ABC Charts and Surrogate Parents Posttest

Which of the following are target behaviors?

• refusal

• being given instruction

• being redirected

__________ is how long the behavior lasts?

• a consequence

• intensity

• duration

Which factors would be needed to track a behavior?

• it should be observable (or it should happen)

• it should last more than a day

• it should not interfere with instruction

Which type of factor is calling a parent after a student demonstrates a tracked behavior?

• antecedent

• behavior

• consequence

Which type of factor is a change in routine for a student?

• consequence

• antecedent

• contributing factor

TRUE or FALSE: A guardian ad litem can usually be a foster parent in an IEP meeting for a student whose biological parents do not have custody.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why is it a conflict of interest for a therapeutic foster parent to serve as a surrogate parent during an IEP meeting for a student whose biological parents do not have custody?

• because the therapeutic foster parent is usually not able to attend an IEP meeting

• because services that a student needs at school could impact the services the student needs at home, therefore potentially creating a benefit for the therapeutic foster parent

• because the therapeutic foster parent would probably not have enough training to make informed decisions for the student