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BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 624 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Consultation - ANSWER A triadic relationship involving the consultant,the consul tee and the client.
Consultants (teachers, parents and school administrators, residential
staff, child care workers, religious group leaders) work with the consul
tee who works directly with the client
When children are the consultants it is to emphasize mental health and
educational development
- consultation takes on either a preventative or remedial role
Characteristics of consultation - ANSWER - problem solving
- indirect service delivery
- collegial relationship
- knowledge utilization
Roles of consultation - ANSWER 1. Consultant
2. Consul tee
3. Client
Goals of consultation - ANSWER Facilitate change in the client, consul
tee and the social organization
levels of consultation - ANSWER 1. Administrative or systems level
2. Staff or parent level
3. student client level
Features of Problem solving in consultation - ANSWER 1. a problem is
identified and the goals for problem alleviation are developed but the
problems and goals should be defined in objective and measurable
behavioral terms
- this enables the production of clearly specified changes in behavior
due to accurate and valid data collection
,- this is contrasted with defining goals in terms of pathological states or
individual traits that are not objectively measurable and therefore not
subject to clear changes
2. The problem is analyzed to determine the appropriate course of action
from the problem analysis and intervention or behavior change plan is
formulated and implemented
3. after the implementation the intervention is evaluated to determine its
effectiveness and attainment of the consultative goals
Routes of consultation - ANSWER developmentally based or problem
centered
systems contribution and ABA contribution - ANSWER problem solving
has been influenced strongly by Systems Theory - applies a problem
solving model that involves problem identification, the formulation of a
solution, implementation of a solution, and evaluation to determine if the
problem was solved and modification or revision of the problem solution
if not solved
- This process leads directly to the problem solving process utilized by
behavioral consultants
ABA (applied behavior analysis) - ANSWER focuses on the prevention,
identification, and remediation of educational social and behavioral
problems of children and consul tees
- this often requires the help of the consultant to provide specialized
skills that when applied inn combination with that of the consul tee is
often effective in solving problems
Stages of problem solving (within behavioral consultation) - ANSWER -
problem identification
- problem analysis
- plan implementation
- problem evaluation
(often overlap but should all be completed within consultative services)
consultant engages in an equal collegial relationship with the consul tee
to engage collaboratively in the problem solving process
,Behavioral consultation - ANSWER providing consultation to a consul
tee regarding a third party
- typically a client of the consul tee
- utilizes the problem solving model to change
Behavioral consultation has its roots in the principles of ABA and
systems theory
Consultation can be delivered to a client, a staff, or parent
A system or organization can deliver consultation and have a purpose of
changing behavior at any of these levels
IDEAL problem solving method - ANSWER - Identify the problem
- Define the problem
- Explore possible solutions
- Anticipate/Act on strategies (apply solutions)
- Look back (evaluate)
Alternative goals to problem solving (SMART) - ANSWER Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time bound
Mental Health Consultation
1. Client Centered Case Consultation - ANSWER 1. Client Centered
Case Consultation
- Major focus are problems encountered by the consultee in dealing with
a professional case
- goal is to help consultee find the most effective treatment for the client
- secondary goal is increasing the conultee's knowledge as to be better
able to deal unaided with this particular client or class of clients in the
future
, - consultants main responsibility is to make specialized assessment of
the clients condition to recommend an effective treatment
Mental Health Consultation
2. Consultee-Centered Case Consultation - ANSWER 2. Consultee-
Centered Case Consultation
- the primary focus of the consultant is upon the consultee
- successful consultation will lead to improvement in the consultees
handing of the current case with consequent benefit for the client
- four categories of difficult for the consultee
--- lack of understanding
--- lack of skill
--- lack of objectivity
--- lack of confidence and self-esteem
Mental Health Consultation
3. Program-Centered Administrative Consultation - ANSWER 3.
Program-Centered Administrative Consultation
- the consultant called in to help with current problems in administration
of programs for the prevention, treatment of rehabilitation of mental
disorders
- goal is to make specialized assessment of the current program or
policy predicament and recommending a plan of action to resolve the
difficulty
Mental Health Consultation
4. Consultee-Centered Administrative Consultation - ANSWER 4.
Consultee-Centered Administrative Consultation
- primary goal is to help consultees develop an improved capacity to
master problems in the planning and maintenance of programs for the
prevention and control of mental disorders and in the interpersonal
aspects of the operations of their agencies
Verbal behavior in consultation - ANSWER Consultation is largely verbal
behavior - a consultant verbally interact and with the consultee to
develop changes that they consult to implement to solve a problem
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