Promoting Generalized Behavior Change
This assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:
PS563-3: Evaluates emotional and elicited effects of behavior change procedures.
PS563-4: Write a behavior intervention plan.
PC 6.1: Incorporate data, inferences, and reasoning to solve problemsUse the Behavior Intervention Plan Template to write a BIP for your client, incorporating the following:
- Operational definitions of target behaviors and a rationale for choosing them for the intervention
- A statement of functional hypothesis grounded in the assessment data.
- A minimum of one short-term and one long-term treatment goal for each of the target behaviors.
- Evidence-based antecedent and consequence intervention strategies and a rationale for choosing them. Cite a minimum of one peer-reviewed source per intervention (from the ABA literature) to validate that your intervention is evidence-based. Intervention strategies should be described technologically and written in language that parents and educational professionals can easily understand to ensure treatment fidelity.
- A discussion of how your target behaviors (skill acquisition and behavior reduction) will be measured (i.e., data collection), and how you will determine when adjustments to interventions should be made.
- An evaluation of the potential emotional/elicited effects during intervention, a discussion of what any unintended effects might be, and how you would address the effects.
- A description of how you programmed for maintenance and generalization of behavior change for each intervention using scholarly resources to validate your prediction.
- A discussion of how peer reviewed literature supports each of the prescribed interventions.
- A thorough discussion of relevant ethical, cultural, and social validity considerations.
- Your assignment should use the Behavior Intervention Plan Template and should include the following:
- Title page: Provide your name, title of assignment, course and section number, and date.
- Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
- Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences, using a clinical format for the Behavior Intervention Plan components and paragraphs as necessary within the narrative sections, using APA format section headings for organization.
- Reference page: Sources listed in current APA format.
- At least three scholarly sources to support the ideas presented. At least 2 of the sources must be peer reviewed literature.
- Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left-aligned.
- Use standard 1" margins on all sides.
- Use current APA formatting and citation style.