Amanda, a BCBA, is about to start with a new client Johnny w…
Amanda, a BCBA, is about to start with a new client Johnny who is an 8-year-old male. His mother reports to Amanda that her son engages in high frequency self-injurious behavior in the form of hitting himself in the cheek with a closed fist near his jaw line. While conducting a behavioral interview, Amanda asks the mother was happens before Johnny starts hitting himself, and she reports that “it happens out of nowhere.” What should Amanda do first, before moving forward with this client?
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