BCB case studies
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The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA®) credential is a professional certification for practitioners who design and oversee behavior-analytic services. It is typically pursued by individuals with a graduate degree in behavior analysis, psychology, or education who complete supervised fieldwork and wish to practice independently or supervise others. The BCB case studies are 5 cases and about 2,867 words.
1The Vanishing Praise Effect
A clinic supervisor reviews data from a newly hired RBT working with a 9-year-old who engages in aggression maintained by escape from academic demands. The behavior plan specifies differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) with a 30-second break contingent on requesting a break, plus extinction of aggression (escape no longer follows aggression).
626 words, about 3 min2Graph That Hides a Trend
A behavior analyst is evaluating a token economy for on-task behavior in a self-contained classroom of six students. The design is a multiple baseline across three pairs of students.
590 words, about 3 min3When the Preference Assessment Disagrees with Behavior
A 14-year-old with autism communicates with a speech-generating device and engages in property destruction during transitions. A paired-stimulus preference assessment ranks a tablet game highest, music second, and a squishy sensory item third.
581 words, about 3 min4Consent, Assent, and a Restrictive Procedure
A residential program serving adults with intellectual disabilities proposes a response-blocking and brief physical-guidance procedure for a 27-year-old man who engages in hand-to-mouth behavior that staff describe as potentially harmful (placing non-food items in his mouth). The man can express preferences verbally but has a legal guardian.
552 words, about 3 min5Supervisee Whose Data Do Not Match the Videos
A BCBA supervises three RBTs. One RBT, six months into the role, submits session data showing 90-95% independent responding for a client on a discrete-trial program.
518 words, about 3 min