User:Kbaird17/Applied behavior analysis

Some changes I made to my article is that I added Measuring Behavior section and talk about how behavioral analysts collect data. One of my peers gave me suggestions to add to my article. I also added more how to fading in the applied behavior analysis. I also added the definition for FBA and added it to.

Chaining
The skill to be learned is broken down into small units for easy learning. For example, a person learning to brush teeth independently may start with learning to unscrew the toothpaste cap. Once they have learned this, the next step may be squeezing the tube, etc.

For problem behavior, chains can also be analyzed and the chain can be disrupted to prevent the problem behavior. Some behavior therapies, such as dialectical behavior therapy, make extensive use of behavior chain analysis, but is not philosophically behavior analytic.

'''There are two types of chain in the ABA world: forward chain and backward chain. Forward chain is when you start with the first step and continue until you get to the final step. While backward chain is when you start with the last step and move backward until you reach the first step'''.

Fading
The overall goal is for an individual to eventually not need prompts. As an individual gains mastery of a skill at a particular prompt level, the prompt is faded to a less intrusive prompt. This ensures that the individual does not become overly dependent on a particular prompt when learning a new behavior or skill.

One of the primary choices that was made while showing another way of behaving is the manner by which to fade the prompts or prompts. An arrangement should be set up to fade the prompts in an organized style. For instance, blurring the actual brief of directing a kid's hands might follow this succession: (a) supporting wrists, (b) contacting hands softly, (c) contacting lower arm or elbow, and (d) pulling out actual contact through and through. Fading guarantees that the kid doesn't turn out to be excessively subject to a specific brief while mastering another expertise.

Interventions based on an FBA
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is an individualized critical thinking process for tending to address problem behavior. An evaluation is led to distinguish the reason or capability of a problem behavior. This evaluation interaction includes gathering data about the ecological circumstances that go before the issue conduct and the resulting rewards that reinforce the way of behaving. The data that is collected is then used to recognize and execute individualized interventions pointed toward lessening issue ways of behaving and expanding positive ways of behaving.

Critical to behavior analytic interventions is the concept of a systematic behavioral case formulation with a functional behavioral assessment or analysis at the core. This approach should apply a behavior analytic theory of change (see Behavioral change theories). This formulation should include a thorough functional assessment, a skills assessment, a sequential analysis (behavior chain analysis), an ecological assessment, a look at existing evidenced-based behavioral models for the problem behavior (such as Fordyce's model of chronic pain) and then a treatment plan based on how environmental factors influence behavior. Some argue that behavior analytic case formulation can be improved with an assessment of rules and rule-governed behavior. Some of the interventions that result from this type of conceptualization involve training specific communication skills to replace the problem behaviors as well as specific setting, antecedent, behavior, and consequence strategies.

Measuring behavior
Applied behavior analysis is a goal discipline and spotlights on the dependable measurement and objective assessment of noticeable way of behaving. Without measuring behavior and assessing the information, behavior analysts wouldn't know whether to change the program we are chipping away at, when to switch or add new targets or when to change strategies to gain more noteworthy progress.

Behavior Analysts utilize a few distinct techniques to gather information. A portion of the ways of collect data information include:

Frequency: This technique refers to the times that an objective way of behaving was noticed and counted.

Rate: Same as frequency, yet inside a predefined time limit.

Duration: This estimation alludes to how much time that somebody participated in a way of behaving.

Fluency: This estimation refers to how rapidly a student can give reactions inside a timeframe.

Response latency: Latency refers to how much time after a particular boost has been given before the objective way of behaving happens.

Instructor Feedback (delete once reviewed and addressed):

''Is "Methodologies developed through ABA research" meant to be a header? If so, I would put in header casing. I was a bit confused by the use of the word "chaining" intermixed with the simplified version "chain". Would it be better to just state that there are two chain methodologies currently accepted: forward chain and backward chain? I do not believe the term Backward should be capitalized in this context. I might opt for the term "begin" in one sentence to vary up structure. I would also recommend the word "final" to replace "last". This is a good start, but I do encourage you to look beyond textbooks as sources. I will be assessing your final contributions by looking for peer-reviewed sources of secondary literature. I look forward to watching your contributions evolve throughout this assignment.''