Capella University Verbal Behavior Analysis
Verbal Behavior – VB-MAPP
Jayden is a 2-year-old male who has demonstrated delays in language and motor milestones. Jayden began consistently walking at 18 months old and demonstrates difficulty echoing words and sounds. Jayden’s parents report that he demonstrates 10 total mands when requesting items, though the word approximations are often difficult to understand.
Jayden received his diagnosis two weeks ago and is scheduled to attend an ABA center as soon as an opening is available. The VB-MAPP milestone assessment was completed by a board certified behavior analyst as a baseline assessment of his skills.
Before beginning this assignment, take some time to review Jayden’s VB-MAPP Milestone Scoring Form and compare it to the VB-MAPP protocol book to evaluate Jayden’s current skill level. (Your instructor will explain how to use the protocol book in your ICS session this week.)
For this assignment, complete the following:
- Describe some of Jayden’s strengths. Use specific examples from the milestone assessment to support your reasoning.
- Describe some of Jayden’s deficits. Use specific examples from the milestone assessment to support your reasoning.
- Based on Jayden’s current skill sets, identify at least 10 milestone goals that should be written into Jayden’s program. Be sure to select goals from different verbal operants and skill sets. For example: Social 13-M: Intraverbally responds to 5 different questions or statements from peers.
- Which is the highest priority for Jayden’s therapists to work on? Why?
- Which level (1, 2, or 3) of Jayden’s milestones should be prioritized? Why?
- Explain why the milestone goals you selected are socially significant for Jayden.
- Define the term splinter skills and explain how they should be addressed for Jayden.
Assignment Requirements
- Describe the client’s strengths and deficits.
- Identify at least 10 appropriate milestone goals for the client’s program.
- Explain why the client’s selected milestone goals are socially significant.
- Define the concept of splinter skills.
- Explain how splinter skills should be addressed for the client.
