Question: Which of the following examples represents an operationalized behavior?

Answer Options:

A. Bobby doesn’t play nicely
B. Bobby grabs toys out of peers’ hands

Answer: B. Bobby grabs toys out of peers’ hands

Question: Match the critical components of a comprehensive intervention plan with the correct order.

Answer Options:

Prevention
Follow up
Crisis response
Interruption

Answer: One: Prevention; Two: Interruption; Three: Crisis response; Four: Follow up

Question: The legal definition of time-out in Texas is a behavior management technique in which a student is separated from other students for a limited period in a setting that:

Answer Options:

A. Contains at least 35-40 square feet
B. Is not locked
C. Does not physically prevent the student from leaving
A and C
B and C
All of the above

Answer: B and C

Question: School personnel who have students with time-out on their IEP and/or BIP must take the TBSI training within 6 months of being assigned the responsibilities for implementing time-out.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: False

Question: Which of the following would be considered to be the least restrictive of time-out options?

Answer Options:

A. Removal of materials, work, or toys
B. Head-down
C. Designated time-out area
D. Planned ignoring

Answer: D. Planned ignoring

Question: Which of the following would be considered to be the most restrictive of time-out options?

Answer Options:

A. Removal of materials, work, or toys
B. Head-down
C. Designated time-out area
D. Planned ignoring

Answer: C. Designated time-out area

Question: In Texas, the law mandates the following for the use of time-out:

Answer Options:

A. A time-out must be documented in the IEP or BIP
B. The effects of time-out must be monitored in the student’s IEP and/or BIP
C. Time-out should be used in conjunction with an array of positive behavioral supports
A, B and C
None of the above – time-out is illegal in Texas

Answer: A, B and C

Question: Which is not a question to consider if, after one to two weeks of using time-out, data indicate no or little change in behavior?

Answer Options:

A. Has time-out been applied every time the target behavior occurred? B. Was the student taught how to take time-out? C. Have other students been successful with that form of time-out? D. Have all sources of reinforcers been controlled while student is in time-out?

Answer: C. Have other students been successful with that form of time-out?

Question: Does the TBSI course take the place of training on the use of physical restraint?

Answer Options:

Yes
No

Answer: No

Question: How many days after an incident using restraint does an individual have to receive training if they have not previously received training?

Answer Options:

A. 30 school days
B. 10 school days
C. 40 school days
D. 20 school days

Answer: A. 30 school days

Question: Match the appropriate time period with the documentation requirement.

Answer Options:

Written notification is placed in the mail or provided to the parent
Written documentation is placed in the student’s special education eligibility folder
Campus administrator or designee is notified verbally or in writing.

Answer: In a timely manner: Written documentation is placed in the student’s special education eligibility folder; Within one school day: Written notification is placed in the mail or provided to the parent; Day of restraint: Campus administrator or designee is notified verbally or in writing.

Question: What can help prevent the need for more intensive interventions with students such as time-out or restraint?

Answer Options:

A. An understanding of the phases of escalation
B. The use of time-out strategies
C. Documentation of behavior into PEIMS
All of the above

Answer: A. An understanding of the phases of escalation