ABA Procedure

In this section, name the ABA Procedure being considered. For example, "Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)."

Special Methods

In this section, discuss the implementation of the ABA Procedure (DRO) in context to the specific situation specified below in the example, how will it be used?

Risks

List at least four risks of using the ABA procedure. Note why each risk is of concern. Be specific (you can cite ethics codes or research to support .

Benefits

List at least four benefits of using the ABA procedure. Note why/how each benefit listed is helpful to the client/situation (you can cite ethics codes or research to support with references.

Summary of Risks vs Benefits

Reconcile the risks vs benefits. Do the risks outweigh the benefits or vice versa? Provide a paragraph overview of your recommendations based on the risks and benefits analyzed above.

Example below:

A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from the nursing home facility when unattended, and verbal aggression that has caused disruptions to the other nursing home residents.

Complete the following:

• Consider Bailey and Burch's (2016) risk-benefit analysis model, to outline the risks and benefits of a behavior analyticprocedure.
• Prepare a formal letter to the familywith your recommendations. Include a copy of the worksheet you used with your notes to conduct functional behavior assessment and using DRO as an intervention method.
• Analyze, within the letter, five or six BACB ethical code elements that are relevant to your discussed behavior analytic procedure and this scenario. Within the letter, the use of a behavior analytic procedure (DRO) using at least five relevant BACB ethics codes, and provide examples of conditions when the ethics codes would be met and when they would not be met using DRO method.