Safe from Abuse Application of NPR Themes

During a social skills group for adolescents, Jill observes a lot of misunderstandings and misinformation during participant exchanges.  She begins to question whether participants understand the basics for respecting boundaries and identifying consent.

A behavior analyst notices that an adult client does not speak up when he is given the wrong lunch.

An FBA suggests that Rosa’s screaming is automatically-reinforced.  The behavior analyst wonders if it is automatic negative reinforcement, as Rosa seems to be in distress when she does it.

The behavior analyst determines that destructive behavior is attention-seeking.  However, the delivery of attention on an NCR schedule is not decreasing rates of behavior.  The client seems interested in talking following a destructive episode but the behavior analyst is cautious not to reinforce the problem behavior.

Mid-career Steven decides to accept a position for a provider of community and residential-based behavioral health. Compared to his previous position in a school district, Steven notices that considerably less staff training is provided, even though many of the incoming direct care staff have little experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities.