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The Competing Behavior Pathway: The Secret to Choosing Effective Interventions for your BIP

In order to choose the most effective function-based interventions, it’s critical to consider environmental and cultural variables that influence the appropriateness of interventions. Failing to do this results in poor outcomes due to low treatment fidelity. Once these variables are identified, the BCBA can then select appropriate strategies, which may range from environmental modifications to skill-building activities, to be included in a comprehensive intervention plan. The Competing Behavior Pathway is one of. the best tools to help you develop an effective plan.

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Developing Effective Self-Management Skills in ABA Programs: Strategies and Techniques

Cooper et al. (2020) define self-management as “the personal application of behavior-change tactics that results in a desired change in behavior” (p. 683). ABA has been shown to be helpful in teaching learners how to utilize interventions to impact their own behavior. This crucial step enables learners to develop their independence in a range of circumstances. Increasing autonomy can result in stronger self-esteem and a better quality of life overall.

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Unlocking Success: 5 ABA Teaching Methods That Will Transform Your Practice!

DTT is often mistakenly used synonymously with ABA. DTT is merely one of the many different teaching methods under the umbrella of ABA. There are many teaching strategies used in ABA programs, but some of the most commonly used methods include discrete trial training (DTT), direct instruction (DI), pivotal response training (PRT), natural environment teaching (NET), and incidental teaching.

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Antecedent Interventions: Complete Guide

Collecting ABC data helps us understand behavior in context. Reinforcement and other consequence interventions are a cornerstone of ABA (see Understanding Consequence Interventions: Punishment vs Reinforcement). Here we dive a little deeper into using the first part of the 3 term contingency – Antecedent interventions. Begin by collecting ABC data to help you identify some frequent

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Using Behavioral Momentum as an Antecedent Strategy

Children with autism often exhibit challenging behavior, including refusal. Behavioral momentum allows you to turn potentially negative interactions with your learner into positive ones. By eliciting a series of positive responses from your learner you are essentially warming him up and preparing him to respond positively to requests that follow. Once he completes a series

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Compliance Training: Teach Cooperation While Preserving Individual Rights

Before beginning Compliance Training, be very clear about why you want to teach compliance.  Ensure that you are using this strategy for the child’s benefit, not your own.  While no one should be expected to blindly comply with authority, there are many reasons why both children and adults need to be comfortable following directions from others.

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Matching Law: Practical Applications in ABA

The intentional use of the Matching Law allows you to manipulate concurrent schedules to influence behavior. This technique is especially useful when one schedule of reinforcement is outside of your control or when you want to avoid the negative effects of extinction. By increasing the magnitude of reinforcement for a behavior you want to see, you increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring.

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