Scenario 1:
Aden is a 4-year-old boy with a significant developmental delay. He is nonvocal and doesn’t have a reliable way to communicate his wants and needs. His parents have sought help for Aden because he has become increasingly aggressive toward his parents and younger sister. He typically will yell, cry, and hit when he wants a favorite snack or toy. He recently injured his sister when he hit her in the face after she took a toy he was playing with. Since that occurred, his parents have tried to give Aden what he wants when he becomes angry and aggressive and have coached their daughter to do this as well to avoid further injury. However, they realize this is not a helpful long-term solution and are looking for help from a BCBA.
1. Choose and define one target behavior for intervention with this client, provide a rationale for why you chose that behavior, and describe and provide a rationale for the hypothesized function of the target behavior.
2. Develop at least one clear and measurable treatment goal for the target behavior.
3. Choose and technologically outline at least one antecedent strategy and one consequence strategy for intervention on the target behavior. Describe how your chosen interventions are evidence-based and how they are linked to the target behavior’s function.
4. Evaluate how your chosen interventions will promote generalization across settings, time, and behaviors.