INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
Applied Behavior Analysis
(also known as Intensive Behavioral Intervention or IBI) involves the breakdown of all skills into
small, discrete tasks, taught in a highly structured and hierarchical
manner. Central to the successful application
of this method is the art of differential reinforcement. That is, the therapist, parent, or caregiver
learns how to systematically reward or reinforce desired behavior, and ignore,
redirect, or discourage inappropriate behaviors. Also central to any well-run behavioral program is the
therapist’s close monitoring of what is working and what is not working. Data on all the child’s learning are
recorded regularly, and the therapist adjusts the teaching programs and
protocol with respect to what the data indicate about the child’s progress.
(Catherine Maurice, 1996)
2: August 12, 2002