| Identify a plan for teaching this consumer to access and manage his outdoor time. | What are some additional considerations for this treatment scenario? |
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Chsining procedure | |
The behavior analyst can teach the consumer how to self-monitor, use/set a visual timer, request outdoor time, and provide a contingency DRA. | Communication is key. Giving the consumer the ability to request for a break would be helpful. |
Time outdoors can be used as a reinforcer for engaging in activities appropriately indoors. | The behavior analyst needs to consider what behaviors the consumer may engage in if restricted access to the outdoors. |
Engage in tolerance training to remain indoors. Increase his range of indoor activities. | Teach waiting |
Set up a schedule. | Alternate behavior of accessing a window? Or porch. |
Set breaks outside | DRO |
Na | Na |
ncr with time - delay and concurrent choises | multiple schedules |
A visual schedule alerting when outside time is available | If possible, allow the adult to have access to outside time at the adult day program |
Teach the consumer to ask for outside time at his new day placement. Identify somewhere he can go. Provide a visual schedule of times when it is possible to access out door time. Give a clear expectation of tasks that must be completed before outside time can be accessed. Multiple schedules could be achieved by getting work done faster and then being able to ask for brief outdoor time. | Potential elopement. Building up time engaged in indoor tasks. Providing time when tasks could be taken outside. |
schedule for going outside, NCR, thinning schedules of reinforcement | shaping, value of reinforcement modified |
Multiple schedule with clear times when outside can be requested and NCR assess to other stimulating activities | Teach an FCR to request outside |
Determine the day treatment schedule, assess the type of activities and the individual's level of interest. Teach the individual to gradually tolerance inside time with indoor reinforcement. Teach FCT to access the outdoors. | Individual to learn when the outdoors is not available, increased tolerance for the indoors. |
identify stimuli in the outdoor environment that the consumer enjoys. Use these as reinforcers for work in the adult day program | thin the schedule of SR (outdoors) allow outdoors prior to work to decease the MO |
Use a schedule and identify outdoor times. | Seat him next to an open window. |
Find out if there are location from within the adult day program vicinity where client is able to gain access to outdoor view. | Advocating for outdoor activities during the adult program, to be used as a reward for extended period of time indoors. |
Teaching tolerance to delay and self-management strategies for scheduled breaks outside, as well as an FCT response to request additional breaks outside. to tolerate being told "no" and contextually appropriate behaviors to engage in during his time inside. | NCR with non-functional reinforcement and alternative reinforcers in the day program could decrease the urgency of his MO for being outside. He could also be given access to a window, videos of outdoor nature scenes could also help. |
Dro | |
DRA | Dense to thin schedule of reinforcement |
teach delays and alternative activities, tolerate training | |
Make a Visual schedule and structualize outdoor times | Training tolerance, finding alternative stimuli |
Scheduled breaks | Contingency based delay |
A tolerance response should be taught for denials to going outside and the consumer should be taught to engage with different activities during the delay. | Additional arbitrary reinforcers could be offered. |
Create plan for consumer to request outside breaks while at day program. Reinforce plan using FR:1 then thin accordingly. FCT for break requests. Multiple schedules of reinforcement for staying indoors at day program when necessary. | Train tolerance for prolonged indoor periods. Generalize to other community settings as consumer will likely need to tolerate indoor settings in the future. |
Teach how to appropriately request outside | Contingency based reinforcement |
| Identify a plan for teaching this consumer to access and manage his outdoor time. | What are some additional considerations for this treatment scenario? |
