RBT Competency Assessment

RBT Competency Assessment Indirect Measurement interviews, rating scales, questions, surveys Direct Measurement observation of the behavior and recording it as it occurs Behavioral Definitions operational, includes verbs describing behavior, objective + unambiguous, does not rely on internal states (happy, sad), does not use labels (bad or good) Operational describes what the behavior looks like so two independent observers can recognize + record the same behavior Indirect Outcome Recording measures results that produces an observable product in the environment. main advantage is that it's easy to use Direct Outcome Recording instead of relying on memory data is gathered immediately as the behavior occurs or as it produces results Event Recording behavior is observed continuously throughout the observation period, and each instance of the behavior is recorded immediately as it occurs. Must meet two criteria: Does the behavior look the same every time? Does the behavior have a clear beginning and end? Frequency Recording used for behaviors that have a clear beginning and end, tally the number of times the behavior occurs Intensity magnitude or force of response (only record if this is the aspect of the behavior you are trying to change) Duration how long a behavior persists, should be used if you are trying to decrease how long a behavior lasts Latency time that occurs between the SD and the response (ex. how long to respond to a peer's question). You record this when the goal is to decrease the time between SD and response Partial Interval Recording involves checking off an interval if the behavior occurs at ANY point within the interval - even if it only occured for 1 second. You can use this for self-stimulatory behaviors or behaviors that don't look the same every time. An overexaggeration of the behavior, you use this method to decrease behavior. Whole Interval Recording involves checking off the interval if the behavior occurs throughout the WHOLE interval. Use when it is difficult to tell when the behavior begins or ends, when it occurs at such a high rate it is difficult to keep count. An under-exaggeration of behavior, you use this method to increase behavior. Momentary Time Sampling Recording data is less representative than intervals, looking for a behavior's occurrence during a specific part of the interval and recording if it is occurring at that precise moment. Ex: setting a timer to go off every minute for a 30 minute interval, only checking for behavior and marking it down as the timer goes off. Reinforcement follows a behavior that increases that behavior Punishment