What are the 7 Dimensions of ABA?
And what do they mean for programming at the REC?
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What does this mean? | How do we do this at the REC? |
| Generality | Results are lasting and able to be replicated in multiple environments, with different sets of materials, and with novel people. | We are not done teaching a skill until it is generalized to environments outside of the REC (parents able to replicate at home.) |
| Effective | Results are to the extent that they are socially valid. |
This means that we will work on replacing interfering behaviors with new skills until the behaviors are reduced to a level that is meaningful to the student’s life. |
| Technological | Procedure is written out in detail so as to be able to be replicated by anyone. | At the REC we write out our lesson plans so that everyone working with the student can be consistent with each other and therefore learning is more efficient. |
| Applied | The behavior is socially important and meaningful to the individual’s life. | We work with students and families to choose goals that are meaningful in the child and family’s life. |
| Conceptually systematic | Behavior principles are utilized. | We go back to the science of behavior and utilize methods that work with these principles. For example, positive reinforcement is utilized throughout sessions. |
| Analytic | Demonstrates a functional relationship between the behavior and the environment. | At the REC we look at the function of the interfering behavior and how it is affected by the environment before we teach replacement behaviors. |
| Behavioral | The behavior is something that you can see and measure. |
We write our goals in measureable observable terms. |
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