RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Crisis Prevention and Safety 1

Question 1

A client's behavior plan includes a crisis protocol. Who is ultimately responsible for developing and approving that protocol?

Accepted Answer

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) supervising the case

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The RBT who works most frequently with the client

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The client's parents or legal guardians

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The facility administrator or program director

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a setting event that may increase the likelihood of a behavioral crisis during a session?

Accepted Answer

The client did not sleep well the night before

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The RBT provides a preferred activity at the start of session

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The room temperature is kept at the client's preferred level

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The session begins at the client's usual scheduled time

Question 3

During a session, a client begins escalating rapidly and the BCBA supervisor is not immediately reachable. What is the MOST appropriate action for the RBT?

Accepted Answer

Implement the crisis procedures outlined in the approved behavior intervention plan

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Discontinue all programming and wait silently until the client calms

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Use any restraint technique the RBT believes is safe to stop escalation quickly

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End the session immediately and send the client home

Question 4

After a behavioral crisis, which action BEST supports the client's return to a calm and regulated state?

Accepted Answer

Providing access to preferred items or activities once the client is calm and safe

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Immediately re-presenting all tasks that were avoided during the crisis

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Delivering a verbal reprimand to discourage future crisis behavior

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Requiring the client to apologize before resuming the session

Question 5

An RBT observes that a client's behavioral crises most often occur in a loud, crowded environment. Which preventive strategy directly addresses this pattern?

Accepted Answer

Ignoring all problem behavior that occurs in loud settings

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Increasing the number of demands presented per session

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Conducting sessions in a quieter, less stimulating space when possible

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Reducing the client's access to all preferred items throughout the day

Question 6

Which piece of information is MOST critical to include when documenting a crisis incident involving a client?

Accepted Answer

An objective description of the behaviors observed, the antecedents, and the consequences applied

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The RBT's personal opinion about why the client behaved that way

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A comparison of this incident to crises that occurred with other clients

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The RBT's recommendation for changing the client's diagnosis