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Unit 9 Assignment Scenarios

Scenario 1: Sibeon

Sibeon is a kindergarten student in a self-contained classroom for students diagnosed with autism, and he is educated in that setting for more than 80% of the day. Throughout the day, Sibeon perseverates on his favorite topic of elevators. He frequently demonstrates perseverative behaviors that includes talking about elevators, drawing elevators, and engaging in repetitive play in which he pretends that any toy (blocks, cars, etc.) is an elevator. Sibeon is able to engage in conversations outside of the topic of elevators and has a variety of leisure skills in his play repertoire. Currently, Sibeon receives social praise and attention when he does not perseverate on elevators but requires continued verbal prompts to redirect his behavior. Regardless, he remains rigid in his desire to perseverate on elevators whenever possible. You’ve been asked to design a SCR study that will reduce Sibeon’s perseveration on elevators and reduce the need for constant verbal prompting to redirect him.

Scenario 2: Acceptance and Commitment

In the college setting, an increasing number of students are experiencing the impact of mental health issues in relation to their academic obligations and achievement, including increased stress levels, depression, and anxiety. As a means to reduce the impact of such mental health factors, the university has implemented a web-based counseling program that is designed to help students to learn strategies for coping with stress and anxiety as a means to increase levels of academic achievement. This program is a self-paced set of modules that guides students through a variety of activities and exercises based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. After hearing about this program, two neighboring community colleges decided to implement it as well. As a BCBA interested in learning more about the effects of the web-based counseling program on student achievement, you are hired to design a SCR study that demonstrates whether this program is an effective intervention for increasing student achievement.

Scenario 3: Raymond

Raymond is a 34-year-old man who wants to quit smoking. He has smoked a pack a day for the past 20 years but fears that continued smoking will have negative impacts on his health. Raymond is not sure that he can quit “cold-turkey” and has come to you to help him to establish a behavioral plan for quitting smoking. He has previously tried hypnosis, using a nicotine patch, and medications prescribed by his doctor, but nothing seems to be working for him to sustain a cigarette free existence. He is hoping that you can provide a more permanent solution to changing his habitual smoking behavior. For this scenario, plan a SCR study that will demonstrate whether your intervention is successful in addressing Raymond’s desire to quit smoking.