To prepare for this assignment, complete the following:
- Review the information regarding the individual in the Cast of Characters media piece you worked with for your last assignment.
- Review the Capella Compassion Code [PDF]and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts [PDF]. You will need to refer to these codes for your assignment.
Instructions
Write a teaching plan for a particular individual. Your plan should include:
Introduction
- Operational definition: Provide an operational definition of the target behavior you chose.
- Goals: Your goals should be specific and based on your assessment.
- Setting: Describe where the plan will be used.
- Materials: Provide the necessary materials (for example, task analysis, visual schedule, link to a YouTube or other video, script). You must include at least one type of material. Note that this assignment requires you to submit the actual material, not just describe the material.
Teaching Plan
- Describe in clear, specific detail how the plan should be implemented, so that anyone reading it could implement the plan. Include any SDs, programmed MOs, prompts, corrective procedures, and reinforcement schedule needed.
Generalization and Maintenance Plan
- Describe how you will fade elements to improve maintenance.
- Describe strategies for response and stimulus generalization.
Data Collection and Evaluation Plan
- Describe how you will collect data.
- Describe how you will display data and the schedule in which it will be analyzed.
- Include self-monitoring components for the client.
Ethics, Compassion, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Assessment of social validity before, during, and after implementation: Explain how you will be sure that the goals, strategies, and outcomes are acceptable to the client and stakeholders.
- Considerations based on self-advocacy: Explain how you will obtain consent and assent and include the client in the decision making.
- Capella Compassion Code: Explain how you are considering the CCC in your teaching plan. Identify at least three areas of the code and explain where and how you incorporated them.
Annotated Bibliography
- Include at least three peer-reviewed journal articles that support the pieces of your teaching plan. For each resource, explain how it informs the plan. Include an APA reference for each.
References
- If you have any references that are not included in your annotated bibliography, be sure to include them on your reference page.
You may present your plan as either a written Word document or a PowerPoint presentation. Include the written plan as well as any materials that are to be used in conducting the plan.
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.
- Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages or 8–10 slides, not including materials or the reference page.
- References: A minimum of four scholarly or professional resources.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.