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Acknowledge why this behavior occurs. Can work towards desensitization by discussing positive park experiences |
pair new peers with safe park interactions |
Gradually exposue to triggers and provide training on social skills. |
desensitize the park by exposure to the trigger with positive reinforcement to heal the trauma |
Scheduled time to talk abut it |
pair positive interactions with others with the park setting |
Social Skills Training |
Owen is showing signs of trauma surrounding the park. If he needs to discuss this, I would recommend coordinating care with a trauma-informed licensed counselor with experience with compulsive behavior. In my opinion, treatment should not ignore Owen talking about the park and validate his need to discuss this. |
Continue to work on social skills training. Gradual introduction to the trigger, maybe starting with videos about fun things that happen at parks. |
Allow him to talk about the park. Listen to what he is saying. Ask questions about the park. Teach functional communication skills. He may be talking about the park itself because he is unable to express his thoughts and /or the park is a trigger with trauma that needs to be addressed. |
It provides a context for his conversations. Have the intervention include the park conversations within a social setting by letting Dylan’s peers relate their experiences about the park. |
Assure Owen he does not have to go to the park - provide other visual choices |
Owen should work with a clinician to process the trauma at the park, He needs social skills training to broaden the topics he talks about. |
Utilize trigger exposure therapy by bringing Owen to the park to experience positive interactions, possible start with small increments of time with a preferred peer or caregiver. |
By reading the new information and learning that the park is associated with trauma, Owen’s repetitive talk may be his way of processing the difficult situations experienced at the park. A trauma-informed intervention would allow structured opportunities for Owen to appropriately discuss his experiences. Instead of just reinforcing when he talks about other things, the behavior analyst could prompt functional communication training, helping Owen express his opinions, needs, and thoughts, to help him feel heard while validating the difficult situations he has faced. |
Teach Owen concepts of emotions and bullies through social stories, visual examples, videos and role play. This might be introduced gradually due to the trigger. Encourage him to share about the park with specific topics such as what he likes there and what he needs to do to prevent/if he gets bullied or physically assaulted- stay on the playground within sight of his caregiver, walk away from people who make him feel angry or upset or ask for help from the person he is with. Teach Owen conversational skills and play skills or generalize what he has learned in a real-life setting. Desensitize Owen's fear by taking him to a new park and approaching other kids he knows are friendly, or who approach him to play while using conversational skills that both may interest himself and his peers. Eventually if the park where he was bullied is essential to his routine e.g. it's within walking distance from his house, generalize skills there as well. |
DRO implementation, rapport building, time-based intervention, using frames and prompts to elicit additional conversations |
Owen is displaying PTSD when he talks about the park |
Timed intervals to talk about the park. Gradual exposure to park. |
therapy |
the behavior analyst could gradually reintroduce the park to the client |
Re pair the environment |
Talking to him about his fears and history at the park. Possibly teaching how to access another park or what to do when confronted with a similar situation. |
continue with providing reinforcement for talking about other topics but acknowledge that the park is where the trauma occurred. Discuss triggers and provide opportunities to experience the park in the absence of trigger - gradual introduction of trigger |
therapy? |
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