A – AFFECTION

“Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other.” – Roman 12:10 (NLV)

In his book The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis wrote about four types of love published in 1960. One of these loves is Affection (storge).

Affection is the most encompassing love that conveys being safe and comfortable. We can feel affection in various ways, from memories of familiar sounds and smells.

We can feel affection for another person from memories. Also, we can feel affection with familiar sounds, such as the pitter-patter of children’s feet on Christmas morning.

We can feel affection from comforting smells such as freshly baked cookies.

Affection becomes a part of the relationship. C.S. Lewis states this is the most common love we experience in our day-to-day lives.

Question: How can you encourage families and couples to reflect on memories in their relationship that gives Affection for one another?

Resource

Lewis, C. S. (1960). The Four Loves. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Overview

The measurement system is a very important aspect of an intervention plan. Data from the measurement system tell us if our plan is working!

The type of measurement system you select should be carefully considered to avoid over- or underreported behavior or a system that does not tell you what you need to know.

The feasibility of the measurement system must be carefully considered as well, or you may end up with no data at all.

Measurement: Explain the process of measurement you will use to track the progress of your case study.

In your explanation, take into consideration environmental variables, available resources, and behavior of interest relevant to your case study.

Remember, applied behavior analysts measure behavior to answer questions about the existence and nature of functional relations between socially significant behavior and environmental variables.

Data Display: Select an appropriate form of visual display of behavioral data (I chose line graphs) from which valid and reliable decisions are best analyzed in your case study.

The visual format you select should depend on the type of raw data you collect from your case study and the primary purpose of its evaluation.

Please be sure your graph includes baseline as well as intervention data.

Data-Based Decisions: Justify how the selected form of data display will best allow you to make data-based decisions for your case study.

The primary function of graphic displays of behavioral data is to communicate quantitative relations. Take into consideration validity, accuracy, and reliability of data based on

References:

Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1987). Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of the Association for Behavior Analysis, 14, 91-97.

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied behavior analysis (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Watson, T. S., & Workman, E. (Eds.). (2002). Best practices in behavior analysis with persons with developmental disabilities. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Describe components of the comprehensive school counseling program that will address the goal of increasing the number of students involved in postsecondary educational and training opportunities;

include specific details for each… Specific goal(s) of transition program (SMART goal), Describe pre-assessment (pretest) data you will collect to use for outcome, measure (needs assessment, standardized test scores, matriculation numbers, etc.)

According to ASCA, the program should cover the three developmental domains, which are academic, career goals and social/ emotional support. Additionally, the program should include the professional competencies, skills and abilities required of a school counselor managing the program.

Chapter 14 notes the impact of motivation on alcohol use disorders and discusses Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change Model (2005) and Miller and Rollnick’s Motivational Interviewing Model (2002) as theoretical frameworks for working with this disorder.

After viewing the 2 videos on treating alcohol use disorders and substance use disorders, discuss the patient’s motivation level for change that you observe in both videos, noting the particular stage of change as described in Prochaska and DiClemente’s model (Precontemplation, Contemplation, etc.) that they are in.

Further describe any techniques that you observe the therapist using as outlined by Miller and Rollnick in their FRAMES elements of therapeutic techniques (Feedback, Responsibility, etc).

Finally, describe any differences you note between the treatment in the videos and the treatments outlined in the textbook chapters for these disorders.