The process of task analysis
1. Describe the process of
creating a task analysis and how these lists can be helpful in selecting an
appropriate target behavior for a client. Create a task analysis list with a
specific behavior in mind (e.g., hand washing, tooth brushing, shoe tying,
skipping, etc.). Discuss in detail how you would assess a client in order to
determine what step he or she is on within your task list. What specific
measures would you use here with regard to the three dimensions of behavior,
and why? (For example, frequency, rate, duration, intensity, latency,
topography, magnitude, inter-response time, etc.)
2. Using the task analysis list
that you created for the first Discussion, explain (in detail) three methods
that you could use to validate the components and sequence of behaviors in your
task analysis. Then, pick a specific step in your list and explain the
advantages and disadvantages of using the single-opportunity and
multiple-opportunity methods to assess whether your client can perform that
component of the task analysis independently.
