QABA ABAT case studies
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The Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT®) credential is issued by the Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA®), an agency that describes itself as internationally accredited through ANSI. ABAT is the entry tier of QABA's three credentials - alongside the QASP-S® and the master's-level QBA® - and is designed for paraprofessionals who support individuals in need of applied behavior analysis services; QABA notes the credential also meets funding resource requirements. The QABA ABAT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,108 words.
1The Substitute's Numbers
Devon is 8 and receives in-home services four afternoons a week, three hours per session, for aggression toward his brother. The behavior plan calls for event recording: every instance of hitting, kicking, or throwing an object that makes contact is clicked on a handheld counter, and the total is divided by session hours.
618 words, about 3 min2Two Programs, One Task Analysis
Marcus, 6, is learning to wash his hands independently at school. The BCBA wrote a 10-step task analysis.
614 words, about 3 min3The Burst and the Mother's Request
Nina, 7, engages in tantrums - screaming, dropping to the floor, throwing materials - 12-18 times a day, each lasting 3-8 minutes. The BCBA's functional analysis indicated escape from demands.
661 words, about 3 min4Texts, Private Pay, and a Signature
You have worked as an ABAT with 10-year-old Eli for five months at a clinic. Eli's mother texts your personal phone to ask whether you can babysit Saturday night, and offers to pay you $25 an hour directly for two extra "practice sessions" at home that the funding source does not cover.
594 words, about 3 min5The Bin and the Prompt
Your 4-year-old client, Priya, is learning to mand. The program says: present a preferred item, wait 5 seconds, and if there is no response, deliver a full physical prompt to exchange the picture card, then provide the item.
621 words, about 3 min