the three to five quantitative research studies from peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years (these will also be used for your Final Paper).  It must be formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Jack is a second-grade student. He seems to have no interest in learning, often daydreaming in class and frequently disrupting the class by throwing objects at other students. Describe how a biopsychosocial approach might provide both an integrated explanation of Jack's classroom behavior and practical suggestions for helping Jack to cope more effectively with the challenges he faces.

You are in a “classroom” observing and observe the following behaviors from students. You are to respond to each of the questions regarding each student scenario.

GEBMO or the General Behavior Model was developed by Ludwig Brenner as a way to predict hazards before they happened. Brenner devised a system of scenarios that could occur with multiple factors for each element. The system is basically designed on a cause effect relationship. One thing happens because of another which leads to a result (Haight, 2012). This model was used to develop an emergency action plan for a small community surrounding a gas station.

Connor continued to be engaged throughout the term even with school and personal stressors. He started the term with areas he wanted to develop and grow in. Every week he came to supervision open to learn and explore his skills as well as learn from both his colleague and supervisor. He was always engaged and asked relevant and important questions to aid in discussion during supervision. Connor has made progresses in assessing for RISK. He has gained more confidence in his skills and training which have allowed him to work on and reduce his judgmental tone. He has become more comfortable with sitting with clients and realizing that change and progress for clients can be slow. He has been able to demonstrate a more natural flow with gathering information about antecedents and consequences affecting clients changing behaviors and using open-ended questions that allow for further exploration.

Running head: Understanding Behavior Theoretical Models for Understanding Behavior Matrix Tara Brigle Grand Canyon University: Classroom Management for Students with Special Needs March 6, 2012 Comparing, Contrasting, Identifying, and Listing Major Components of the Theories |Biological Model |Very important in the medical profession | | |Puts emphasis on pathogens as the explanation for the disease | | |Does not pain the whole picture of the person | |

To create my baseline, I had observed Thomas and noted the following information. On several occasions, I had observed Thomas when he was at school eating lunch with his friends. Some common facial expressions and body language he displayed were laughing, smiling, raised cheeks, and leaning forward. The other time, I had observed Thomas while he was at home. During these times, Thomas acted one of

The Cognitive Behavior (CBT) method is suitable for case study Andrea Conceptualization and Treatment Plan 2; I find this technique to be most applicable to the client’s case. The paper will discuss a summary of the case study to provide clarity as to why this particular process would result in aiding Andrea in focusing on what is going on in her life at this time. The focus of the paper is how CBT is beneficial to the client to bring change. It will convey how this method of treatment will be assisting in identifying distorted thinking, modifying her beliefs, how to relate to others differently and to change her behavior patterns. The purpose of using the CBT in this case study is to demonstrate to the client she can heal from the effect

What is the likely kind of explanation that a behavior analyst would give in accounting for the students’ initial silence in response to Sid’s questions? (p. 19-20).

There are two theories that can be used to describe Scott’s action is this scenario. Firstly, according to the behavioral perspective it analyzes how individuals learn new behaviors while modifying existing ones this is also dependent on whether events in there environments rewards or punish these behaviors. Scott’s environment is responsible for his behavior as we can see no evidence of discipline being used to punish him for such behaviors. B. F. Skinner explains operant conditioning as a type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences. It is clearly seen by this theory Scott’s behavior was positively reinforced because no step was taken as a form of consequence to prevent him from this deviant behavior towards his schoolmates, siblings and community members. Secondly, Psychodynamics perspective explains the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior. Scott's behavior