Overview

Imagine you are a behavior analyst who has been asked to complete a comprehensive evaluation to make global recommendations for one of the individuals in the Cast of Characters media piece. For this assignment, you will write an email to your supervisor analyzing different areas of consideration prior to conducting the assessment.

Preparation

To prepare for this assignment, complete the following:

• Choose one of the individuals you haven’t worked with before in the media piece. You will use this individual as a basis for this assignment.
• Review the . You will need to reference this document in your assignment.

Instructions

Part 1: Email

A new client is coming into your office for the first time, and you want to know more about them. Write an email to a supervisor or colleague explaining the following topics.

Client Information

Select and describe the top two or three most important pieces of information you want to know more about to practice cultural humility and recognize potential bias. Explain to your supervisor why you chose them.

For example:

• Pronouns.
• Gender identity.
• Living situation.
• Guardian situation.
• SES.
• Language.
• Cultural background/identity.
• Religious background/identity.
• Health information
• Refer to Chapter 12 in the textbook reading , which describes the behaviors you will engage in to practice cultural humility.

Target Areas

Explain the first two areas you would choose to target for assessment for behaviors to increase and/or decrease. For example, areas could include communication, social, leisure, vocation, academic, daily living, or relationships. Why did you choose these areas? Justify your choices based on the unique characteristics of the individual you chose with support from the literature.

Assessments

Based on the areas you chose; identify one or two assessment tools you would use and explain why you chose them. Justify your choices based on the literature and some of the cultural considerations you identified.

Self-Advocacy

Describe how the client demonstrates consent or assent. List at least three different ways you will involve the client in decision making throughout the assessment process. Justify your decisions based on the unique characteristics of the individual you chose and support from the literature.

Part 2: Self-Reflection

Write a brief self-reflection related to the process of researching and writing this assignment. Consider your thoughts and feeling about individual differences and culture as they came up for you as you completed this assignment. How will completing this assignment potentially impact your work? Please disclose only what feels comfortable regarding your reflective practice. You may share the feelings that came up in your reflection if you wish, but this is not required, and you can instead describe your process of reflecting more generally.

Note: References are not required for the reflection part of this paper.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Use current APA style and formatting, paying particular attention to citations and references. Refer to for citing and referencing tips.
• Length: 34 double-spaced pages, not including the reference page.
• References: A minimum of four scholarly or professional resources.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

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

• Competency 1: Analyze issues related to ASD treatment for individuals older than 21.
  • Explain why particular assessment tools are appropriate for a given situation.
• Competency 2: Distinguish between goals of ASD treatment for children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Explain which areas to target initially for assessment.
• Competency 3: Apply principles of compassion, diversity, equity, and inclusion to address ASD interventions at various levels.
  • Describe behaviors to engage in to practice cultural humility regarding the unique characteristics of a particular individual.
  • Describe ways to involve the client in decision making throughout the assessment process.
  • Reflect on principles of compassion and diversity in the assessment phase.
• Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
  • Demonstrate a professional writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.
  • Demonstrate compliance with current APA citation and referencing guidelines.

I need help with this class, very strict about any use of AI.

1.

Search online using Google, an AI tool, a news website, or social media to find a graph that interests you or connects to your career field. (career field is behavior technician with autistic kids)

answer these questions in your own words do not use AI to help you answer them:

• What does the graph claim to show?
• Does the graph seem honest and clear, or does something about it seem misleading or confusing?
• What would make it better?
• The readings this week gave several reasons why statistics and data displays matter in real life. Which reason felt most relevant to your own life or career, and why?

AI Statement

As described in the course AI policy, you are allowed to use AI to search for your graph. However, you may not use AI to help you analyze or critique the graph, or to answer any of the questions in Part 2.

At the end of your discussion board post, you must include a written AI statement explaining how you did or did not use AI in completing this assignment. For example: “I used ChatGPT to help me find a graph about nutrition in healthcare, but I analyzed it and answered all the questions on my own.”

Activity 2 attached below

I will send references and all information needed to complete this assignment

hello I am including a rough draft as well as the information of the assignment can you help me edit and rewrite the paper

• Please submit title of proposal
• Also, please submit 1-2 page narrative that states the problem including identified problem and description of target population. This discussion should include:
  1. Identification of issue in the field of developmental disabilities and description of this problem in some detail (E.g. Creation of an obesity prevention program for children with intellectual disabilities as a result of high rates of obesity in this population).
  2. How this problem is currently being addressed in the field, including an explanation of whether you believe this is sufficient.
  3. Discussion about how the project that you are proposing is, in your opinion, feasible (“do-able”).
• NOTE: Since this is the first part of the proposal you are preparing, be sure to start off noting that you are preparing a proposal. Thus, in this section, and in later sections, you should use phrases such as, “In the program being proposed….” and “In the proposed program…”

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Measuring Behavior Using Event Recording and Interval Recording

This week, you will continue to practice data collection procedures using videos of problem behaviors. First, review the activity from the IRIS Center at the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. You may choose to print out the recording forms provided in the activity (pages 3 and 4) or create your own using a similar format. Be sure to review the operational definition of the target behavior provided on each form. Then, watch the (or ) and collect frequency data on the target behavior defined on the Frequency Recording Form. Finally, view the video once again, and collect partial interval data on the target behavior defined on the Partial Interval Recording Form.

Please respond to the following:

• Discuss the findings of your data collection experience.
  • Discuss the frequency data collection experience. What was the total number of behaviors observed? What was the rate of the target behavior?
  • Discuss the results of the partial interval data collection by reporting the percentage of intervals the student engaged in the problem behavior.
• Compare the results of the data using both types of measurement.
  • Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each method of measurement.
• Provide a rationale for using either one for observation of behavior, referring to LeBlanc et al.s (2015) model for selecting measurement procedures and considering any environmental constraints that may arise.
• Discuss how to address validity and reliability in the measurement process to maximize measurement integrity.

( REAL REFERENCES APA STYLE 2 REFERENCES MINIMUN)

Pavlovian and Operant Conditioning Interactions

In the Roane et al. (2024) textbook, Escobar et al. (2024) describes the development of a fear response in a young girl who is suddenly snapped at by two foster dogs in her home. In this discussion, you will consider this scenario and explore implications for how Pavlovian and operant conditioning interactions explain the creation, generalization and maintenance of fear elicited responses.

• First, describe how the Pavlovian paradigm explains the fear response the child developed following this encounter.
• What roles did generalization and discrimination play in the girls subsequent reactions to dogs?
• Next, create a hypothetical situation which illustrates how an interaction between operant and Pavlovian conditioning could contribute to the development of an avoidance response or a phobia.
• How might fear elicited behavior, a Pavlovian response, be maintained through operant processes in your example?
• Finally, discuss how a thorough understanding of Pavlovian processes, as identified in laboratory settings, can contribute to the understanding and treatment of the fear elicited behavior in your hypothetical example.
• Be sure that you are using your course readings throughout to support your analysis.

Exploring Verbal Behavior

Using the textbooks and other scholarly sources to help guide you, define each of the elementary verbal operants; identify whether each operant has point to point correspondence and/or formal similarity, along with the kind of reinforcement that will function to maintain that verbal behavior. Next, provide a real-life example of each operant from your own personal experience, identifying the specific SD that may evoke each verbal operant and the contingencies that occur as a result of that verbal behavior. Finally, provide a clear set of examples (you may include diagrams) of how your verbal behavior is under divergent and convergent control.

Review two of your classmate’s responses using following ideas as a guide:

• Review your peer’s response for accuracy in defining and identifying the characteristics of each verbal operant. Provide constructive feedback accordingly.
• Is each of the examples an accurate representation of the target operant with regards to the identification of the three-term contingency? Provide an alternate suggestion for SD’s or reinforcement of the verbal behavior as needed.
• Ask at least one thoughtful follow up question.

READING AND RESOURCES

Fryling (2017)

Michael et al. (2011)

Miguel (2018)

LaFrance and Tarbox (2020)

that are essential for the field of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Supplemental Material:

Review the Foxy Learning Tutorials, an open access resource on .

This is a 20 slide (NOT including the title slide) PowerPoint presentation about a topic in adolescent psychology.