ABA Provider Skills Checklist v1

• ABA Provider

• Bethel Public Schools

• Prepared by Dan Smith B.C.B.A.

Disclaimer: This checklist was prepared by Daniel Smith, B.C.B.A. It includes a partial list of performance expectations of public school staff implementing interventions based on the principals of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Any program that utilizes the interventions based on the principals of ABA should be supervised and monitored by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me at smithd@bethel.k12.ct.us

• Conducted on

  Date

Direct Instruction

• Has instructional materials ready.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Presents instructional materials in correct position.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Presents correct instruction / directive.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforces correct responses.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Withholds reinforcement in presence of errors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Classroom support / Shadowing

• Allows instruction to be delivered by the classroom teacher / paraprofessional.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Modulates position around the room.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maximizes distance from target student when possible.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Supplements reinforcement of the classroom teacher / paraprofessional.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Prompts classroom teacher / paraprofessional to repeat instructions when necessary.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records all pertinent data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incidental Instruction / Natural Environment Teaching

• Instructions are clear

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Instructions are concise.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Instructions are presented in a neutral and natural tone.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records all pertinent data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reinforcement

• Reinforcement is contingent.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement is delivered in a timely fashion (e.g. within 1 second of target response)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement delivery is enthusiastic when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement delivery is neutral when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement is withheld in presence of errors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrects errors as specified (simple correction vs. full correction)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Error Correction

• Instructions are not repeated without correction prompts

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Immediately follows the error

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Repeats original directive before prompting the correct response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Repeats the directive + prompting sequence if necessary up to 3 times.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides descriptive neutral praise for corrected responses.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Prompting

• Provides prompting when response did not occur independently.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides the correct type of prompt

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Physical prompt for physical response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Verbal prompt for verbal response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fades the prompt when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Behavior intervention

• Implements behavior management (prevention) strategies as appropriate when unwanted behaviors are not occurring.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides behavior intervention (treatment) strategies when behavior occurs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides the correct intervention procedure as described in the student's Behavior Intervention Plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides positive reinforcement for an appropriate behavior following behavior intervention.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Review

• Name of ABA Provider:

• Signature

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