Unit 9 Assignment Case Study TranscriptsUnit 9 Assignment Case Study TranscriptsCase 1 The Case of EmilyYour newest client is 6-year-old Emily who was referred to you by her pediatricpsychologist because she has been engaging in challenging behaviors. Her parentstell you that her challenges started when she started first grade. She told her parentsthat she did no

Unit 9 Assignment Case Study Transcripts

Unit 9 Assignment Case Study Transcripts
Case 1: The Case of Emily
Your newest client is 6-year-old Emily who was referred to you by her pediatric
psychologist because she has been engaging in challenging behaviors. Her parents
tell you that her challenges started when she started first grade. She told her parents
that she did not want to go to school because it was not fun anymore. Initially, she
was just reluctant to go but now she is having screaming tantrums in which she cries
and bangs her head on the floor. At the same time that the tantrums started
occurring, Emily also began to refuse to sleep in her own bed; she would only fall
asleep if she was in her parents' bed. Sometimes, Emily's parents would wait until she
fell asleep and then carry her back to her own room. However, Emily often would wake
up and then cry and scream and wake the entire family. Both parents feel tired and
frustrated and have now resigned themselves to allowing Emily to sleep in their room.
Her parents have been very concerned about these outbursts and initially let her stay
home from school while they tried to figure out what was bothering her. A meeting
with Emily's teacher revealed that she generally behaves well at school and her basic
academic skills appear to be at grade level. As a behavior analyst, you need to decide
what to do first to help Emily and her family.
Case 2: The Case of Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith just walked into your office because he is having problems at work and he
needs the help of a behavior analyst. Mr. Smith owns a company that manufactures
custom figure skates. It is a small company with 30 employees who are all trained to
do the highly specialized work it takes to make these skates. For the last year,
absenteeism has become a big problem. In fact, so many employees are absent so
often that the company has not been able to keep up with their productivity in order to
meet important deadlines. This has threatened the health of the company. Mr. Smith
first tried offering coffee and donuts in the morning to show his employees that they
were highly valued. This did not change anything. He also held a meeting and
explained to everyone that if the absenteeism continued and their productivity
continues to drop, the factory may have to close down permanently. This made the
absenteeism worse. So Mr. Smith has come to your office hoping you can help him
with his employees.