Spring 2014 syllabus

Psychology 3570: Practicum with Special Populations
Dr. Richard Malott
Spring 2014

Contact Information
PRACTICUM COORDINATOR
Kelli Perry– kelli.l.perry@wmich.edu; 540-424-9051
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
8:30 Sarah Lichtenberger – sarah.n.lichtenberger@wmich.edu; 336-327-9114
10:30 Joe Shane – joseph.t.shane@wmich.edu; 269-876-9789
12:30 Jessica Korneder – j_korneder@yahoo.com; 626-676-7984
SYSTEM MANAGERS
Gina Cross – gina.d.cross@wmich.edu
Katie Bardsley – kathleen.t.bardsley@gmail.com
OFFICE
BATS Lab-2536 Wood Hall
(269) 387-4491
Office Hours:By appointment
DR. MALOTT
DickMalott@DickMalott.com
(269) 372-1268

YOU MUST EMAIL, CALL, OR TEXT MESSAGEYOUR TA IF YOU ARE RUNNING LATE OR ARE
GOING TO BE ABSENT!
Directions for leaving a message:
o Wait until the very end of the recording to leave your message.
o Always leave your name, your shift, and the reason for calling.
o NOTE: You must call yourTA, even if you spoke with your TA prior to your
absence

Course Schedule
Date

Topic

Assigned Readings

Quiz

01.08

Introduction/PECS
Training

N/A

N/A

01.15

Professionalism and
Progress Reports

01.22

Antecedents

Read syllabus –
complete and turn in
last four pages
Maurice 1-3

Quiz 1 (Syllabus)
Training
Checklist Quiz
Quiz 2

01.29
02.05

Response
Consequences

Maurice 4-6
Maurice 7-9

Quiz 3
Quiz 4

02.12

Pacing

Maurice 10-12

Quiz 5

02.19
02.26
03.05

Function

Maurice 13-15
Quiz 6
NO SEMINAR – WOODSEDGE CLOSED
NO SEMINAR – WMU SPRING BREAK

03.12

Antecedent Interventions

Maurice16-18

Quiz 7

03.19

Consequence
Interventions

Maurice 19-21

Quiz 8

03.26

Structured Play

Maurice 22-24

Quiz 9

04.02

ELOS

Maurice 25-34, Part
III, Part IV, Afterword

Quiz 10

04.09
04.16

NO SEMINAR—WOODSEDGE SPRING BREAK
Motivating Operations
N/A
Quiz 11
(MOs)
AP Presentations and
N/A
N/A
Final Feast

Seminar Activities
and Deadlines

04.23

NOTE: Seminar
may run until
8:30pm

DUE:
Progress
Report
Assignment
PECS PPT:
Discrimination
Special
Presentation: “The
Big Picture”
IP Recruitment

DUE: Progress
Report Rough
Draft
PECS PPT:
Basics, Phase 1
PECS PPT:
Basics Phases
2-6

DUE: Progress
Report Final Draft

NOTE: We reserve the right to make changes to this schedule as necessary.
NOTE: Assignments may be turned in during seminar or emailed before 6pm on Wednesday. If
assignments are emailed, please send them to BasicPracticum3570@gmail.com. Assignments
received after 6pm will be counted as late.

Closure Dates
WoodsEdge Learning Center has a calendar of school days separate from that of
Western Michigan University. This means that during the semester WoodsEdge may be closed
on a day that WMU is not. The dates of those closures this semester are:
January 24
February 24-28
March 7
April 2 (half day)
April 3-11
** Please note: You must be at WoodsEdge on January 20 (MLK Day) and during Final Exam
week (April 21-25).

Teamwork in the Classroom
In this practicum, the practicum students are considered to be important members of
the public education system. In order for you to be successful as a team member, it is
important that you follow the standards of both Western Michigan University and WoodsEdge
Learning Center. This means that you should not only follow the rules specified in this syllabus,
but also follow all rules in the classroom, which may be posted in the classroom or may be
informed by the classroom coordinators or the teacher.
Throughout the semester, you will receive most of the training, instructions, and
feedback from the graduate supervisors and TAs in order to avoid confusion of receiving
feedback from multiple sources. However, you may occasionally receive some feedback and
instructions from the classroom teacher. It is expected that you will follow the teacher’s
feedback and instructions as much as you follow your TAs’ feedback and instructions.
Seminar Layout
In addition to the time spent at WoodsEdge, all tutors meet for 2 hours per week in a
seminar setting. The seminar is a forum to discuss issues and questions related to the time
spent on-site. The tutors are required to give a vocal report of their child's progress.
The tutors and the teaching assistant also discuss the assigned readings from the texts for
the course. Weekly quizzes will be given over the reading material.
The Texts
Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism by Catherine Maurice: The story
of a family's struggle with getting an appropriate diagnosis and an effective treatment for
their child. After promises of quick cures and discouragement of no recovery, they
discovered the “Lovaas method” that makes use of behavioral interventions. The story
reports the intense treatment necessary to get their child into "normal" classrooms
(mainstreaming).
PowerPoint presentations on www.dickmalott.com
Course Prerequisites

 Psychology 3600:Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis OR
 Psychology 1000: General Psychology – Honors College OR
 Psychology 1400: Intro to Behavior Analysis AND
 Psychology 3561: ECDD: Preliminary Practicum
The students must have earned at least a B in Psychology 1400, 36001 or Psychology 1000AND
have taken Psychology 3561 to be able to participate in the WoodsEdgepracticum.
Description of Schedule
Practicum students attend WoodsEdgetwo hours/day, five days per week.
WMU practicum tutors follow WoodsEdge's calendar. As such, all WMU students are
required to work during finals week -- no exceptions! Let your TA know in advance if you
have a scheduling conflict. S/he will arrange for you to work during a different time slot
that will accommodate your exam schedule.
All WMU students are required to work on WMU Spirit Day.
If WMU is cancelled, but WoodsEdge is not, you must still come to WoodsEdge to work.
In severe weather conditions (e.g., snow day), WoodsEdge will be closed if Portage Public
Schools (PPS) are closed.
Description of Tasks
Practicum students are assigned to a WoodsEdge student, with whom they will work for the
entire semester (in most cases).
The tutors work with their student Monday-Friday for two hours a day. The two hours of
time spent at WoodsEdge each day is divided into 15-minute blocks. Tutors work through
eight, 15-minute sessions with a specific child each day, implementing three or four
behavioral treatment procedures designed by Dr. Carmen Jonaitis (classroom teacher), Dr.
Steve Ragotzy, and Dr. Paul Knight (school psychologists). The majority of these behavioral
interventions involve Discrete Trial training (DTT).
The tutors receive feedback before, during, and after DTT sessions from their teaching
assistant (TA) and/or a Graduate Supervisor.
The TAs are graduate psychology students from Western Michigan University.

General Class Description
WoodsEdge Learning Center provides instructional services for students from birth to age 26
who are severely mentally or multiply impaired. A full range of educational services is provided
including academic instruction, motor development and aquatics, self-care skills, job-related
1

Psychology 3600 is a course covering the concepts and principles of behavior analysis as derived from basic human
and nonhuman research. Topics such as contingencies of reinforcement, stimulus control, stimulus-response
chaining, and performance management are covered. The text used for the course is Elementary Principles of
Behavior by Malott, Malott, & Trojan (1999). Homework assignments and quizzes accompany each seminar
session. The homework assignments include contingency diagramming. The diagrams facilitate original thinking
because the students are often required to diagram examples they have created on their own. An introductory rat lab
accompanies the lecture portion of the course, so students can practice applying the principles about which they
have read.

instruction, language development, community-based instruction and support services. In
addition, services are made available for parents to learn effective behavior management skills.
In order to meet individual student needs, the Autistic Impaired (AI) Preschool program is
designed with three classrooms – Early Childhood Special Education (or Discrete Trial), Group
Skills, and Pre-kindergarten. The Early Childhood Special Education classroom is available to
provide one-to-one discrete trial instruction, to establish instructional control, and to develop
pre-learner-skills necessary for success in future learning environments. If a child already has
these skills when he or she enters the program, his or her needs may be met in one of the two
other AI Preschool classrooms, which focus on group or Pre-kindergarten skills. Advancement
into the next level classroom will occur once basic pre-learner skills have been mastered in the
pre-primary impaired classroom. As children progress they may also have the opportunity to
learn with typically developing peers in the YMCA Preschool.
The focus of the Early Childhood Special Education classroom is to increase environmental
awareness. This includes using eye contact, demonstrating imitation skills, and following basic
directions. The students will also learn a method of communication to better enable them to
control their emotions. Instruction takes place in individual booths designed to keep
distractions to a minimum. Western Michigan University (WMU) students are trained to
implement individualized teaching procedures. Positive reinforcement is used to increase
positive behaviors, and attempts are made to ignore behaviors that interfere with learning.

General Classroom Information
There is a lot of information to learn at the beginning of the semester, and we don’t always
remember to tell you everything. Be sure to ask if you have any questions. It is equally
important to make suggestions. Although we’ve been doing this for a long time, you will be the
one with the closest day-to-day contact with your child, and may have valuable insight that will
help your child progress more quickly. So, please let us know!
Bussing:Bussing information is posted in the classroom. Children have an assigned seat (in most
cases), and may use a seatbelt, car seat, or harness. Harnesses should be brought into school
and not left on the bus. Children’s bags are placed at the front of the bus. Provide the
assistance necessary for your child to get on or off the bus, however, children cannot be
carried.
Books & Bags: Children have their own home/school notebooks, which relay information
between parents and the classroom teacher and the teacher’s aids. Because parents may write
about sensitive topics (medications, etc.) the notebooks are confidential. Children come with
their own school bags everyday, and parents may send diapers, permission slips etc. to school.
Please let us know if you find diapers, clothes, or anything unusual.

Material Bins: The material bins contain instructional materials that will be used by other
practicum students after you leave the shift. Consequently, it is very important that all
materials are returned to the bins when the procedure is done. Please keep extra materials out
of the bins such as tissues or reinforcers. Please let your TA know if any of the items from the
bin are missing.
Reinforcer Bins: Each child has a bin that contains their favorite reinforcers. This may include
various toys, books, or edibles. Please be sure that the bags of edibles are always sealed, and
any crumbs, wrappers, scraps of paper, etc. are removed at the end of your shift. It is also very
important that child’s reinforcers are not placed in the material bins, or the instructional
materials are not placed in the reinforcer bins.
Booths: Each child is also assigned a booth that they will work in every day. The booth contains
two chairs, an empty desk, a material bin, a box of tissues, and a waste basket. Any used tissue
should be thrown in the garbage to reduce the spread of germs. Booths should be cleaned at
the end of each shift, and edibles restocked for the next shift. Ask your TA for more food if you
are low on edibles.
Data Sheets: The data sheets in the procedure book should only be marked in pencil. The
classroom teacher, the TAs, and the supervisors are the only ones who can make phase
changes. Old data sheets are placed in a page protector labeled “Old Data Sheets”. You can
find these under each procedure tab in the child’s book, at the end of the procedure pages.
Groups: We may have groups (speech) that your child will participate in while at school. During
this time you should reinforce appropriate behavior such as good eye contact, quiet hands,
good in-seat behavior, etc. and prompt or model appropriate responding. You should not
interfere with the instruction provided.
Playroom/Common Area: The children are scheduled to be in the playroom or common area at
specific times for procedures or structured play. Your child should not be in the playroom at any
other time. Structured play is an excellent time for you to establish yourself as a reinforcer and
work on appropriate play skills. You should interact with your child the entire time you are in
the playroom (See Extra Learning Opportunities Section). This is not a time to sit, relax, or
socialize with your classmates. Toys should be put away before you leave.
Children:Never leave your child alone, even for a minute. If you need to use the restroom,
etc., ask someone to watch your child for you. Do not take your child’s behavior personally, and
do not get angry with him/her. Try to remember that he/she is a very young child and with a
very serious impairment. If you need a break because you feel like you are getting angry, don’t
hesitate to ask your TA to take over for a few minutes.
Others:
1. When your child gets injured (hits his/her head, pokes his eyes, scratches a scab, etc.) or
looks sick, please inform your TA. Even though the injury or sickness may not look serious at the

moment, it may get worse later on. The child may have a special condition that you may not
know about. It is important to catch signs of injury or sickness for prevention.Be sure that you
inform your TA when something unusual happens.
2. When your child is not in the classroom (e.g., your child is absent, late, OT, etc.), find
appropriate alternative activities or ask your TA what you should do. Examples of appropriate
alternative activities are helping another practicum student collecting data, assisting another
practicum student reinforcing the child’s appropriate behavior, observing other practicum
students, cleaning the booth, toys, etc. It is not a time to take a rest and socialize with other
practicum students.
3. Remember WoodsEdge’s“no-scent” policy, and be aware that some products that claim to be
unscented are not. Often children are using medications or will have certain medical conditions.
Because of confidentiality issues, we cannot tell you about these conditions.
4. Wash your hands before you start working with your child and before you leave WoodsEdge.
5. If you are working with another practicum student, please work with each other to make a
maximum progress of your child. Here are the general guidelines for cooperation with other
practicum students.
o When one person is conducting discrete-trial sessions, the other person should collect
data and give extra social reinforcers for the child’s correct response.
o The data collector also should read the procedure carefully and remind the DT trainer to
implement trials in the exact way that the procedure specifies.
o During inter-procedure-intervals, one person can play with the child while the other
person prepares for the next procedure.
o As described above, you can remind the other tutor when he/she is not conducting the
trials in the way that the procedure specifies. However, please talk to your TA when you
find other types of concerns in the other tutor’s performance (i.e., timing of
reinforcement, pacing, enthusiasm during reinforcement, using effective reinforcer,
etc.). Please do NOT give feedback directly to the other tutor. Limiting the source of
feedback to your supervisor will prevent unnecessary confusions and inter-personal
conflicts.

Grading Policy
To obtain an "A" you must earn a 92% or better in the following areas:
 Quiz
 Homework grade –Progress report, Study Guides, and “Let Me Hear Your Voice”
homework
 WoodsEdge participation
 Seminar participation
To obtain an “A” you must also earn a 97% or betterin the following areas:

 Monitoring
 Professionalism
To use the matrix below, take your lowest percentage in either your professionalism or
monitoring grade and find it on the left hand column. Then take your lowest percentage in
quizzes, participation, homework, or graphing and find it on the top row. Find where the
two intersect on the matrix. This is your final grade for the course.
GRADE MATRIX

Professionalism &
Monitoring

Grade
97
93
89
85
81
78
75
71

92
A
BA
B
CB
C
DC
D
E

Quizzes, Participation, Homework
87 82 77 72 67 62 <61
BA B
CB
C DC D
E
B CB
C DC D
E
BC
C DC D
E
C DC D
E
DC D
E
D
E
E

Academic Dishonesty Policy
Cheating of any sort results in our recommending to the WMU Student Judiciary Committee
that the student receive a grade of "E" for the course. Entering false data at WoodsEdge will
also result in our recommending to the WMU Office of Student Judicial Affairs that the student
receive a grade of "E". ENTERING FALSE DATA ALSO HURTS YOUR CHILD!
You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and
procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty.
These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission,
plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found
athttp://catalog.wmich.edu <http://www.wmich.edu/catalog>under Academic Policies,
Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have been involved in
academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given
the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have
the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with your instructor if you are uncertain
about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.

Point Breakdown

Category

Subcategories

Points

Quiz

10+ points per quiz

WE Participation

20 points per day

Seminar Participation

20 points per seminar

Homework
-LMHYV Homework and
Study Guides
Progress Report

20 points per week
100 points

Professionalism

100 points per week

Monitoring
Session Monitoring
Monitoring Outside the
Booth
Too many IP codes

100 points per observation
(~ 200 points per week)
May result in loss of Prof. or
Monitoring Points
May result in loss of
Monitoring Points

Quizzes: There are no make-up quizzes.
WoodsEdge Participation:
At WoodsEdge, tutors earn 10 points per hour. Therefore, a day at WE is worth 20 pts.
Participation points are deducted for doing other homework or socializing when you should be
working with your child, etc.
o Being “on time” to your shift means arriving to WoodsEdge5 minutes before your
shift begins. For example, if you are on the 8:30 shift, you should arrive to
WoodsEdgeat 8:25 and be ready to work with your child by 8:30.
o When a tutor misses a WoodsEdgepracticum day without advanced notice (i.e.,
calling in the day before or prearranging with session supervisor), s/he will lose
participation points (20 points) and his/her grade will be lowered half a letter grade.
o When a tutor misses a practicum day with advanced notice (for whatever reason),
s/he will lose participation (20 points) points for that day.
o When a tutor misses more than three days either at WE or in seminar, on the fourth
missed day, the grade is lowered half a letter grade.
o If a tutor loses all participation points for any given day either at WE or in seminar
due to being late, s/he must still participate in all activities during the time
remaining. Otherwise, the tutors final grade will be lowered half a letter grade.

o Tutors lose 1 point for every minute s/he arrives late or leaves early (for any reason)
for both WoodsEdgeshifts AND seminar.
o If you are cumulatively tardy 60 minutes or more, (or if you leaving early for a
cumulative of 60 minutes or more), your final grade will be lowered by half a letter
grade. Every additional 60 minutes late will result in an additional half a letter
grade down.
o Rationale for the stringent attendance policy: Consistency is crucial for the tutors
and the WE children. Tutors benefit most from daily practice and feedback in order
to acquire the skills needed to properly perform DT sessions. Absences affect their
repertoire (DT skills) but also the repertoire of the WE child with whom they are
working. Please note that this “get-tough” attendance policy is designed to avoid
the hopeless hassle of coming around during, or at the conclusion of, the semester
pleading for some way to make up points lost throughout the semester!
Seminar Participation:
One seminar session is worth 20 pts. Participation points are deducted when: (1) you do not
participate in role plays, (2) you are late for seminar (3) you do not participate in the discussions
(4) you are absent from seminar.
o When a tutor misses a seminar session (for whatever reason), s/he will lose both
participation points and quiz points--NO EXCEPTIONS!
Homework Subcategories:
Seminar Homework ( “Let Me Hear Your Voice Homework” and Study Guides): Complete
questions from the PowerPoint slides every week. The seminar TA will collect and review
completed homework. (20 points per week)
o Late Homework Policy:
 1 point deducted for each business day late
 Only ½ credit if a full week late
 No credit if it is more than one week late
Progress Report:
o The progress report is worth 100 points.
 You MUST turn in your rough draft with your final paper. If you do not
turn in your rough draft along with your final you will lose 20 points off of
your total grade.
o The rough draft of the progress report is worth 20 points.
o The project consists of a paper evaluating the work you have done throughout
the semester (see section on the final paper). Your grade will reflect your
performance in 2 areas:
 STYLE: 30 points (grammar, syntax)
 CONTENT: 70 points (description of the child and the graphs)
o LATE DRAFT: -10pts per day

Monitoring Subcategories:
Session Monitoring: Your TA will monitor your performance during the discrete-trial
sessions approximately 2-3 times per week. The Supervisor will provide feedback to help
ensure the correct implementation of procedures. Each monitoring score is worth 100
points. The score is determined by the evaluation of your supervisor. You will lose 2 points
for each error you make.
NOTE: The first two monitoring sessions will not count toward the final monitoring grade.
For these two practice sessions you should ask your Supervisor to monitor difficult
procedures. It is to your advantage (and it will benefit your child) to ask your Supervisor to
monitor problematic procedures. After the second session monitored, all sessions
monitored will count toward your monitoring grade.
Monitoring outside of the booth: You will also be monitored outside of the booth for extra
reinforcement of appropriate behavior. Activities outside of the booth are transitions, play
time, speech time, etc. Your responsibility outside of the booth is to reinforce your child’s
appropriate behavior approximately twice per minute. Your performance may be monitored
by your Supervisor anytime during your shift. If your average reinforcement rate is lower
than twice every minute, you will lose 2 monitoring points. If it is lower than once every
minute, you will lose 4 monitoring points. If you don’t reinforce your child’s appropriate
behavior at all during the monitoring session, you will lose three PROFESSIONALISM points.
Warning for too many IP (Implementation Problem) codes - By the end of the first month
of the practicum, you should be able to complete all the discrete trials sessions as they are
scheduled. It is important to try your best to complete all the procedures specified in the
schedule. You should inform your TA and make the necessary changes when you are not
able to complete more than a couple of procedures a day continuously. When your TA
warns you because of the number of incomplete sessions (often but not necessarily more
than 3 IP codes), and you are still not making enough efforts to follow the schedule, you will
lose 3 points from your monitoring score.
Professionalism:
Your session supervisor evaluates your professionalism daily. Professionalism directly reflects
your performance in the practicum itself. Feedback will be given on an as needed basis (See
Professionalism Feedback Sheet below). Evaluations of professionalism are worth 100 points
per week (you can earn up to about 1500 points for the whole semester). A 3-point deduction
occurs each time a category in the following list is violated, with the exception of four
categories: (1) behaved professionally during interactions, (2) implemented feedback, (3)
accepted feedback, and(4) did not leave child unattended at any time. A 5-point deduction
normally occurs each time (1), (2), or (3) is violated. A 10-point deduction normally occurs each
time (4) is violated (in extreme cases of un-professionalism, one or more letter grades might be
deducted; but fortunately this has never happened so far). The point deduction may be
doubled for each repeat violation (e.g. the first missed phase change would result in a threepoint deduction, the second missed phase change would result in a six-point deduction, the
third in a twelve-point deduction, etc.). This list is not all-inclusive and may be updated to meet
the needs of the practicum. If you get more than 9 warning points, the Basic Practicum system
will alert the support coordinator for your child. The support coordinator will then schedule a

time to meet with you to discuss how to improve performance. Your TA may also be able to
help.
Points
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
10

Description of Expectations – Points will be deducted if the following are not
completed accurately
Arrived on time: 8:25/10:25/12:25
Took child to playroom to fill reinforcer bin before starting procedures
Brought pencil, child's procedure book, and other necessary materials to booth
Did not miss any phase changes or whistle blows
Went outside to the bus at the correct time (8:30, 11:25, or 2:25)
Implemented ADLs as scheduled
Followed guidelines for hand washing, toileting, and arrival/departure
Left all unnecessary materials away from child and out of the discrete trial session
(keys, coffee, pop, etc.)
Prompted child while they participate in scheduled activities (i.e., speech)
Followed procedure & prompted child during snack group and ADL’s
Prompted child to throw away trash, prompted child to wash hands, and went back
to booth to work after lunch
Worked until end of session 10:30/12:30/2:30
Cleaned booth after session (threw away trash, picked up food, returned child book
Wore school-appropriate clothes (including not showing underwear while sitting)
Wore reinforcer apron and ID badges
Used transition icons
Properly coded all missed procedures and had them signed
Properly recorded date, initials, and percentages on data sheet
Carried PECS book everywhere
Does not talk about the child in front of the child
Uses appropriate language in front of the children and in the classroom
Implemented feedback given during discrete trial sessions or seminar sessions
Behaved professionally when interacting with the classroom teacher, supervisors,
aides, parents, peers, and other WoodsEdgestaff
Accepted feedback professionally and appropriately (eye contact, asked for
suggestions, etc.)
Did not leave child unattended at any time

Professionalism Feedback Sheet
Name _______________ T.A.'s Name_____________ Date ______________
You have lost __________ points because_________________________________________

All practicum students are subject to the rules and regulations of Kalamazoo Regional
Educational Services Agency (KRESA). – For instance, verbal or physical abuse will not be
tolerated. If a WMU student engages in verbal or physical abuse of any kind, then the
student will be terminated as a staff member of KRESA and the WMU student must drop
the course. If it is too late to drop the course, then the WMU student will receive an “E” for
the course.
Implement DTs as instructed – Teaching the child in your own way is NOT professional. We
are providing instructions and feedback to practicum students based on the research results
and years of experiences in teaching children with autism. If you have disagreements in the
way that we conduct training, please talk to your TA. We are open for your suggestions.
Dress Code - WE is a professional site and you are expected to adhere to the dress code.
Your clothes should look appropriate for the parents of the children and any related
professionals including teachers, occupational therapists, school nurses, school
psychologists, etc. You will lose 3 professional points for wearing inappropriate clothes at
WoodsEdge. Be aware that what you may consider “appropriate” may be “inappropriate”
from their perspectives.
o Examples of acceptable attire: clean dark jeans, khakis, dress pants, shirts with
no logos or print, shirts with the WoodsEdge logo, dress shoes, tennis shoes.
Shorts are allowed only between the months of June and August.
o Examples of unacceptable attire: Any dirty, torn, patched, or stained clothing,
cut-offs, beach wear, low-cut shirts, bare-midriff shirts, short skirts or shorts
("Daisy Dukes"), pants or shorts with writing on the bottom, tight leggings and
clothing worn inside out or backwards, high heels, flip flops or sandals with an
open toe.
o Do not wear T-shirts with contents inappropriate for an educational setting (sex,
drugs, alcohol, etc.)
o Do not wear any clothes that do not cover your underwear or private parts of
your body. (Low-rise jeans may be inappropriate if someone can see your
underwear when you bend over.)
Optional Activity Points (OAPs): OAPs may be earned and used in the following situations:
To replace 1 missed shift at WoodsEdge(20 OAPs)
To replace 1 missed seminar (20 OAPs)
To substitute for 1 missed quiz (20 OAPs)
OAPs may be earned by:
Working an extra 2-hour shift at WoodsEdge(20 OAPs)
Attending a behavior analytic/autism conference (20 OAPs)
Attending a Psychology Colloquium (20 OAPs)
Conduct 1 hour applied research (10 OAPs)
Article summary on a applied research article (20 OAPS)

Super A:
Super A is an extra hour of credit you can get for doing a super outstanding job in this course.
You do a terrific job this semester, and then next semester you can enroll in PSY 3960:
Advanced Concepts of Behavior Analysis (ACBA) for 1 hour of credit. At the end of next
semester, you receive a grade of A for PSY 3960 automatically, because you've already done the
work and earned the credit this semester. (Of course you will still have to pay for the credit -no free lunch.) It's a no risk deal; if you've done what it takes to earn the credit, you sign up for
one additional hour of A; otherwise you don't. But remember, you must be enrolled during the
next semester to receive the credit.What does it take to earn a Super A? It takes about 50 extra
hours of high-quality work. In figuring points for Super A, as well as for your regular grade, we
figure roughly 10 points per hour of effective work. That means 500 extra, super-A points = 1
super- A. These extra points can be earned through the activities described above for earning
OAPs and also can be transferred over from other classes such as PSY 1400.
Responsibilities at the Basic Practicum level
1. Procedures and books
You should ….
- Ask for a new data sheet when the other one is full
- Ask a TA or grad student supervisor to sign phase changes and whistle blows
- Ask a TA or grad student supervisor to conduct a probe trial if the child has met criteria
(see your seminar book for description of criteria)
You should not…
- Get new data sheets – the TA or grad student will do so
- Sign a phase change or whistle blow
- Conduct a probe trial
2. Reinforcer details
You should…
- Ask for edibles and/or juice when your child requests these items
- Make sure to ask for replacements for any stale edible items
- Dump out juice or water after your child leaves
- Clean your child’s reinforcer bin if something is spilled in it
- Ask a TA or grad student supervisor for an icon if your child does not have it
You should not…
- Get edibles or juice from the snack cabinet or refrigerator
- Retrieve icons from their drawers
3. Etcetera
You should…
- Check the child’s bag and give diapers that come in the child’s bag to a TA or grad
supervisor

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Notify a TA or grad student supervisor if a child needs new clothing
Notify a TA or grad student supervisor if you need some assistance in the bathroom with
your child at any time
You should not…
- Put diapers away or retrieve them from the staff bathroom
- Retrieve new clothing for your child
- Pick up your child
- Hold your child up by their arms or under their arms anymore than necessary
4. Feedback to other tutors
You should…
- Let anyone you work with politely know if they are on the incorrect phase or stating the
Sd in any way other than what is written
- Let a person you work with or work before or after know if a TA or grad student advisor
has told you anything about a child’s procedure that needs to be passed across shifts
- Let a TA know if you are concerned with the performance of a fellow tutor
You should not…
- Give feedback on tone of Sd, correction, or praise to a fellow tutor
- Give feedback on choice of reinforcers to a fellow tutor
- Give feedback on pacing
- These are the TA’s responsibilities

General Guidelines for Discrete-Trial Training
Before Beginning the Session:
Before entering the booth, gather the materials needed to conduct your sessions (i.e.,
pencil, reinforcer bin, procedure book, PECS book, etc.)
Each time you enter the booth, read the procedures carefully. Be familiar with the
procedures to be implemented. Ask for help if you are unsure what to do.
Check your child's schedule in the front of his/her procedure book. Follow the schedule as
closely as possible.
Before you start any procedures, check the data from previous sessions (It is important!
Always check phase changes, red dots, and maintenance status before you do a
procedure!)
o Phase changes: If the child’s performance is at or above 80% or greater for 3
consecutive sessions OR at or above 90% for 2 consecutive sessions, inform your TA
or supervisor that you need a phase change. Coded sessions do not affect phase
change criterion, act as if they do not exist.
o Blowing the whistle/Red Dot: If your child has had fiveconsecutive sessions at
orbelow 50% on a procedure OR if there has been no phase change for 20
consecutive sessions, inform your TA or supervisor. The TA or supervisor will sign
the whistle blow on the data sheet. You are responsible for recording the whistle

blow date on the child’s booth chart. A whistle blow is a signal for your child’s case
coordinator to modify the procedure.
o Maintenance Procedures: Maintenance procedures are procedures where the child
has met the criterion for the final phase. When a procedure has reached
maintenance status, ask a TA or supervisor to initial the data sheet. You should
place the date it went on maintenance on the child’s booth chart in the appropriate
column. This is done so the classroom teacher or the classroom coordinators will
know the procedure is complete and can replace the procedure with a new one. Do
not use edible reinforcers for procedures that are on maintenance!
o Probe trials: If your child is progressing quickly, it may be possible to skip phases and
go to more advanced material. In these cases we conduct probe trials to see if we
can move the child ahead. If a child has met the criteria (90% or 100%) for six
consecutive sessions, which is 3 phases, inform your TA. Only your TA, Carmen, or
the classroom coordinators can conduct probe trials.
During the session
A trial is: The occasion for a response, the response and the outcome of that response.
Presenting the SD (discriminative stimulus):
The child should be sitting in his/her chair with his/her hands in the 'quiet hands' position
(hands crossed on lap or hands on the desktop).
The child must be attending (eye contact, etc.) before you deliver the S D.
Present the SD as it is written in the procedure.
Only give the SD once.
Recording data
Use a pencil only.
Write as neatly as possible.
Always put the date and your initials in the upper box (1).
Each column is one scheduled procedure, while each row within that column is one trial.
Each main column consists of two columns.
o In the left column, mark a plus when the child makes a correct response and a
negative when the child makes an incorrect response (2).
o The right column is used to record which stimulus was used for each trial. For
example, if the student is matching a cup, spoon, and plate, mark a C, S, or P in the right
column, next to the plus or minus sign in the other column (3).
Record each response immediately after each trial. Do not wait for the end of the session.
Always mark the percentage correct in the box at the bottom of each column (5).

Date

4/12

WB
Ph. 2 OT
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4/13
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4/13

4/17

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4/18
WB
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OT 3 OT

4/18
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4/17
WB

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4/23
WB

OT

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4/23
RH

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19
20
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70

5

Only record data for the first 10 trials of each procedure. If the child emits an incorrect
response on the 10th trial, implement trials from a maintenance procedure or continue
with the same procedure until the child emits a correct response but do not record this
extra response.
With 10-trial procedures, each minus is worth 10 percentage points out of 100. With 20
trials, each minus is worth 5percentage points out of 100.
Coding Data:
o If a scheduled procedure is not implemented for any reason, enter a code into the
data sheet (e.g., SA for “student (child) absent”, etc.). For instance, if a procedure is
scheduled twice per day and you only completed it once, must record a code for the
missed procedure (4).
o If you are not able to complete all 10 trials of a procedure, mark a code indicating the
reason you did not complete the procedure. Have your TA initial after coded sessions
on the data sheet. If you do not get codes signed, you will lose professionalism points.
o Please ask your TA or her/his assistants for signing codes and phase changes. The
classroom teacher and the classroom coordinators are not responsible for doing it.
Do not use the margins for keeping data; ask for a new data sheet from your TA.
Delivering the Reinforcer:
If the child emits a correct response, immediately deliver the reinforcer as written in the
procedure. For instance, the reinforcer should be in your hand or easily accessible, so you
can immediately give it to the child. If the edible reinforcer has to be pulled out of the
plastic bag each time, then the reinforcer is not given immediately.
Be enthusiastic when delivering the reinforcer!
Use social reinforcers for every correct response (“Good Job!”)

Vary the reinforcers within a session (i.e., use edibles, socials, toys, etc.). Refer to the child's
reinforcer list in his/her procedure book. The behavioral profile in the child’s procedure
book will give any special instructions for reinforcers.
When implementing an expressive labeling procedure (i.e., asking “what is this?”) do not
give the item the child is labeling to the child. For example, when you ask your child “What
is this?” when a cracker is on the table, do not reinforce the correct response, “Cracker,”
with the cracker. You should use another reinforcer. However, when you are implementing
a request procedure (i.e., your child is responding to the question “What do you want?”)
you should provide the reinforcer specified by the request.
Be mindful of what reinforcers are working well and which ones are not. This can change
daily or even in the course of a procedure.
If using a toy, play with your child in some unique fashion; don’t just give the toy to the
child. You are required to do this and you will lose points if you do not. For example if using
a car for a reinforcer, make car sounds and run it across his or her arm.
Be creative when using social praise. You must show affection by touching and tickling the
child in addition to giving food or toys.
Remember have fun with your child!
Delivering the Correction:
If the child emits an incorrect response, immediately implement the correction procedure
as written.
Use the hierarchy of prompts, from the least to the most intrusive. That is, you should use a
gestural prompt (i.e., point to the correct stimulus), then if necessary use a partial and then
a full physical prompt.
Use a neutral tone of voice. There must be a large difference in your tone when reinforcing
a correct response and correcting an incorrect response.
Only consider the child’s first response. For example, you say, “Touch your nose,” and the
child touches his/her mouth and then his/her nose. This response is still recorded as
incorrect.
When it is obvious that the child is going to make a mistake, do NOT wait for the child to do
so. Block the child’s attempt while saying and follow the correction procedure.
Reinforcement between trials and outside of the booth
You must reinforce your child’s other appropriate behavior in between trials and outside of
the booth during transition, snack, etc.
In the booth, you are required to reinforce other appropriate behavior (not behaviors
specified in the written procedures) on average once every 2 trials. Outside of the booth,
you must reinforce the child’s appropriate behavior on average twice per minute. If you do
not do both, you will lose monitoring points.
Examples of behaviors to reinforce include: sitting nicely, quiet hands, attending before the
trial without having to ask, walking from activity to activity nicely, participating
appropriately in speech, snack, etc. Other appropriate behavior does not include the
behaviors that are part of the procedures.

When reinforcing your child’s appropriate behavior use verbal praise such as “nice sitting,”
“good job with quiet hands,” or “good walking.”
If the child engages in problem behavior and then starts behaving appropriately, wait for 4
seconds before reinforcing the appropriate behavior.
Maintaining stimulus control:
Poor stimulus control is likely when beginning a new phase, beginning a new procedure, or
after the child has been absent. If your child is off-task during the discrete trial session,
implement a maintenance procedure. This allows your child to respond correctly and to
contact reinforcers. This will increase compliance.
When your child does not sit still, move the desk aside and move forward into the child’s
“personal space” – Have your knees touching or around your child’s knees, lean forward,
speak louder, increase the pace, use firm physical guidance, and reinforce compliance.
When your child shows any disruptive behaviors (e.g., crying, dropping on the floor):
Instruct the child to perform to the appropriate behaviors. Follow through on your
instruction using the hierarchy of prompts (verbal, gestural, partial, and full physical). Do
not repeat instructions, react to, pay much attention to, or make comments that might
increase future frequency of disruptive behavior (i.e. Why are you being so stubborn?, We
only have one more trial!, etc.).
Always remember:
Speak in a clear, descriptive, and concise way when you instruct or praise the children.
Unnecessary talking and long sentences confuse the children. A good example of praise
would be “Johnny, nice touching your nose.” A poor example would be “Johnny, you are
such a good boy. I knew you could touch your nose. You are so smart.” This may sound
appropriate but it is background noise to your child.
WoodsEdge staff members are willing to accept new ideas and are pleased when you offer
suggestions. Please politely discuss with them your questions and concerns.
At the end of your shift:
If you are done early you can do extra learning opportunities (see extra learning
opportunities section). If you have some incomplete procedures you should complete them
before doing any extra learning opportunities.
Remember to have all codes and phase changes signed and mark Red Dots and
Maintenance on the folder outside your child’s booth before leaving WoodsEdgeeach day.

Data Sheet Codes
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Your TA or supervisormust initial each coded session
You must justify any code entry to your TA
If you have more than 3 IP’s or OT’s in a row or 3 out of 5 IP’s or OT’s for the same
procedure, please let your TA know.

AAA – Alternate Appropriate Activity: Use this code for special arts workshop, evaluations,
holidays, parties, tornado or fire drills, toileting accidents, examinations by the school nurse,
etc.
OT – Off Task: Use this code if you cannot complete a session because of inappropriate
behaviors during that session or if you cannot start a session because of tantrum, selfstimulation and other inappropriate behaviors during previous sessions that cause them to take
too long. Do not use this code in place of data collection for sessions in which a child is
somewhat inattentive but completes the procedures (even though his or her performance is
not as successful as usual).
IP – Implementation Problems:Use this code when the procedure was not completed because
you spent time looking for the stimulus material or reading a procedure or phase you were not
familiar with. Also use this code when you fail to complete a procedure because of poor pacing.
IN – Invalid Data: For a procedure implemented incorrectly. If you find yourself or other techs
conducting a procedure the wrong way, you should invalidate the data with this code.
OH – On Hold:For example, for a child who needs to see the speech pathologist before
continuing on with his or her ABC procedure.
PT – Probe Trial:For recording data during a probe of a new phase. The purpose of a probe trial
is to adjust the level of instruction to the child’s needs. The following are circumstances in
which a probe trial should be conducted:
 When a child has met the criteria (90% or 100%) for six consecutive sessions, which is 3
phases, inform your TA.
 Your TA is responsible for authorizing probe trials. Your TA should observe the probe
trial to determine what further action should be taken.
SA – Student (child) Absent: For any reason that the child is not in school. ONLY mark this for
the FIRST session of each procedure for the day that the child is absent.
SC – SchoolClosed:For half days, snow days, etc.
SI – Student(child) Ill: For a sick child attending WE (e.g., lying on bean bag, waiting for parent to
arrive).
SL – Student(child) Late:For tardy children.

General Guidelines for Activities of Daily Living
Activities of Daily Living include toileting, arrival, departure, hand washing, and snack.

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Arrival/departure
o If you are picking up your child in the morning, you should be at the bus by 8:30.
o Your child’s notebook should go on the table in the coatroom.
o Your child’s bag, coat, and anything else they may bring should go in their cubby.
o If you find any diapers, clothes, etc. in their bag, alert your TA.
o When you take your child to the bus, make sure their notebook and any other
personal belongings are placed in their bag.
o If you are taking your child to the bus in the afternoon, you should not leave for
the bus until 2:25.

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Toileting
o For some of you, this is your first time to change diapers or deal with toilet
training. Don’t get nervous, it’s really not that difficult.
o Each child is toileted according to their schedule and is in some stage of toilet
training, either learning to change their own diaper or learning to go in the toilet,
etc.
o Each child has a bin in the bathroom cupboard with their name on it and a supply
of diapers. When you notice them getting low, put the magnet with their name
on it on the outside of the doorframe.
o Girls vs. boys: Girls need to be wiped every time from front to back, even if they
only urinate. Boys are wiped only when they have a bowel movement (BM).
o Dealing with BM:
 Get your TA.
 Wear gloves.
 Put diapers in a plastic bag along with your gloves and the wipes before
throwing them away.
o If your child is dry there is no need to change their diaper.
o If a child soils their clothes or gets wet washing their hands, change them. We
will get you extra clothes for the kids. Put their soiled clothes in a plastic bag and
then put it in their book bag. Do not leave it in the bathroom or in the locker.
Tell the teacher’s aid or the classroom teacher so they can inform the parents.
o If soiled clothes get on the floor during toileting, inform the teacher’s aid, the
classroom teacher or your TA so it can be sterilized.
o If you notice anything unusual, such as a rash, please inform us.
o If a child has diarrhea or any unusual BM, alert a TA or classroom staff.

How to “be cool” at WoodsEdge Learning Center
Mitch Fryling, Spring 2004
Working with a young child diagnosed with autism may be a whole new experience for
some of you. We want to make sure that you get all you can out of the practicum experience.
We also want to make sure that the children get all they can out of the training you provide

them. The practicum is an educational experience for everyone. We have a few tips on how to
maximize what you can get out of the practicum.
A primary goal for practicum students is to work well with children with autism, but if
you want to survive in the competitive world of psychology (grad school/employment wise) you
need to be professional. Professionalism is a cheesy term….and we know that, but it’s
something that you need to master if you want to succeed in the real world (yes there is a
world after college, most of us just don’t see it for a long time).
In addition, you need to have great social skills to be successful in the real world. One
strange thing about social skills is that no one tells you how important those professionalisms
are or what they are, let alone, how well you are doing in the crucial area. If you don’t do well,
you won’t get the position you want, and no one will tell you the real reasons about where you
screwed up—too much hassle. This practicum is much like any other human service setting,
which makes it a great opportunity to practice such skills. We are going to tell you some of the
subtle things that will help you be a good member of the real world.
Here some specific examples of behavior of successful students and non-successful students. If
you are cool, you will use being in this practicum as an opportunity to learn how to be
successful in other situations when you graduate.:
1. Be punctual – Don’t be absent or late. Your consistent discrete-trials are crucial for your
child’s progress. If you want your child to get all he can out of each day at
WoodsEdgeyou need to be there providing services in a timely manner. Not to mention
this will increase your chances of getting a better grade, impressing your TA, Dr. Malott,
and WoodsEdge staff.
2. Keep confidentiality. – Discuss your concerns for your child or any other issues related
to the practicum (e.g., red dots, disruptive behavior, a confusing procedure) in
appropriate situations. Do not talk about your concerns in other classes, at home, or in a
bar. If you have a problem with one of the procedures you and your child are working
on, you should bring it up at seminar or privately with a TA at WoodsEdge.
3. Use school-appropriate language – Remember that you are working at a public school.
Using swearwords, making negative comments, and talking about parties and who
you’re dating are NOT appropriate. Choose appropriate topics at school. Believe it or
not we actually see a fair amount of this….even in front of children.
4. Accept feedback – Respond in a socially appropriate manner to the feedback from your
supervisor. Your supervisor means TAs, the practicum manager, undergraduate TAs,
advanced practicum students, the classroom aids, Carmen, and Dr. Malott. They are
offering suggestions from their experience in order to improve your skills. Say thank you
and try the suggestions to improve your skills.
5. Be properly assertive in disagreeing with your supervisors and expressing your
discomfort. – Your supervisors are trying to make feedback as consistent as possible,
however, as many supervisors are learning through their mistakes, they sometimes
make a mistake. If you are not happy about some feedback or suggestions, don’t roll

your eyes, be emotional, or talk back to them right away. Smile, be tactful, be rational,
be polite, and be pleasant.
All of this should be probably pretty basic for most of you, but we thought it wouldn’t hurt to
run through it again. Let’s talk about these benefits for putting in a good effort at WoodsEdge.
Benefits
Your child is going to learn more if you are professional, and put in your best effort
during the practicum. Our main priority is to provide quality behavioral interventions to
the children.
Because your grade depends on it. A good way to make sure your chances of getting
into graduate school are significantly decreased is to get a bad grade in your
undergraduate practicum.
You’ll get a great letter of recommendation from Dr. Malott, and potentially from the
classroom teacher Carmen also. Getting a good letter of recommendation is crucial to
getting accepting into graduate programs and employment agencies. Start planning
ahead for this stuff, don’t wait till the last minute to wonder where to turn for letters of
recommendation.
Doing good in the practicum will open up doors for you at WMU, like doing the
advanced practicum, research projects, etc. in the psych department. All of these
activities will enhance your employability and chances of getting into graduate
programs.
REMEMBER, THE MAJORITY OF YOUR MOTIVATION TO DO WELL IN THE PRACTICUM SHOULD
BE SO YOUR CHILD LEARNS, AND CAN EVENTUALLY FUNCTION IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE
ENVIRONMENT.
To end we’ll leave you with some examples:
#1: Tracy started the practicum without any expectations, and without having much respect for
behavior analysis during PSY 360. She was simply interested in finishing up the practicum
requirement of the Psychology major, and then continuing on to pursue her dream of becoming
a psychotherapist. Tracy was never interested in helping her child, but only in getting a good
grade. Although Tracy obtained an “A” average on quizzes, she was unable to get an “A” in the
course because she didn’t accept feedback, and frequently rolled her eyes when people made
suggestions. Not only did Tracy lose out on a great learning opportunity for herself, more
importantly her child didn’t learn as much as he could have because of her attitude. Don’t be
Tracy.
#2: Jon was in his last semester of college, and ready to finish school. He never really got great
grades, but was enthusiastic about working with one of the children in the autism preschool.
Jon was very enthusiastic, and everyone enjoyed having him around in the preschool. His child
learned a lot, and both he and the child he worked with had a lot of fun during the practicum.
Unfortunately Jon rarely came to the seminar, and when he did he didn’t do much but roll his

eyes and make cocky comments. If Jon could have got his act together he could have used this
experience to help him enter the autism job market. At least his child learned, but
unfortunately Jon’s behavior prevented him from maximizing on his opportunities. If you could,
don’t be Jon.
#3: Sherrie got great grades in PSY 360, and was excited about starting the practicum. Sherrie
was a good student, but didn’t like that people were always monitoring her at WoodsEdge. She
frequently complained about people always watching over her, despite TAs efforts to tell her
that this was our way to make sure the children are learning. Sherrie was so annoyed with the
feedback system that rather than make suggestions about how it could change she began to
contradict TAs. Sherrie would frequently do things against her TAs advice, and when asked
about it would lie. Sherrie was a great student, and could have been a great tech but wasn’t. If
Sherrie would have been able to accept feedback surely her child and she would have had a
better experience at WoodsEdge. Don’t be Sherrie.

What happens if I get bitten?
When the child does not let go with his/her teeth:
o Push the child’s head closer to you. Do not push the child away; this may cause
the skin to tear more.
o Call over the nearest TA, the teacher’s aid, or the classroom teacher to help you
get the child to release his/her jaw.
If the bite breaks the skin:
o Wash it out with soap and water in the sink by the bathrooms. The soap is really
good antibacterial soap.
In all cases:
o Stop what you are doing, call over your TA, the teacher’s aid, or the classroom
teacher to fill out an incident report.
o If there is a need because of bleeding or swelling, you will be sent to the nurse’s
office to get bandaged or to get an ice pack.
o The child’s parents will be informed of the incident. (The child is probably at
more risk than the tutor, because the child may have gotten your blood in
his/her mouth).
Prevention:
o If your child attempts to bite you and has not ever done this in the past, inform
your TA, the teacher’s aid, or the classroom teacher so we can watch this
behavior. It will also allow us to warn other tutors.
o If your child is a biter, do your best to ignore the child’s attempts to bite and
continue with the procedures. Although this is sometimes difficult (and not
always possible), do your best. Typically, the child is biting so he/she can escape
the demands that have been placed on him/her. It is also possible the child
behaves in this way for the attention resulting from the bite.

Worksheet for Seminar 2
All of the answers for this worksheet will be covered during the PowerPoint presentation in
seminar. Please fill in the answers as you watch the presentation.

1. Who arethe teachers in the classroom at WoodsEdge?

2. Who is the TA for your shift?

3. How many books do you need for this class?

4. What is the square in your booth for?

5. Name the three parts of a trial:

6. What are the phase change criteria?

7. What are the whistle blow criteria?

8. List and describe three of the codes you may need to enter on your child’s data sheets.

9. What happens to your final grade if you fail to call in to WoodsEdge when you miss a day?

10. If a student gets 7 trials correct out of 10, what percentage does he earn?

11. What type of reinforcer should always be paired with tangibles?

12. Name at least one item you should always carry with you at WoodsEdge.

13. How early should you be at WoodsEdge for the start of your shift?

14. List the four types of prompts in the prompt hierarchy:

15. List four things you can lose professionalism points for.

16. Name the six categories you will be graded on:

17. How can OAPs be earned and used?

18. If you miss seminar, you can make up the quiz later. T/F

19. To get an A in this class, you must earn:
______% in ______________________
______% in ______________________
______% in ______________________
______% in ______________________
______% in ______________________
______% in ______________________
20. What is next week’s quiz over? _______________________________

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permission to use any photos/videos taken of me while working in the Psychology 357/397
practicum. Possible uses may include presentations, training videos, etc. This list does not
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Confidentiality
As a volunteer/practicum student you will have access to confidential information about
WoodsEdgestudents. Confidential information would include anything about the students,
such as the students name, that a particular person is a student at WoodsEdgeschool, history,
education or medical diagnosis, educational program, medical treatment, and so on. You may
discuss student information with your WoodsEdgesupervisor/staff as it pertains to your
responsibilities as a volunteer/practicum student. This information is not to be discussed
outside WoodsEdgeschool/seminar or with people who are not WoodsEdge school staff (the
student’s parents, your roommate, etc.). If a volunteer/practicum student releases confidential
information to unauthorized persons, that volunteer/practicum student will be terminated as a
volunteer/practicum student.
I have read the above information about confidentiality. I understand that my services as a
volunteer/practicum student will be terminated if I disclose any information about
WoodsEdgestudents outside of the school or to unauthorized persons.

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