RBT CREDENTIAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

RBT (Registered Behavior Technician) - A paraprofessional who practices under a BCBA or BCaBA What is the primary responsibility of the RBT? - The direct implementation of treatment plans developed by the BCBA or BCaBA RBT Task List - 1.Measurement 2. Assessment 3. Skill Acquisition 4. Behavior Reduction 5. Documenting and Reporting 6. Professional Conduct and Scope of Practice What is the BACB? - Behavior Analyst Certification Board; the organization that confers certification and credentialing to all 3 levels of practitioners (BCBA, BCaBA, RBT) The Hierarchy of Credentialing - BCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst; graduate certification BCaBA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst; undergrad certification RBT - Registered Behavior Technician; paraprofessional who practices under BCBA or BCaBA What percent of an RBT's hours must be supervised by a BCBA/BCaBA? - 5% What is ABA? - One of the only research based methods for the treatment of behavior in Autism; aims to improve clients' life by increasing prosocial behaviors and decreasing maladaptive behaviors Characteristics of ABA - 1. Applied 2. Behavioral 3. Analytic 4. Technological 5. Conceptually Systematic 6. Effective 7. Generality Characteristics: Applied - ABA is used to make improvements that are socially significant in clients' daily lives. Characteristics: Behavioral - The subject of ABA therapy must be the exact observable behavior targeted for change. Characteristic: Analytic - Treatment must based off of observable and repeatable methods and demonstrate functional relationships. Characteristics: Technological - Procedures must be identified and described with detail and clarity so that any reader has the ability to replicate the application with the same results. Characteristics: Conceptually Systematic - Procedures must be based around evidence-based methods. Characteristics: Effective - Treatments must be shown to produce significant positive change in subject's life. Characteristics: Generality - The behavior changed by the procedure must be able to last over time and be applied to multiple socially appropriate situations. Reinforcement - The addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that INCREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated. Punishment - The addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that DECREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated. Motivating Operation - An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or punishing aspect of a stimulus/object/event OR alters the frequency of all behavior reinforced or punished by that stimulus/object/behavior. Stimulus Control - A situation where the frequency/duration/severity of behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus. Operant Conditioning - The basic principle of learning of which behavior is controlled by consequences. Key concepts in operant conditioning are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment. Schedules of Reinforcement - Rules specifying environmental arrangements and response conditions for reinforcement. 2 Categories of Schedules of Reinforcement - 1. Continuous - reinforcement is given after every correct response 2. Intermittent - not continuous 4 Types of Intermittent Schedules of Reinforcement - 1. Fixed-Ratio (FR) - reinforcement given after a constant or "fixed" number of correct responses 2. Fixed-Interval (FI) - reinforcement becomes available after a specific period of time; reinforcement is given if the correct response is emitted after the given time period has ended 3. Variable-Ratio (VR) - the delivery of reinforcement will "vary" but must average out at a specific number 4. Variable-Interval (VI) - the time periods that must pass before reinforcement becomes available will vary but must average out at a specific time interval Measurement - The process of applying quantitative labels to observed properties of events using a standard set of rules. Data - The common term used for measurement in the practice of ABA. Why do practitioners use data/measurement? - To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions - if they are effective, we continue them; if they are ineffective, we use research to guide alterations to the interventions until an efficient and appropriate solution is found. Baseline Measurements - The initial data on targets in which we test future successes of an intervention against.