QASP-S Exam Study Guide using Competency Guide Questions With Correct Answers.

QASP-S Exam Study Guide using Competency Guide Questions With Correct Answers. Positive Behavior Support - an approach used to support behavior change. The method is not designed to "fix" the person & never uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a more effective/ acceptable bx will decrease problem bx. Who is a bx support plan for? - indv who display challenging bx to the extent that it severely impacts their life. -can be developed and used at any age. PBS in a School Setting - Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of antecedant strategies, ensure safety of kiddo and others around. What is a good bx support plan look like? - - more proactive strategies than reactive ones - helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to support the person to have a good life, enabling the person to learn better and more effective ways of getting what they need. Proactive Strategies - Intended to make sure the person gets what they need & includes ways to teach the person appropriate communication & life skills. Reactive Strategies - Designed to keep the person & those around them safe from harm. They provide a way to react quickly when person is distressed & more likely to display challenging behavior. Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives - Sensory:teach them to ask for desired object/ activity, use preferred sensory items to create new activities, have sensory time & structured activity so stimming doesn't take over Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to a less preferred activity gradually, change the way you ask them to do something Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent positive social attn Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as soon as appropriate, teach them to get something themselves, Make sure they are not left too long w/o food/drink/ something meaningful to do. What is Discrete Trial Training? - a Method of teaching in simplified & structured steps. A skill is broken down into steps & built up one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial". 5 steps of DTT - 1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD, environment) 2.Prompt 3.Response 4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response 5. Inter-trial interval Pros of DTT - Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can increase motivation & learning, numerous learning opportunities, can be easily individualized, clear beginning & end to each trial, can minimize failures Cons of DTT - Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic reinforcement, difficulty fading reinforcement Purpose of Person Centered Planning - ongoing problem solving process used to help ppl w disabilities plan for the future: -To look at the ind a different way -To assist the focus person in gaining control of their own life -To increase opportunities for participation in the community -To recognize individual desires, interests & dreams -Through team effort, develop a plan to turn dreams into reality. Who is involved in Person Centered Planning? - The focus person & whoever they would like. Works best when there is an unbiased facilitator & a person to record what is shared. Family members, professionals, friends, etc may be invited. Steps of Person Centered Planning: Profiling - 1. Develop a history for focus person. (Background, critical events, medical issues, major developments, important relationships) 2. Description of quality of life for FP. (Comm participation, comm presence, choices/rights, respect & competence) 3. Personal preferences of FP. (Preferred activities, things they do not like) Person Centered Planning Meeting - 1. Review the profile. Make comments & observations 2. Review trends/ongoing events in the environment. 3. Share visions for the future to increase opportunities. 4. ID obstacles & opportunities, things that could make vision a reality 5. ID strategies: action steps for implementation 6. Getting started: ID action steps that can be done in a short time. 7. ID the need for service delivery to be more responsive to ind needs. Who was Hans Asperger? - 20th century, Austrian Pediatrician who published a profile in 1944 of four boys with a specific pattern of bx: "autisitic psychopathy". Characteristics of Aspergers (1944) - "lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, intense absorption in a special interest & clumsy movements." The term "Asperger Syndrome" was coined by: - Lorna Wing, a British Researcher in 1981 in her