...As discussed in class, functional behavior assessment (FBA) is the process of determining the cause, or “function”, of behavior before developing an intervention. The intervention must be based on the hypothesized cause, or function, of the behavior. This specific assessment focused primarily on my boyfriend who has a habit of smoking cigarettes. I used a variety of functional behavior assessment tools, such as an ABC data sheet, functional analysis screening tools (FAST), and a motivational assessment scale (MAS). These findings helped me guide and development possible strategies to decrease his behavior of constantly smoking cigarettes. His behavior was observed in different settings and during different activities. After using the ABC...
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...Assessments: What are the Ethical Concerns and how to tell what Type will Work best Desmond Demetrice Edwards April 10, 2013 This assignment will discuss different types of assessments that can be administered to the clients aforementioned in order to properly develop a course of action to help assist them with their individual needs. For instance, what can be done to help this young man cope with his personal and family life? Is there any way that an assessment can help him rediscover the joys of life? Is it possible for the 41 year old divorcee to inner peace, and if so, how will an assessment correlate with this? Also, can the academic careers of the two students somehow be salvaged? This paper will delve into the different historical and contextual considerations for these clients in hopes that one can find similarities in the cases given. In addition, this paper will discuss the ethical and personal issues that could hinder an assessment from bearing the fruit that is needed to help these people in crisis find an alternative to the madness. Assessments can definitely either assist or hurt a client’s chance of recovery especially if the wrong one is given to them. B.F Skinner said in 1938 that, “we need to go beyond mere observation to a study of functional relationships” and that, “we may only do this by finding variables of which behavior is a function” (Steege & Watson 2009, p. 1). These quotes have a lot of meaning behind them. Skinner...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Functional Health Pattern |Toddler |Preschool-Aged |School-Aged | |Assessment (FHP) |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: | |Pattern of Health Perception and|*Toddlers rely on their parents for |*Preschoolers now have an interest of being curious|*School age children perceive health as by germ | |Health Management: |health promotion. Parents should |about the body of the opposite sex. |theory, punishment theory, or external forces | | |model the perceptions and behavior |*The perception of their external body is based on |theory. | |List two normal assessment |desired for health promotion. |they see and do, but internally is vague. |* They understand their health regarding symptoms, | |findings that would be | | |and are able to participate in health promotion. | |characteristic for each age | | | | |group. ...
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...SCBH’s process in developing a behavioral treatment plan includes completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA). “An FBA is an approach that incorporates a variety of techniques and strategies to diagnose the causes and to identify likely interventions intended to address problem behaviors. In other words, the FBA looks beyond the demonstrated behavior and focuses, instead, upon identifying biological, social, affective, and environmental factors that initiate, sustain, or end the target behavior. This approach is important because it leads the observer beyond the “symptom” (the behavior) to the underlying motivation for it.” ( New Mexico Teachers Manual**** get correct citation***). There are several components that are involved prior...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | Toddlers have little to no understanding of heath and it is the caregiver’s responsibility for health management. Toddlers should be able to wash their hands and learning to brush teeth with the guidance of a parent. | This age group can verbalize pain and are very curious about how their body works. Preschoolers may view the inside of their body as “empty” because they can’t see what’s inside. | School aged children are aware of how their body functions and are aware for the need for well checkups. They also have a better understanding of health and illness. | | The child may not have white teeth and the nurse may notice decay. Poor overall health appearance, not well maintained by parents. | They can experience fear of mutilation and death at this age. Immunizations are an important part of overall health and are at risk for infection if not up to date. | They can learn poor health habits...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS - 434V – Health Assessment October 20, 2013 Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt During the toddler years, children are gaining a better sense of control over their bodies, food choices, toys they play with and even the clothes they choose to wear. When they accomplish this, they have great sense of confidence, however if they do not accomplish this stage, they are left feeling doubtful and unsure (Cherry, 2013). | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. GuiltDuring preschool age, kids are gaining a control to world by playing and interacting with others. When they fulfill their need of control and ability to socialize with others they do not lack self-doubt (Cherry, 2013). | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. InferiorityDuring the school age years, children develop through social interactions, encouragement from parents, teachers and peers, and gain a sense of pride in their accomplishments. Without the right encouragement and play with others, they may not develop the self-confidence (Cherry, 2013). | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame (McLeod, 2013) | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt (McLeod, 2013) | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority (McLeod, 2013) | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: (Edelman, 2010) (Jarvis, 2012) (McLeod, 2013) List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | Able to express feeling bad/sick but have little understanding of the meaning of health. Depend on the caregiver for health management. Ready for independent activities. Often imitate parents or caregivers. Ex. brushing teeth on their own but unaware of the health benefits. | Able to verbalize when in pain or not feeling well. Curious about their body and its functions. View the internal body to be hollow. | Aware of how their body functions and when it is sick or not functioning properly. Have abstract thought and understand the definition of health and factors causing illness. Cultural influences contribute to their perception of illness. | | Risk for injury r/t accidental exposure and environmental dangers. Risk for poor health maintenance r/t caregiver knowledge deficit. | Risk...
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...Vision, auditory, smell, touch, and taste are the five senses that most individuals use on a daily basis to complete their activities. Some are forced to work without one of these five which can add difficulty to their lives. Alterations can be made and life goes on but an individual could feel that they are still missing something. Different professions can shift the importance of sense from equally distributed to a skewed relationship. A chef would utilize taste and smell over their other senses to achieve a masterpiece. In contrast, in the professional student role, more individuals disregard taste and smell as a necessity to achieve their goals, leaving the other three to help them. Just like the chef has a masterful palate to raise the earning potential, so does each student have a sense that aids in boosting their learning potential. Like the human senses, there are five major learning styles which students can fall into: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal which is a combination of two or more. Vark learning institute has developed a test in which to help students discover which one, or more, style they will succeed in. Multimodal students are able to learn from more than one learning style and often succeed when not restricting themselves to only one avenue to learn. The combination between two styles can aid an individual in maximizing learning and test taking abilities. For these styles do not only focus on learning but also applying that learning...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame/ Doubt | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | A toddler may complain that they feel sick. At this stage, parents or caregivers are responsible for health management. Health promotion can be taught to toddlers by teaching the importance of personal hygiene and nutrition, ie. taking vitamins. | Preschoolers have an accurate perception about their own bodies, but do not understand yet that there are vital processes and organs internally. Preschoolers can localize and verbalize pain. | School-aged children have a good grasp on body systems and what’s occurring during illness. School-aged children are developing cognitively, therefore are beginning to understand concepts related to health promotion, such as importance of eating well and visiting the doctor. | | Toddlers have a higher instance of accidental injuries due to environmental hazards and developing bodies. Nutrition may be affected if caregivers are not knowledgeable about...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: AUTONOMY VS SHAME & DOUBT WILL TOILET TRAINING | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: INITIATIVE VS GUILT PURPOSE EXPLORATION | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY COMPETENCE SCHOOL | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | Toddlers are ready to develop a sense of self and separate from their parents, and understanding and respecting this evolving independence is a common parental challenge. (Edelman&Mandle, 2010). Toddlers depend and rely on their parents/ caregivers for health management | Preschoolers are naturally curious And are capable of being actively involved in health promotion and prevention including oral care, bathing | School age children perceive health as it relates to the germ theory School age children are passive by asking fewer questions regarding their health. | | Parents may fall into pattern of illness care, missing the continued opportunity to receive antipatory guidance and health promotion information until preschool or school requirements bring them back in. (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2008) Parents have inaccurate...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Toddler |Preschool-Aged |School-Aged | |(FHP) |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: | | | | | | | |Autonomy vs. Shame and |Initiative vs. Guilt |Industry vs. Inferiority | | |Doubt | | | |Pattern of Health Perception and Health | | |. | |Management: |1. Dependent upon parents and caregivers|1. Normal Heart Rate is 40-70 beats |1. Ability to accept responsibility for | | |for teaching, modeling perceptions and |per minute. |some aspects of personal care. | |List two normal assessment findings that |good practices where health care is |2. Curiosity regarding...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Ball & Bindler,2003). | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt (Ball & Bindler,2003). | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority (Ball & Bindler,2003). | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | The toddler’s sense of autonomy or independence is shown by controlling body excretions, saying no when asked to do something, and directing motor activity. Children who are consistently criticized for expressions of autonomy of for lack of control-for example, during toilet training-will develop a sense of shame about themselves and doubt in their abilities (Ball & Bindler,2003). When a toddler dosent feels well they are able to say they are sick. Health management is dependent on the caregiver. Brushing teeth and washing hands are basic health promotional activities that a toddler can perform at the direction of a parent. Toddlers are poor historians of health screenings. Few toddler teeth are present at this stage. Proper care is needed to avoid dental carries. At risk for poor health maintenance if parents lack...
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...Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt (Edelman & Mandle, 2010) | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt (Edelman & Mandle, 2010) | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority (Edelman & Mandle, 2010) | Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | The toddler will perform activities like cleaning teeth when told to do so. An older toddler can state when they do not feel well. Toddlers depend upon caregivers for directions and health maintenance. | At this stage it is normal for the child to be curious about its body parts and function. A preschooler will say when he/she is in pain. May associate pain with being bad. | At this stage the child may be able to correlate ill feeling with a cause in an abstract way for example too much candy equals cavities. Child may be aware of how culture plays into health. | | Toddlers are at highest risk for environmental hazards because they cannot predict what is safe or not. Toddler may not be up to date on immunizations | At this stage they begin testing their independence and may be at risk for accidents such as falls. May have...
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...Running head: FAMILY ASSESSMENT Family Assessment Lisa Barnes-Powell Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V April 1, 2012 Family Assessment Family is a set of interacting individuals related by blood, marriage, cohabitation or adoption who independently performs relevant functions by fulfilling expected roles (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 173). The student was instructed to perform a family assessment. She chooses the Isaacs family to do the assessment on. Annette is 47 years old. She is a nurse practitioner, she is 5ft 5inches and weighs 290lbs. Howard is 46 years old. He is an over the road tractor trailer driver. He is 6ft tall and weighs 220 lbs. Jermaine is 18 years old and he is a student. He is 6ft 2 inches tall and weighs 330lbs. Jordan is 10 years old. He is a student as well he I 5ft 6 inches tall and weighs 140 lbs. The student started her assessment with the family’s health perception. Annette and Howard both have type 2 diabetes and Jermaine was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the past 30 days. Jordan was diagnosed with ADHD within the last month and was placed on medication. Annette is a nurse and knows she has to make lifestyle changes to get her family back to optimal health. A. Isaacs (personal communication, March 27, 2012) stated” I have been cooking healthier less fried foods and more baked foods. I also have been trying to get the boys to eat more vegetables which is not easy”. She also stated a desire to...
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