Questions and Answers
What is Article 9?
A requirement of the Arizona Administrative Code that supports a law related to the rights of the people we support.
Who needs to follow Article 9? (Select all that apply)
Who is not required to follow Article 9? (Select all that apply)
What does Positive Behavior Support focus on?
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What are the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities?
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What is Active Listening?
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What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
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What is Chaining?
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What are Cues/Prompts?
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What is Differential Reinforcement?
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What is Environmental Manipulation?
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When does an individual need a behavior plan?
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What defines the use of behavior modifying medications?
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What are sanctions related to non-compliance?
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Study Notes
Article 9 Overview
- Establishes requirements within the Arizona Administrative Code aimed at protecting the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Underpins methods and teaching techniques for HCBS providers and others involved in supporting these individuals.
Compliance and Applicability
- Article 9 must be adhered to by HCBS providers, day program providers, and group home providers.
- Therapists funded by DDD, developmental home providers, and intermediate care facilities also have to comply.
- Police, schools, doctors, and unpaid family members are not bound by Article 9.
Individual Rights Under Article 9
- Individuals have rights to protection against abuse and access to educational, employment, and property rights.
- Rights include the ability to own property, marry, petition, and receive humane living conditions.
- Right to a personalized support plan and to be free from unnecessary medications and excessive restrictions.
Positive Behavior Support
- Focus on compassion and understanding of the reasons behind difficult behaviors.
- Aims to facilitate behavioral changes through supportive methods rather than punitive actions.
Consent and Decision Making
- Individuals must be fully informed and give voluntary consent without coercion.
- Assistance for making informed choices is permissible from significant others, as long as it remains coercion-free.
Green Light Techniques
- Techniques designed to promote positive behaviors, with methods including:
- Active Listening: Communicative engagement methods ensuring understanding and acknowledgment.
- Differential Reinforcement: Ensuring positive behaviors are encouraged while discouraging negative ones.
- Chaining: Breaking tasks into smaller steps that cue subsequent actions.
- Modeling: Demonstrating desired behaviors for individuals to imitate.
- Shaping: Gradual reinforcement of behavior that approaches the desired target.
- Token Economies: Reward systems that allow individuals to earn symbols for good behavior, exchangeable for larger rewards.
Alternative Behavior Plans
- Necessary when a person exhibits continuous inappropriate behavior that disrupts learning or poses risks.
- Should include detailed descriptions of behaviors, baseline data, and environmental considerations.
- Plans must list alternative outcomes and strategies for teaching these behaviors, including reinforcement schedules and training personnel.
Yellow and Red Light Techniques
- Yellow Light Techniques: Involve strategies that involve some restrictions or force, such as protective devices or behavior-modifying medications.
- Red Light Techniques: Utilization of seclusion, physical restraints, or punitive medications that infringe upon individual rights and should be avoided.
Monitoring and Sanctions
- Behavior plans must be monitored to ensure appropriate implementation, staff training, and data collection.
- Non-compliance with Article 9 can result in licensing repercussions and administrative actions against providers.
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Description
This quiz covers the key elements of Article 9 from the Arizona Administrative Code, focusing on the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities. It provides an overview of compliance requirements for various providers as well as the rights granted to individuals under this legislation.
