Discussion:
Functional Communication Training
Questions:
1. Describe a different behavior from one that you detailed in the first discussion that you believe would be a good candidate for use with the Functional Communication Training (FCT) method or behavior change.
2. Discuss the specifics of how you would use this antecedent intervention to change your client's behavior, and why it is considered an antecedent intervention.
3. Make sure to include details regarding whether or not this method used either abolishing operations or establishing operations, and why this is important to note.
4. Describe any unintended consequences or behaviors that might arise when using this method of behavior change, and how you might plan for these unintended changes ahead of time.
5. How can unintended behavior changes impact upon other behaviors already in a client's behavioral repertoire?
6. What are some of the unique ethical concerns that go along with implementing this type of behavior change plan?