Response to intervention

Reinforcements are given for correct responses while inappropriate behaviors are corrected, ignored or redirected. The most widely used and accepted approach is Applied Behavior Analysis, which has shown to benefit young children with autism by teaching language, social, motor, and adaptive skills through intensive behavioral interventions. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an intensive, structured teaching program. Lessons to be taught…

infancy, it was identified that she was physically abused and neglected by her parents. Behaviorism might identify her as being respondent conditioned, and acts of aggression and violence towards her adoptive parents resulting from the fear and rage response developed by her biological family. This would cause Beth to correlate all “parental figures” as harmful to her, eliciting the aggressive behavior. Operant conditioning may also be a contributor to Beth’s aggression. Her violent behaviors…

The Kaufman Speech Praxis Test (KSPT) is a norm-referenced assessment that is useful in the identification and initial diagnosis of CAS. It can be administered to children ages 2:0 to 5:11. The test outcomes are to “measure a child's imitative responses to the clinician, identify where the child's speech system is breaking down, and point to a systematic course of treatment (Kaufman Speech Praxis Test, 2015).…

in order to find which type of intervention is most effective on a patient’s occupational skills. The need for such a review stems from the fact that many apraxia studies lack a focus on occupational performance, such as ADL’s and IADL’s. After setting up the criteria for selecting the articles to be include in the review, the authors used the FAME (feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness, and effectiveness) rating system to determine which type of intervention proved to be best for the use…

Hi Ashli! • Constructive feedback on the Intervention Plan detailed in the Case Summary: Systems Theory could be a positive and beneficial intervention choice to use with Kima as she could begin to define and then transform her behavioral patterns to be more adaptive, productive behaviors within herself. Multiple conflicting issues are effectively treated with Systems Therapy. A concern that I have is that Kima is estranged from her family as well as the father of her unborn child. The goal…

function was decreased, which caused an altered immune response (Buckley et al., 2012). One suggested intervention technique for immunity difficulties was relaxation sessions (Buckley et al., 2012). This theory purported that because the body may be in a state of stress during bereavement, the immune system may be weakened and less able to complete daily functions (Buckley et al., 2012). Therefore, relaxation sessions will reduce stress-responses, which may give the immune system a chance to…

for data analyses. The final sample size comprised 447 responses. The 3-factor model of the JSE-HPS was confirmed by CFA and the convergent validity was also supported by its correlations with the IRI subscales. The overall mean score was 80.3.Pharmacy students enrolled in women's or private universities reported significantly higher levels of overall empathy than their counterparts in co-edor national…

this paper is client education, case management, crisis intervention, and referral. Each of these functions allows the counselor to assist the client to help them overcome their addiction. Discussion of Findings Counselor’s use client education to help educate the client about alcohol and drugs abuse and what it does to them. The counselor provides the client…

They feel safer with the availability of social support from the community. Support does not prevent hate crimes but it can help with psychological distress if somebody is a victim. There are many interventions available for various mental health problems. However, the order in which these interventions are provided will be specific depending upon the victim and the form of discrimination experienced. Treatment needs to include an assessment of the meaning the survivor has attributed to the hate…

article has distinct sections on introduction and background. In the introduction, the authors discuss how available evidence supports the argument that that children have continues to suffer from postoperative pain due to poor pain management interventions and the associated physiological, psychological, ethical, and economic impacts. The authors have acknowledged the few qualitative studies on pediatric pain management. They also indicated that there was no evidence such a study has been…