Reference no: EM133323273
There are two students named Kaleb age 6 and Keynon age 6 they both have been diagnosed with Autism, and both students attend kindergarten at a local private school. In spite of the fact that both of them have been identified as having a condition on the autistic spectrum, they are both enrolled in kindergarten with other children of the same age who are developing typically.
In an effort to attract attention, the child Kaleb, who is 6 years old, engages in a behavior known as Self-injurious Behavior (SIB). Kaleb often bites his arms or smacks his face. The more attention he gets in class from his teacher, his assistant, and his students, the more disruptive he is in the classroom. It has been brought to our attention that Kaleb has a very persistent pattern of hitting himself. The number of occasions in which Kaleb engages in aggressive behavior varies, but on a daily basis, it ranges anywhere from ten to twenty-five times.
Keynon age 6, will often resort to Violent hitting behavior he will hit anybody and everyone in his immediate environment in order to get out of having to fulfill his obligations. He typically hits the arm or back of others the hit is described as a smack to the skin. There is a strikingly constant amount of frequency with which the tendency for Keynon to smack may be seen. According to the information that has been compiled from a wide range of various sources, the frequency count for Keynon's violent conduct might vary anywhere from 16 to 28. Both of the youngsters are now present in the classroom, where they are seated at rectangular tables together with four other students and one Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) who acts in the capacity of a monitor. Kaleb and Keynon's class currently has twenty students enrolled. The Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and the Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
QUESTIONS
KALEB
1. When it comes to Kaleb what hypothetical procedure using Applied behavioral analysis methods would you use to change his behavior? The procedure must be backed by research that supports it.
2. Describe how you would implement the intervention for Kaleb?
3. Clearly identify the data recording method (frequency, duration, etc.) used and explain why that method was selected.
4. Describe the instrument you used for recording the data and why it was selected.
5. Describe the schedule for data collection you used (when it was collected, where, by whom, etc.).
6. Describe how baseline data was gathered.
7. Discuss what method of interobserver agreement was used. Explain how it was calculated, the percent of sessions it was collected, and the percent agreement.
Include a description of how it was implemented for each participant in a specific situation. Be clear about how the intervention was implemented (technological), rather than just naming the intervention.
KEYNON
1. When it comes to Keynon what hypothetical procedure using Applied behavioral analysis methods would you use to change his behavior? The procedure must be backed by research that supports it.
2. Describe how you would implement the intervention for Keynon?
3. Clearly identify the data recording method (frequency, duration, etc.) used and explain why that method was selected.
4. Describe the instrument you used for recording the data and why it was selected.
5. Describe the schedule for data collection you used (when it was collected, where, by whom, etc.).
6. Describe how baseline data was gathered.
7. Discuss what method of interobserver agreement was used. Explain how it was calculated, the percent of sessions it was collected, and the percent agreement.