Term | Definition |
ABA Practice | The application of the principles of operant and respondent learning derived from the experimental analysis of behavior and the application of methods and procedures validated by ABA researchers to assess and improve socially important human behavior |
Outcomes | Life changes that represent a person’s
aspirations, dreams, and broad preferences. |
Leads to outcomes | Behavior and behavior change |
Adaptive Behavior | Those skills or abilities that enable the individual to meet standards of personal independence and responsibility that would be expected of his or her age and social group |
Target Behavior | Any defined, observable, and measurable
behavior which is the focus of assessment,
analysis, and intervention. |
Types of problems with behavior | Skill deficits, problems with strength of behavior,problems with performance, problems with
stimulus control, problems with generality,
behavior excesses. |
Reasons for selecting target behavior | Helps individual achieve outcomes, bx
deficit makes the person too dependent on
others, bx is harmful, dangerous or illegal, bx is controlled by meds or restraints, bx excludes individual from social situations, bx interferes w/ ind. functioning |
Social Validity | The treatment goals and the achieved outcomes
are acceptable, socially relevant, and useful to the individual receiving services and to those who care about the individual. |
Characteristics of a good behavioral definition | objective, clear, and complete |
Preliminary assessment | The practitioner gathers basic information about the case, determines if behavioral services are appropriate, and if he/she is the appropriate
provider of those services. |
Steps of preliminary assessment | 1. Determine who has authority to give consent
2. Determine whether you have skills, time, resources to begin assessment
3. Complete intake paperwork
4. Review records
5. Meet client, begin observation
6. Document |
Objective | Refers only to observable behavior |
Clear | Readable and unambiguous |
Complete | Delineates boundaries of what is and what is not an instance of behavior |