ONLINE ASSIGNMENT: MN BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION RULE

 

Link to the MN Behavioral Intervention Rule: (if this link does not work, you will need to copy the address from this page and put in the URL box to find the information.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3525/2900.html

Link to MN Rule

Please use this web site to answer the following questions. I would suggest you copy these questions to a word processing document and then type your answers as you review the rule. The behavioral rule starts at Subp. 5. You will need to scroll past the transition information to find it. In some cases you will need to use the links in the description to find answers to questions. I will collect your responses in class on Wednesday, October 6th. Remember, this information will only be available on my web site until Tuesday, October 5th approximately 12:00 noon. It would be wise to use the class time on Monday to be sure you complete the assignment. You can work in groups but each group member must hand in their own responses on Wednesday.

  1. What are the two types of Regulated Procedures?
  2. What are the Conditional Procedures identified in the rule?
  3. Define "aversive procedure" and "aversive stimulus", according to the rule.
  4. Is the use of a Conditional Procedure documented in the IEP?
  5. To use a Conditional Procedure the IEP team must:
    1. Identify the frequency and severity of target behavior.
      1. How would you do this?
    2. Identify two positive interventions implemented and the effectiveness of each.
      1. Provide two examples of positive interventions (you may have to look to the next assigned chapter for this information).
    3. Design and implement regulated intervention based on present levels of performance, need, goals and objectives, and document in the IEP.
      1. How would a graph and a research design contribute to this criteria?
  6. What are the Prohibited Procedures identified in the rule?
  7. Define "corporal punishment".
  8. Provide an example of this Prohibited Procedure: "requiring a pupil to assume and maintain a specified physical position, activity, or posture that induces physical pain as an aversive procedure".
  9. Provide an example of this Prohibited Procedure: "presentation of intense sounds, lights, or other sensory stimuli as an aversive stimulus".
  10. Provide an example of this Prohibited Procedure: "use of noxious smell, taste, substance, or spray as an aversive stimulus".
  11. Can we take a person's wheelchair or wheelchair away as a punishment for a behavior?
  12. Can we use faradic skin shock?
  13. Can we put a student in a study carrel as a punishment for a behavior?
  14. Can we put a student in a study carrel to eliminate distractions when working on an assignment?
  15. Can we use a consequent stimulus of not allowing the student to go to lunch?
  16. Can we refuse to let a student go to the bathroom?
  17. What must guide our behavioral interventions with students if we have not documented procedures in the IEP?
  18. How often can we use a Conditional Procedure that is not documented in the IEP as an emergency procedure? Then what do we need to do? Can we continue to use the Conditional Procedure? When does the IEP team need to meet? What information do we need to provide to parents and when?
  19. What would you do to implement each of these elements of time out?
    1. specific criteria for returning the pupil to the routine activities and regular education environment
    2. an evaluation to determine whether seclusion is contraindicated for psychological or physical health reasons
    3. provision for the pupil to be continuously monitored by trained staff;
    4. adequate access to drinking water and to a bathroom for a time-out that exceeds 15 minutes;
    5. documentation of the length of time spent in each time-out procedure and the number of occurrences each school day
  20. Review these descriptors of an appropriate time out environment. We will talk more about this when we discuss negative punishment procedures.
    1. a safe environment for the pupil where all fixtures are tamper proof, walls and floors are properly covered, and control switches are located immediately outside the room;
    2. an observation window or other device to permit continuous monitoring of the pupil
    3. a space that is at least five feet by six feet or substantially equivalent to these dimensions and be large enough to allow the pupil to stand, to stretch the pupil's arms, and to lie down
    4. be well-lighted, well-ventilated, adequately heated, and clean
    5. all applicable fire and safety codes.
  21. If a parent changes their mind about a Behavior Intervention Plan that has been written into an IEP, what must we do?