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Consider this scenario: A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from the nursing home facility when unattended, and verbal aggression that has caused disruptions to the other nursing home residents. A review of the files shows that the nursing home contracted with a BCaBA who did not conduct afunctional behavior assessmentbutadvisedsetting limits, being consistent with rules, and blocking Juan from engaging in problem behavior. The nursing home staff decided to incorporate these strategies byrestrictingJuan from accessing the courtyard or roaming the halls, leaving him to stay all day in his room with only accompanied walks to therapies and the dining hall. Juan's behaviors escalated and they have stated they will be ordering the use of chemical restraints to block occurrences of the problem behavior.

For this assignment, complete the following:

Consider Bailey and Burch's XXXXXXXXXXrisk-benefit analysis model, taught in ICS. Use thisRisk-Benefit Analysis Template [DOCX]to outline the risks and benefits of abehavior analyticprocedure (remember chemical restraints arenotbehavior analytic).
Prepare a formal letter to the familywith your recommendations. Include a copy of the worksheet you used with your notes to conduct the risk-benefit analysis.
Analyze, within the letter, at least five BACB ethical code elements that are relevant to your discussed behavior analytic procedure and this scenario.

Assignment Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting:References and citations are formatted according to current APA style guidelines.Review theEvidence and APAsection of the Writing Center for more information on how to cite your sources.
Resources:2–4 recent, scholarly or professional resources.
Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to a title page and a references page.

Refer to theMS in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Research Guidefor help finding resources.

Refer to the Risk-Benefit Analysis of a Controversial Intervention rubric to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.

Reference

Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2016).Ethics for behavior analysts(3rd ed.).Routledge.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

Competency 2: Analyze ethical responsibilities related to practitioner-client relationships and practitioner-family relationships.
- Outline the risks and benefits of a behavior analytic procedure for the given scenario using the risk-benefit worksheet.
- Provide a recommendation to family members in letter format based on the given scenario.
Competency 3: Evaluate assessment and intervention methods using the BACB ethical code.
- Analyze, within the letter, the use of a behavior analytic procedure using at least five relevant BACB ethics codes.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.
- Demonstrate compliance with current APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.

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Anjali · Accepted Answer

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To the family of Juan, (It is okay to make up the names of the family members.)
Hello,
I want to show gratitude that you have opted this hospital for the care of your grandfather, Jaun severely suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. We are doing our best to manage the behavior of Jaun but the thing is Jaun is engaged in frequent elopement from the nursing home and involved in verbal aggression that consequent disruption to the other residents of the home care. It is quite difficult to manage the Jaun’s behavior but we are trying our best to manage the implication involved in his behavior. It is our foremost responsibility to manage these implications according to first ethical code of conduct defined by BCaBA (Board Certified Behavior Analysis), therefore we have decided to block the Jaun’s behavior from engaging in problem that is including the Jaun’s restriction from accessing the courtyard roaming in the halls. The major benefit of this conduct is the safety of the other patients who are residing in the home care. The quality of care can be provided to the different patients by the use of this approach, despite having benefits there are some risks related to this code of conduct that the feeling of biasness would be there in the mind of corresponding patient. Another risks related to cost of hiring an attendant or professional to manage the implications involved in the application of code of conduct. Specific training cost would be involved to hire the person who has the skills to manage or deal with the patients suffering from specific disease (Jönsson et al., 2024).
According to second ethical code of conduct, we are truthful to you by informing you the scenario that from now onward he will stay in his room all the day so that the inconvenience that is being faced by the other home residents can be avoided. It is the major responsibility of our staff to provide the better environment to the number of patients who are admitted in the home care. Jaun’s behavior is getting escalated day by day and we have decided to use the chemicals to block the occurrences of the problem behavior that is issues of concern for the other patients who are the residents of the home care (Panghal & Flora, 2024).  Being true to the family of the patient help to provide an overview of the mental conditions of the patient and transparency between the officials and family members can be build up by the use of this approach. Sometime it is quite hard to make them understand or accept the reality that their loved one is undergoing hardship.

Consider this scenario: A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from...

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