The Big Four: Functional Assessment Research Informs Preventative Behavior Analysis
A lot has changed in the field of applied behavior in relation to the ethical codes and the high standards our practitioners are held to. In your discussion post, respond to one of the following prompts. Please include the discussion prompt you are addressing in the subject line of your post.
Option 1
Discuss what used to happen in the 1960s when assessments were not conducted prior to conducting treatment.
Describe what the field would look like today if assessments were not an important part of the process.
Option 2
Describe some of the “big four” skills as proposed by Ala’L-Rosales et al. (2019) in The Big Four: Functional Assessment Research Informs Preventative Behavior Analysis and share some of the skills that you are currently teaching your clients. How are those skills aligning with what the authors proposed?
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Option 2
Describe some of the “big four” skills as proposed by Ala’L-Rosales et al. (2019) in “The Big Four: Functional Assessment Research Informs Preventative Behavior Analysis” and share some of the skills that you are currently teaching your clients. How are those skills aligning with what the authors proposed?
Ala’i-Rosales et al. (2018), in “The Big Four: Functional Assessment Research Informs Preventative Behavior Analysis,” proposes four focus areas for helping children deal with troublesome conditions in behaviorally and socially acceptable ways. The first critical skill is carefully, effectively, and respectfully stating needs, desires, and dislikes in a manner that others can comprehend and does not cause harm to self or others. The second critical skill is carefully, effectively, and agreeably gaining the consideration and fondness of others in a manner that others can comprehend and does not cause harm or offend others. The third critical skill...