Board-Certified Behavior Analyst working for a newly established ABA company.

This assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:

PS385-1: Discuss the common functions of behavior to behavior-change considerations.

PS385-3: Describe systems of recording and measuring in decisions regarding behavior intervention.

GEL-1.03: Demonstrate college-level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.

GEL-7.05: Evaluate the ethical rules applicable to your field of practice/study.

Learning Activity

If you have not done so, please be sure to complete the Unit 6 Learning Activity, as this learning activity is graded and will help prepare you for the assignment. You will earn 10 points once you complete the activity. You must reach the final slide to receive full credit. You will not earn any points if you do not complete the activity. You may attempt the activity as many times as you wish, but no partial credit will be awarded for partial completion.

Ethical Decision-Making

For this assignment, you are a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst working for a newly established ABA company. Your company would like to establish policies and procedures that are behavior analytic in nature. They have asked you to give a presentation reviewing the functions of behavior and explaining the importance of function-based strategies for both clients and staff.

Assignment Directions

Using the Unit 6 Assignment Template, develop a professional PowerPoint presentation. Then, use Kaltura Capture to record a 5–10-minute video presentation that further supports the information on your slides as if you were presenting to your company. To minimize reading off each slide, guidance has been provided as to what to address in the presentation. Please read the assignment requirements for details on the guidelines and expectations.

Please respond to the following:

Slide 1: Title Slide

Title of PowerPoint presentation, your name, course and section number, instructor name, and date.
Audio: Introduce yourself and the purpose of the presentation.
Slide 2: Functions of behavior

Briefly define the functions of behavior.
Audio: Briefly discuss each function of behavior in your own words.
Slide 3: The Importance of Behavior Function

Based on your readings, list reasons why identifying function is important.
Audio: Explain why identifying function is so important to successful behavior intervention programs for both clients and staff.
Slide 4: Illustrating the Importance of Behavior Function

Provide an example of a target behavior for staff that is being inadvertently reinforced because the function of the behavior has not been identified. State the target behavior, the operational definition, and the hypothesized function.
Audio: Illustrate the importance of identifying the function of the staff’s target behavior before implementing a behavior plan.
Slide 5: Illustrating the Importance of Behavior Function Continued

Display the three-term contingency diagram with your example.
Audio: Use the three-term contingency to discuss the hypothesized function of the staff’s behavior in the provided example.
Slide 6: Target Behaviors

Write operational definitions for three target behaviors in the work environment. Include how these behaviors will be measured (frequency, duration, etc.).
Audio: Discuss these behaviors and how they would be documented.
Slide 7: Consequence Strategies

Write three consequence strategies related to the target behaviors.
Audio: Explain these consequence strategies to your colleagues.
Slide 8: Supervisor Qualifications

Include the qualifications determined by the BACB to supervise RBTs, BCaBAs, and supervised fieldwork.
Audio: Based on your readings, discuss what it means to be an effective supervisor.
Slide 9: Ethical Responsibilities to Supervisees and Trainees

List the ethics codes from section 4 of the ethics code you must consider when implementing new policies and procedures for supervisees and trainees.
Audio: Explain the ethical considerations in your own words.
Slide 10: Conclusion

Summarize the key points of your presentation.
Audio: Thank your audience and ask if there are any questions.
Slide 11: References

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