PS562 U9 Assignment Team

INSTRUCTIONS!! PLEASE READ THEM TO THE END!!!! Case Study 1 — Mike Crafone 4-year-old boy Lives with mother, grandmother, older sister Identified by his school district as having a developmental delay Qualified for and enrolled in early intervention program in school district at age 2.5 years Attendance at the early intervention program has been sporadic due to transportation difficulties the family has been experiencing Early intervention program has one BCBA on staff, but the program is not behavior analytic in nature and the BCBA has never met or assessed Mike’s behavior Diagnosed by a developmental pediatrician at age 3.5 years with autism spectrum disorder. According to the developmental pediatrician, he is physically healthy. Recommended for ABA services by the social worker at the developmental pediatrician’s clinic Mother is not certain about what ABA is, but she has heard from other parents on the internet that she can get help at home School district still is trying to determine what special education services, if any, will be needed when he enters kindergarten in approximately one year from now Mother reports that he: Flaps his hands and squeals quite often Hits his head with his fists and bangs is head on surfaces. He has broken a tooth from this. Runs away from her in public places Can repeat words that people say to him, but he does not always do it. He does not spontaneously produce words. Is a picky eater. She often cannot figure out what he wants to eat. Cannot complete any self-help routines that commonly can be completed by 4-year-olds (e.g., putting on slip-on shoes) Requests items or activities by leading her by the hand to certain locations Is not toilet-trained [TEAM] Functional Behavior Assessment Procedures: Design a set of FBA procedures to identify the function of one of the behavioral excesses listed in your assigned case study. The procedures must include an indirect assessment, a direct assessment, a functional analysis, a skills assessment, and a preference assessment. Select the procedures to be used for each type of assessment according to the information provided in the case study as well as relevant research literature and best practice standards. Include technical descriptions of all procedures to be used and why the specific assessments chosen would be the best option for the client. Review appropriate safeguards that should be in place to ensure that the FBA is conducted in an ethical manner. The focus for the team portion of the assignment is on the procedures and the theoretical reasoning for your selection of the assessment procedures. Please note: you MUST include a functional analysis in your FBA, so please select your behavior accordingly. THE ABOVE ARE TEAM INSTRUCTIONS, I ONLY NEED TO DEVELOP ON ONE ASSESSMENT (DIRECT ASSESSMENT) Target Behavior: SIB (head hitting/banging) Operational Definition: SIB is defined as any instance where MIKE makes contact with the head via hand or another surface. Please reference ethical reading for each portion.