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Throughout this course, many opportunities are available to post an initial response to a Discussion topic as well as to respond to your classmates’ responses. After you have completed the Reading, and without reviewing your classmates’ responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 300–350 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources. After you have submitted your initial post, review some of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your classmates. Please review the Discussion Board Participation Rubric under Course Resources.
Before behavior analysts can choose behaviors to target or programs to put in place to address behaviors, they must first complete a behavior assessment. For this Discussion question:
First state and define the five phases of behavior assessment.
Pick two of the five phases and discuss in your own words:
What a behavior analyst is supposed to do during the phase
Why it is included in behavior assessment
One of the main goals of ABA is to modify and change behaviors that are detrimental to an individual’s growth, development, and/or functioning. You have already practiced defining target behaviors. Now you will work on deciding the appropriate behavior to target. For this part of the Discussion, identify a socially significant behavior and discuss the following:
3. Why is this particular behavior socially significant?
4. How is the presence of this behavior detrimental to your client’s life?
5. How does eliminating this behavior help to improve your client’s life?
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- The five first phases of behavior assessment are; screening and disposition, defining and quantifying problems, pinpointing the target behavior, monitoring progress and reviewing.
Screening and disposition- This first stage is where the analysts gather general information regarding who the client is as well as their character. Defining and quantifying problems-
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