| How does this behavior relate to client safety? | What might be an effective approach to intervention? | What might be an effective approach to intervention? |
|---|---|---|
Managing his blood sugar. | Shaping | other medical conditions |
medication management and well-being | pre-assessment of what he can already do then implement teaching strategy | healthy diet and exercise |
managing diabetes to avoid elevated illness | self monitoring | executive skills |
Low blood sugar can lead to complications for diabetics | Task analysis and forward chaining or use of video modelling | what to do depending on the results - ask for help leverage the use of the phone to track his blood sugare levels over the day |
This behaviour is related to addressing a health issue- diabetes | Individualized teaching techniques | Teaching John what to do when his blood sugar is too low- how to ask for help |
increase in checking blood sugar for health | initial assessment of skill level, what supports need to be in place for independence and what skills to to be taught | how to use apps on phone that might be reminders to check or how to respond to blood sugar readings |
If he is able to monitor his blood sugar independently, he is at a lesser risk for being taken advantage of from another person. He also would increase his autonomy. If he is unable to manage his blood sugar independently or correctly, severe health consequences could result- requiring medical intervention. | Setting up timers for when to check his blood sugar, | What to do if blood sugar is too low or high |
Promotes independence. | Using reinforcers for managing diabetes independently. | Healthy lifestyle choices. |
Its allows the client to take action when needed to support his health. | Making a list of actions needed for help and teach in order of easiest to least to intrusive. | Communication with doctors or health professionals. |
Use of this skill properly can be a matter of life and death. | Use the BST method to teach this skill till John has mastered it. | Teaching John dietary principles. |
Living by himself | forward chaining | eating healthy foods and have a good diet |
there is a health requirement that requires John to take learning how to manage himself seriously which shows motivation on johns part. | Forwward chaining | take medication, |
Monitoring his blood sugar is directly related to staying healthy and safe. Regulated blood sugar is necessary for functioning. | Forward chaining might be an effective approach as he needs to learn all of the steps and in the correct order. | Additional targets might include identifying foods that are appropriate when blood sugar is low or high. |
Can rely on self to check blood sugar and manage foods and medical necessities independently. | Total task chain | |
Skill acquisition will allow john to independently ensure his blood sugar level is healthy | Video modeling | Frequency using a visual schedule or alarm. Getting help when numbers are high or low |
Allows him to stay on top of glucose levels | Forward chaining procedure | What to do based on GL |
Checking own blood sugar can save an individual's life especially when caregivers are not available | ||
Checking his blood sugar can help him manage the effects from high or low sugar values and the symptoms experienced with each. | Forward chaining of a task analysis. | ID symptoms related to high and low blood sugar levels. |
The becomes more away and cognizant about his personal safety which ensures that the behavior being taught is more likely to be adhered. | Developing a TA and observation/feedback. | Correctly logging blood sugar levels. |
It teaches to control blood sugar level so a client can take medicin on time. | Task analysis, video modeling. | Taking meds if a blood sugar is high or low. |
Health and wellness | Forward chaining | unsure |
managing health | create a objective behavior plan w blood sugar numbers and treatment that follows | numbers to call for additional help or oversight of health mangament until 100 accuarcy of 20/20 trails are completed by client |
medically independant | TA | When and where to administer the techniques |
to check his blood sugar, and modeling this process | To implement program of how to check client' sugar in his blood | setting the same time every day |
By acquiring the skill to monitor his blood sugar independently John becomes more autonomous and less reliant on staff support to ensure his medical needs are met. | Task Analysis instruction Forward chaining | Exercise and maintaining a healthy diet |
| How does this behavior relate to client safety? | What might be an effective approach to intervention? | What might be an effective approach to intervention? |
