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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.
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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
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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
QASP-S Exam Study Guide using
Competency Guide Q&A 100% Pass
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.
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
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
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
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
