Pairing adults and reinforcers, etc.

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Dear List,

I need some advice. We hired some new therapists and I am a little bit

unsure of how to do this pairing thing, although on some level I get it.

How much work do you suggest a new therapist start trying to do and how

much fun and just delivering reinforcers and manding, etc? As a percent of

a shift? Also, if a child is behaving very giggly and silly and is ready to

leave, would you bring them inside and stop the outing as a matter of

principal to prevent further episodes (one would hope) of this manic

behavior or would you calm them down and allow them to go with the person

on this short outting to establish some control while out and have a good

time? Isaac likes very much to go out, but the person and the lead brought

him back in I gather due to his inappropriate behavior. I am not sure how

this jives with pairing and working on EO, etc., and how Carbone and

McGreecy, Sundberg and Partington all would decide to deal with this

non-dangerous, non-urgent misbehavior so early in the game. Granted, my son

was probably testing to, but I am curious how hard do you crack down? There

seems to be a very different flavor with some of these early pairing

procedures and hard core behavioral techniques. Any thoughts.

Jennie

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In a message dated 4/11/00 10:53:22 PM Central Daylight Time,

jennie@... writes:

> We hired some new therapists and I am a little bit

> unsure of how to do this pairing thing, although on some level I get it.

> How much work do you suggest a new therapist start trying to do and how

> much fun and just delivering reinforcers and manding, etc? As a percent of

> a shift?

Jennie,

I schedule new therapists for 10 hours of overlap with experienced

therapists. During the first session, reinforcing to include as much playful

interaction as possible, is the ONLY objective of the new therapist. During

the 2nd session the new therapist will do 20- 30% of the drills or other

therapy items and also reinforce all correct responses. The new therapist

will do all the therapy by the 4th session with the old therapist doing a

lot of the reinforcing. The last training session should find the new

therapist doing it all and getting feedback from the experienced one.

[Guest guest]

>Jennie,

> I schedule new therapists for 10 hours of overlap with experienced

>therapists. During the first session, reinforcing to include as much

playful

>interaction as possible, is the ONLY objective of the new therapist.

During

>the 2nd session the new therapist will do 20- 30% of the drills or other

>therapy items and also reinforce all correct responses. The new therapist

>will do all the therapy by the 4th session with the old therapist doing a

>lot of the reinforcing. The last training session should find the new

>therapist doing it all and getting feedback from the experienced one.

>

>

These are great ideas. Our difficulty is that the one person who knows all

of his programs best is doing days, too many, but is on a school contract

and the new people are doing evenings and have jobs during the day. I have

one therapist who is going to overlap, and he is good, but we really need

them to see the day person more for several reasons as well. I guess I need

to be in there more. 's wows me with her dedication and

involvement. I feel like wimp compared to her presence. I HATE being in

there and Isaac wants nothing to do with anyone, but me if I am in there.

Tomorrow a new person will be doing slice and bake cookies with Isaac. I

will also ask her to take him for a walk and prompt several objects in the

natural environment and then do some simple, simple tasks. The idea of just

sitting around reinforcing is still bothering me. I must have some mental

block. I may ask the school day person to come in late so she can overlap

with one of the new evening people.

Jennie