Category: Applied behavior analysis (ABA)

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SUPERVISION CASE STUDY PROJECT

In this course, you will complete a final project on identifying and resolving supervisee/trainee performance issues in the workplace. The objective of this assignment will be to create a brief presentation that demonstrates your ability to pinpoint performance issues, identify potential solutions, and measure the success of an intervention.

For this project, you will either:

Report a real-life performance issue experienced by yourself or colleagues, or

Create a hypothetical scenario of a performance issue in the workplace

Using the Performance Diagnostic Checklist Human Services (provided to you during Module 7), you will analyze a pinpointed supervisee/trainee behavior from your situation/scenario and determine a potential intervention to implement and strategy for measuring success.

You will present your assessment and intervention process via a 5-10 minute PowerPoint (or similar) presentation.

1. Title Slide

Should include your name and general title of your presentation (e.g., Repeated Delay in

Data Collection)

2. Scenario Slide

Describe a staff performance issue youve observed or experienced or write a hypothetical scenario of a staff performance issue in the workplace. Include contextual information, including the setting, relevant relationships between individuals in the scenario/situation, and environmental variables that will help inform your PDC-HS process later.

3. Pinpoint Slide:

Pinpoint the staff behavior of interest for increase or decrease. Ensure that your definition

follows all the requirements of a high-quality pinpoint (measurable, observable, passes the

dead persons test, not a non-behavior, etc.) Please review content in Module 3 for a

refresher on appropriate pinpoints.

4. PDC-HS Slides (x4):

Conduct a mock PDC-HS related to your scenario and briefly describe your findings for each section on separate slides. You should have a slide each for:

o Training

o Task Clarification and Prompting

o Resources, Materials, & Processes

o Performance Consequences, Effort, and Competition

5. Intervention Slide:

Select the intervention that you believe will have the greatest impact on the behavior of the supervisee/trainee member. Provide a list of resources needed to implement the

intervention (including people, time, funding, etc.), and a task analysis of the steps you

would take to put the intervention in place.

6. Measuring Success Slide:

Describe what data you would collect to determine if the intervention was successful and

how you would collect those data. For a refresher on measurement strategies, please review the content from Module 3.

SUPERVISION CASE STUDY PROJECT

In this course, you will complete a final project on identifying and resolving supervisee/trainee performance issues in the workplace. The objective of this assignment will be to create a brief presentation that demonstrates your ability to pinpoint performance issues, identify potential solutions, and measure the success of an intervention.

For this project, you will either:

Report a real-life performance issue experienced by yourself or colleagues, or

Create a hypothetical scenario of a performance issue in the workplace

Using the Performance Diagnostic Checklist Human Services (provided to you during Module 7), you will analyze a pinpointed supervisee/trainee behavior from your situation/scenario and determine a potential intervention to implement and strategy for measuring success.

You will present your assessment and intervention process via a 5-10 minute PowerPoint (or similar) presentation.

1. Title Slide

Should include your name and general title of your presentation (e.g., Repeated Delay in

Data Collection)

2. Scenario Slide

Describe a staff performance issue youve observed or experienced or write a hypothetical scenario of a staff performance issue in the workplace. Include contextual information, including the setting, relevant relationships between individuals in the scenario/situation, and environmental variables that will help inform your PDC-HS process later.

3. Pinpoint Slide:

Pinpoint the staff behavior of interest for increase or decrease. Ensure that your definition

follows all the requirements of a high-quality pinpoint (measurable, observable, passes the

dead persons test, not a non-behavior, etc.) Please review content in Module 3 for a

refresher on appropriate pinpoints.

4. PDC-HS Slides (x4):

Conduct a mock PDC-HS related to your scenario and briefly describe your findings for each section on separate slides. You should have a slide each for:

o Training

o Task Clarification and Prompting

o Resources, Materials, & Processes

o Performance Consequences, Effort, and Competition

5. Intervention Slide:

Select the intervention that you believe will have the greatest impact on the behavior of the supervisee/trainee member. Provide a list of resources needed to implement the

intervention (including people, time, funding, etc.), and a task analysis of the steps you

would take to put the intervention in place.

6. Measuring Success Slide:

Describe what data you would collect to determine if the intervention was successful and

how you would collect those data. For a refresher on measurement strategies, please review the content from Module 3.

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation using the :
• Slide 1: Title Slide:
• Title of the presentation.
• Your name.
• Date.
• University.
• Instructor name.
• Slide 2: Introduction:
• Brief overview of the toolkit’s purpose and importance.
• Slide 3: Describe Culture from a Behavioral Perspective:
• Include a detailed description of culture from a behavioral perspective, with more than one example and support your description with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.
• Note: Culture is different from cultural humility. Make sure to focus on the definition of culture in this section.
• Consider how behavior analysis would explain culture and the behavior of those group members.
• Consider the ADDRESSING model (Conners & Capell, 2021) for examples of cultural groups.
• Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to culture from a behavior analytic perspective (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, another article).
• Slide 4: Importance of Incorporating Culture:
• Discuss the importance of incorporating culture as part of a clients/participants context in applied practice and support your discussion with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.
• Provide three specific examples of how analysts can incorporate culture in their practices.
• Consider intake, assessment, intervention/treatment, materials, and trainings
• Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to incorporating culture into practice (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, article).
• Slide 5: Describe Cultural Humility:
• Include a detailed description of cultural humility and support your description with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.
• Discuss three or more potential benefits of adopting culturally humble approaches in applied practice.
• Provide three or more examples of what may happen if a humble approach is not used.
• Provide one additional behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source related to cultural humility for example, blogs, websites, videos, continuing education, articles).
• Slide 6: Skills for Cultural Humility:
• Discuss and explain three or more specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and support your discussion with a recent behavior-analytic scholarly source using APA-style in-text citations.
• Describe ways to develop and maintain those skills, supporting your discussion with several examples and recent research.
• Provide one behavior analytic resource in addition to the scholarly source to aid with developing self-awareness and other skills needed to be culturally humble (for example, self-assessments, blogs, websites, YouTube videos, articles).
• Slide 7: Culturally Humble Responses:
• Consider the statements from a marginalized group expressing concerns about ABA practices.
• “We feel like the ABA techniques don’t respect our family’s traditions and values. It seems like we’re being asked to change too much about who we are and how we interact with our child. Our cultural practices are very important to us, and we want any intervention to respect and include these practices.”
• I’m worried that the ABA strategies aren’t considering my child’s unique cultural background and identity. It feels like their individuality is being overlooked, and the focus is just on changing behaviors without understanding the cultural context. We want our child to feel proud of their heritage and not feel like they have to fit into different norms that don’t match our family’s values.
• The current ABA approach feels very rigid and doesn’t seem to consider our family’s way of doing things. We’re concerned that it’s not the right fit for us because it doesn’t allow for flexibility or consideration of our cultural customs. We want to work with professionals who understand and respect our cultural background and can adapt their methods to better suit our family’s needs.
• Offer three supporting examples of culturally humble responses in action based on these statements.
• Include how you would verbally respond and what actions you could take in practice to address such statements within the context of the marginalized group.
• Provide one behavior analytic resource to help behavior analysts support individuals and their families in such instances (for example, blog, website, YouTube video, article).
• Slide 7: Conclusion:
• Summarize the key points of the toolkit.
• Emphasize the importance of cultural humility in behavior analysis.
• Slide 7:References:
• List all the behavior analytic scholarly resources used in the presentation in APA format.
• You do not need to include the additional resources on the references page since they are just for extra guidance and not directly used as supporting research.
• For each reference, provide a 2-3 sentence summary explaining the main point of the source and its relevance to the toolkit.

Assignment Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Follow all assignment guidelines: The submission should follow all of the guidelines.
• APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style guidelines. Review
• for more information on how to cite your sources.
• Resources: 24 behavior analytic scholarly or professional resources published within the last 10 years.
• Select one article from the Week 7 announcements.
• Find and additional behavior analytic research article from a peer-reviewed journal.
• A scholarly resource is a credible, evidence-based publication authored by experts and often peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, academic books, professional podcasts, or dissertations. Anything outside of this must be approved by your instructor.

Refer to the

for help finding resources.

Refer to Cultural Humility in Practice: Digital Resource Toolkit rubric to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.

Reference

Tagg, R. (2021). ADDRESSING cultural complexities. In B. M. Conners & S. T. Capell (Eds.), Multiculturalism and diversity issues in applied behavior analysis: Bridging theory and application (pp. 2841). Routledge.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze ethical responsibilities to colleagues and to the profession.
• Explain specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and specific ways we can develop and maintain those skills.
• Competency 2: Analyze ethical responsibilities related to practitioner-client relationships and practitioner-family relationships.
• Describe cultural humility and benefits of taking a culturally humble approach in practice.
• Competency 4: Evaluate ability to work alongside people with diverse backgrounds and varying needs from your own.
• Describe culture from a behavioral perspective and support this description with examples.
• Analyze the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a clients/participants context in applied practice.
• Describe two supporting examples of a culturally humble approach in action within the context of addressing concerns from marginalized groups. Specifically, consider the perspectives of individuals from marginalized groups expressing concerns about ABA practices.
• Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
• Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.
• Demonstrate compliance with current APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.

1 What are the 5 components of an effective behavioral objective (as discussed in the lesson)?

2 Use the 5 components to write one observable and measurable objective for the long-term goals listed in 2 of the following 3 scenarios. Only pick 2 of them.

1-Long-term goal: Tiara will take her medications as prescribed without assistance.

2-Long-term goal: Mason will complete his math classwork.

3-Long-term goal: Sandra will play with her classmates.

3 Why would writing an observable and measurable objective be important for setting future goals?

Your literature review section should reference a minimum of 5 references. This should NOT include any textbooks. These do not count as an original source. Use in-text citations in your paragraph to address these 5 references.

Overview

In the Week 5 assignment, you created a brochure that discussed a specific behavior to increase, the current applied literature that used a specific behavior analytic theory to inform interventions to change that behavior, and the ethical considerations of intervention. For this weeks assignment, you will be using the information from our previous assignments to create your own translational study proposal.

Instructions

In this assignment, you will devise a translational research study proposal using the . Your research proposal should include the following components:

1. Literature review: Summarize the existing literature related to your research topic including the both the EAB and applied literature citing specific gaps and how the specified theory can inform interventions that fill them.
2. Summarize the existing literature related to your research topic. Provide an overview of relevant theories, concepts, and empirical findings.
3. Identify the gaps or limitations in the existing literature that your research aims to address.
4. Justify the need for your proposed research by highlighting how it will fill those gaps or address the limitations identified.
5. Discuss how the identified theory informs the intervention(s) discussed in the literature.
6. Introduction to the Research Study.
7. Research Problem: Clearly state the research problem or question that your study aims to address.
8. Significance: Explain the significance of your research, including the potential contributions to theory, practice, or policy in behavior analysis.
9. Research Objectives: Clearly state the specific objectives of your research. What do you aim to achieve through this study? Ensure that your objectives are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).
10. Research Question(s) and Variables.
11. Research Question(s): Clearly state the research question(s) that will guide your study. Ensure they are aligned directly to the research objectives you discussed in the previous section.
12. Variables: Operationally define your Independent and Dependent Variables.
13. Research Methodology.
14. Describe the research design you will use and explain why it is appropriate for addressing your research questions. Remember that you must use a single subject method for this analysis. Group design, correlational research, or qualitative studies will not be accepted.
15. Participant and Sampling Methods: Provide information about the target population for your study, including relevant characteristics and sampling methods. Include specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
16. Measures, Data Aggregation, and Visual Inspection: Describe the measurement system you will use in the study including the relevant dimension(s) of the dependent variable. Discuss how the data will be collected, how it will be aggregated, and the type of graph you will use to visually inspect the data. Finalize this section with a discussion of how you will evaluate the validity and reliability of the data.
17. Implementation Guidelines: Outline the step-by-step procedures you will follow to conduct your research. This should be a task analysis that a research assistant could use to guide their implementation if you were not there to provide assistance. This can be written as a narrative, but you may find that creating a numerical list would likely be easier.
18. Ethical Considerations.
19. Discuss any potential ethical issues associated with your research and how you will address them.
20. Explain how you will ensure the confidentiality and anonymity of participants, obtain informed consent, and comply with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations.
21. Make sure to cite specific alignments from
23. , the BACB Ethical Code of Conduct, and the .
24. Timeline and Expected Outcomes.
25. Provide a timeline that outlines the various stages of your research, including data collection, data analysis, and completion of the final report or thesis.
26. Describe the anticipated outcomes of your research. What do you expect to find based on your research questions or hypotheses?
27. Limitations: Identify potential limitations or constraints that may affect the validity or generalizability of your findings.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current edition APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to
• for citing and referencing tips.
• References: At least five scholarly resources.
• Length of paper: There is no specified page limit.

Refer to the rubric to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Evaluate research in the experimental analysis of behavior.
• Summarize the existing literature related to your research topic including both the EAB and applied literature citing specific gaps and how the specified theory can inform interventions that fill them.
• Competency 2: Distinguish features of experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) research from applied behavior analysis (ABA) research and identify features of translational research that bridge both types.
• Describe the aims of the research study including objectives, questions, and operationally defines all relevant variables of interest.
• Summarize the research design methodology including target population, sampling methods, research design, and measurement system.
• Create a procedural task analysis that could be used to train a research assistant to implement the procedure.
• Competency 4: Evaluate the core ethical requirements of behavior analytic research.
• Discuss the most relevant ethical considerations of the research study.
• Provide a theoretical timeline for the duration of the study and discusses any limitations that exist within the study.
• Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
• Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
• Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.

Directions: Read the required articles or book chapters listed below and complete the guided reading questions. Please ensure that you use complete sentences, proper punction, spelling, grammar, etc. There is no required length for answers, they can be 1-5 sentences long.

Rasmussen, E. B., Clay, C. J., Pierce, W. D., & Cheney, C. D. (2022). Behavior analysis and learning: A biobehavioral approach (7th ed.). Routledge.

• Killeen, P. R. (2023). Theory of reinforcement schedules. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 120(3), 289319.
• Sniffy the Rat Manual Chapter 12 (Schedules of Reinforcement)

Rasmussen et al Chapter 5

1. How do the authors define a schedule of reinforcement? [pg. 149]
2. What is the significance of Ferster and Skinners work on schedules of reinforcement? [pg. 149, Importance of Schedules of Reinforcement section]
3. What is a cumulative record, and what does its slope represent? [pg. 150, Cumulative Records section
4. Describe the break-and-run pattern observed on fixed-ratio schedules. [pg. 159, Fixed ratio section]
5. What is a postreinforcement pause (PRP), and what variables influence its length? [pg. 160, Fixed ratio section]
6. Compare response patterns on FR and VR schedules. Why is pausing reduced on VR schedules? [pg. 159 163; reduced pausing on pg 163]]
7. What is ratio strain, and when does it occur? [pg. 161]
8. How do fixed-interval schedules produce scalloping patterns? [pg. 164 Fixed interval section]
9. Why do variable-interval schedules often serve as baselines in research? [pg. 168]
10. How does resistance to extinction differ between CRF and intermittent schedules? [pg. 159}
11. What is behavioral momentum, and how does reinforcement rate influence it? [pg. 169 Note On: VI Schedules, Reinforcement Rate, and Behavioral Momentum section]
12. How do progressive-ratio schedules measure reinforcement efficacy? [pg. 171, Progressive Ratio Schedules section]
13. What applied implications do schedule effects have for human behavior (e.g., procrastination, contingency management)? [throughout the chapter]
14. How do transitions between schedules (e.g., CRF to FR 100) illustrate ratio strain? [pg. 174, Schedule Performance in Transitions section]
15. Why is response variability greater under intermittent schedules and extinction? [pg. 157, Response Stereotypy on CRF section]
16. What is resurgence, and how does it relate to extinction and variability? [pg. 158, Response Stereotypy on CRF section]

Killeen, 2023

1. What are the three fundamental principles of the Mathematical Principles of Reinforcement (MPR), and how do they organize behavior? [pg. 289, last paragraph; pg 290, Preview section]
2. How does MPR explain the relationship between reinforcement rate and arousal, and why is this concept central to schedule performance? [pg 291, Equation 1 and the description under Arousal
3. What is the role of the coupling coefficient in MPR, and how does it direct induced behavior toward target responses? [pg. 292295, Directions to the goal section + detailed treatment of the coupling coefficient on pg. 294295]
4. How does MPR account for pausing on ratio schedules, including the concept of proportional pausing? [pg. 298, Pausing subsection under ratio schedules]
5. In what ways does MPR explain differences in response rates between ratio and interval schedules? [pg. 297, Ratio schedules section; pg. 300, Interval schedules section]
6. How does MPR incorporate behavioral momentum and persistence under disruption into its theoretical framework? [pg. 302305, Behavioral momentum; specifically pg. 303]
7. What applied implications does MPR have for understanding reinforcement efficacy (e.g., progressive-ratio schedules, drug abuse liability)? [pg. 307 308]

Overview For behavior analysts, determining the function of problem behavior is necessary to develop effective intervention plans. This is common practice not only in clinical applications but within organizations as well. In this assignment, you will pinpoint a workplace performance problem, assess the reason why the problem exists, and identify strategies to improve performance. Instructions Review the scenario provided by your instructor, then use the template provided by your instructor to complete the following: Pinpoint the performance problem. Precisely define the problem behavior so that it is clear, concise, and countable. (You may make up some details to fill in the blanks to create an ideal definition.) Conduct a PDC assessment to determine the factors contributing to the performance problem (review the chosen scenario to determine how to answer these questions). List the domain and describe the area within the domain that is responsible for the performance issue. Review the scholarly literature and identify one strategy that would address the performance problem based on the results of the assessment. Describe generally how you would implement the strategy. Visit MS in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Research GuideLinks to an external site. for help with research. This should be a 23 paragraph description and/or brief description with example. This part should not exceed one page. Your strategies should demonstrate compassionate supervisory practices. Additional Requirements Written Communication: Writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA Formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style guidelines. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level. Resources: At least two scholarly or professional resources. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 1: Apply the principles of behavior analysis to supervisory practices. Pinpoint a performance problem. Complete a PDC assessment and provide a summary of the results. Competency 3: Apply compassionate approaches to supervisory practices. Identify a strategy to address the performance problem, using scholarly sources to support decisions. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology. Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines. Demonstrate compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines.

based on the proposal i want you to complete the literature reviwe chapter

For this assignment, you will provide a response to each of the questions below. For each question, you are encouraged to use the peer-reviewed resources provided throughout the units to support your responses. Please do not copy and paste the whole question into the document. Rather, provide a brief heading that correlates with each section below. Scientist-Practitioner Model Discuss with a strong rationale why it is important to your clients and to the field of ABA as a whole that you embrace the scientist-practitioner model as a behavior analyst. Your discussion should include how evidence-based practices, reliable and valid measurement, social validity, and procedural integrity each play an important role in supporting the science and the practice of your work as an effective and ethical behavior professional. Measurement Procedures Select one of the case studies provided. Provide the following information based on the case study you chose: Operational definition of the behaviors. Determine what kind of data recording method(s) are most appropriate to measure the critical dimension of each behavior, with a rationale explaining your decisions, including how environmental constraints influenced your measurement procedures. Data Reliability and Validity Create a hypothetical set of data using at least eight data points for each behavior identified in the case, and provide your data collection using the following forms as appropriate for your measurement procedures: Duration Recording Sheet Frequency Recording Sheet Interval Data Recording Sheet Latency Recording Sheet Cumulative Record Data Sheet Graph the behaviors using a simple line graph, making sure to use proper ABA graphing conventions and providing a figure caption formatted in proper APA style. Discuss how you would account for reliability and validity in your measurement to ensure procedural integrity. Please review and follow the assignment requirements in the next tab, titled Assignment Details.