766 Alignment Chart

Kelly Thorell

Below I have included my alignment chart that has established terminal and
enabling objectives for training behavioral therapists to demonstrate the
principals of discrete trial therapy, mass trials and expanded trials. The
purpose of the alignment chart is to establish what the trainees will need to
know when working with a client and teaching new items, how will they be
assessed on these objectives and what type of activities will be created to
get them there. The alignment chart is created to establish a visual guide to
show how the objectives will be achieved.
Problem Identification:
Early intensive behavioral therapy organization for children with Autism
needs to find a more efficient way to streamline and organize their training
of new behavioral therapists. The current process is time consuming,
unorganized and inconsistent. The solution is to reorganize, revamp, and
develop new tools for the trainees and trainers to use to restructure the
process. Trainees will have access to more support strategies, clearly defined
expectations and a cohesive training process.
Delivery options:
Instruction will be blended using videos demonstrating various components
of discrete trial therapy, face to face lectures using Power Point presentations
to teach procedures which will give critical information to the training
process. Role play exercises will be used so trainees can demonstrate skills
they have acquired and one-on-one training with a client and a trainer to
apply these skills.

Terminal Objective: The trainee will demonstrate principles of discrete trial

therapy with a client and trainer.
Enabling
Objectives
The trainee
will give a
clear and
concise
instruction,
wait for the

Assessment
Idea
After
discussion on
discrete trial,
set up Role
play
scenarios,

Absorb
Activity
Presentation/
Video

Do Activity
Practice /
Role play

Connect
Activity
Job Aide
cheat sheet
for the
discrete trial
sequence

client to
respond and
give a
consequence
immediately
following a
response (e.g.,
praise or an
informational
no).

practice with
client and
evaluate
through
observation.

The trainee
will
automatically
prompt the
following
response after
two incorrect
responses
have been
given by the
client.
The trainee
will define 6/7
terminology
terms used in
discrete trial
therapy to a
trainer (e.g.,
discriminative
stimulis,
Response and
Prompts).

After
discussion on
discrete trial,
set up Role
play
scenarios,
practice with
client and
evaluate
through
observation.
After Power
Point
presentation,
pass out quiz
on
terminology.

Presentation/
Video

Practice/
Role play

Presentation

Practice
Quiz

Job Aideincluded in
above cheat
sheet a
note to
prompt a
response
after two
incorrect
responses.

Terminal Objective: The trainee will demonstrate the steps of mass trials and
expansion when introducing a new target to the client.
Enabling
Objectives
The trainee will
start off each
sitting with two
mastered

Assessment
Idea
After
discussion on
Mass Trial and
Expansion

Absorb
Do Activity
Activity
Presentation/ Practice /
video
Role Play
Quiz

Connect
Activity
Job Aideusing a
Cheat Sheet
for steps in

items and
continue
where they
last left off in
the second
sitting.

sequence,
Role play
scenarios,
practice with
client and
evaluate
through
observation
and quiz.
When
After
introducing a
discussion on
new target, the Mass Trial and
trainee will
Expansion
Probe the
sequence,
target two
Role play
times before
scenarios,
teaching the
practice with
item or moving client and
on to the next
evaluate
target.
through
observation
and quiz.
When in the
After
mass trial
discussion on
phase, the
Mass Trial and
trainee will
Expansion
prompt the
sequence,
correct
Role play
response a
scenarios,
minimum of
practice with
two times
client and
before
evaluate
requiring an
through
independent
observation
response.
and quiz.
The trainee will After
use expanded
discussion on
trials after the
Mass Trial and
mass trial
Expansion
phase.
sequence,
Role play
scenarios,
practice with
client and
evaluate
through

the sequence
for mass
trials and
expansion
process.
Rhetoric
QuestionsWhat would
happen if?
Presentation/ Practice/
Video
Role Play
Quiz

Presentation/ Practice /
Video
Role Play
Quiz

Presentation/ Practice/
Video
Role Play
Quiz

If the client
gives two
incorrect
responses
during the
expansion
process, the
trainee will go
back to the
mass trial
phase.

observation
and quiz.
After
discussion on
Mass Trial and
Expansion
sequence,
Role play
scenarios,
practice with
client and
evaluate
through
observation
and quiz.

Presentation/ Practice /
Video
Role Play
Quiz