Off Task Behavior Case Study

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Client
Christopher Robin is an eleven-year old male who attends the 6th grade gifted class at George Brown Middle School. Christopher was chosen for the gifted program after completing a number of assessments in grade 4, although he is needing to work on his time management, working independently and staying on-task. He is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which he takes medication for daily.
While there has been concern, regarding Christopher’s off-task behaviour there has not been any look into a behavioural assessment until now.
Target Behaviour
The target behaviour for Christopher is off-task behaviour, which needs to be decelerated. Off-task behaviour was chosen because Christopher spends most of his time in class not engaging with the class …show more content…

Operational Definition. Off task behaviour is defined as any time Christopher is not engaging physically or verbally with materials; is not looking at the smart/chalkboard, teacher, or activity sheet; is not contributing to or writing/reading the assigned task; is not following along on the correct page; and is not quiet when he is expected to work independently. Off-task behaviour can include playing with hands, items on desk (pencil, loose paper, drink bottle, ruler, and scissors), distracting others with non-learning talk, head on desk, walking around the room without permission, rocking back and forth on chair, rapidly shaking head back and forth, and banging hands on desk loudly for a duration of 10 seconds or more.
Treatment Plan Treatment plan for Christopher would be differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI). Tally marks are used as tokens since they have been suggested when working with older learners (Donnelly, 2016). When Christopher engages in target behavior, within 10 seconds after

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