Consider this scenario: 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. A review of the files shows that the nursing home contracted with a BCaBA who did not conduct a functional behavior assessment but advised setting limits, being consistent with rules, and blocking Juan from engaging in problem behavior. The nursing home staff decided to incorporate these strategies by restricting Juan from accessing the courtyard or roaming the halls, leaving him to stay all day in his room with only accompanied walks to therapies and the dining hall. Juan's behaviors escalated and they have stated they will be ordering the use of chemical restraints to block occurrences of the problem behavior.

Fully outline the risks and benefits of a behavior analytic procedure (Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA)for the given scenario using the following organization:

ABA Procedure (Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA)

Special Methods

In this section, discuss the implementation of the ABA Procedure (Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA) in context to the specific situation. For example, how will it be used?

Risks

List at least four risks of using the ABA procedure (Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA). As this is just a list, it can be brief. The notes section is for elaboration. Note why each risk is of concern. Be specific (you can cite ethics codes or research to support here).

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Benefits

List at least four benefits of using the ABA procedure. As this is just a list, it can be brief. The notes section is for elaboration. Note why/how each benefit listed is helpful to the client/situation (you can cite ethics codes or research to support here).

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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.

References

List all references used.