QASP-S Exam Study Guide using Competency Guide 2026

QASP-S Exam Study Guide using Competency Guide 2026

 QASP-S Exam Study Guide using

Competency Guide 2026

Positive Behavior Support ✔✔an approach used to support behavior change. The method is not

designed to "fix" the person & never uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a more

effective/ acceptable bx will decrease problem bx.

Who is a bx support plan for? ✔✔indv who display challenging bx to the extent that it severely

impacts their life.

-can be developed and used at any age.

PBS in a School Setting ✔✔Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of antecedant strategies, ensure safety

of kiddo and others around.

What is a good bx support plan look like? ✔✔- more proactive strategies than reactive ones

- helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to support the person to have a

good life, enabling the person to learn better and more effective ways of getting what they need.

Proactive Strategies ✔✔Intended to make sure the person gets what they need & includes ways

to teach the person appropriate communication & life skills.

Reactive Strategies ✔✔Designed to keep the person & those around them safe from harm. They

provide a way to react quickly when person is distressed & more likely to display challenging

behavior.

Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives ✔✔Sensory:teach them to ask for desired object/ activity,

use preferred sensory items to create new activities, have sensory time & structured activity so

stimming doesn't take over

Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to a less preferred

activity gradually, change the way you ask them to do something

Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent positive social attn

Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as soon as appropriate,

teach them to get something themselves, Make sure they are not left too long w/o food/drink/

something meaningful to do.

What is Discrete Trial Training? ✔✔a Method of teaching in simplified & structured steps. A

skill is broken down into steps & built up one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial".

5 steps of DTT ✔✔1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD, environment)

2.Prompt

3.Response

4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response

5. Inter-trial interval

Pros of DTT ✔✔Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can increase motivation & learning,

numerous learning opportunities, can be easily individualized, clear beginning & end to each

trial, can minimize failures

Cons of DTT ✔✔Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic reinforcement, difficulty

fading reinforcement

Purpose of Person Centered Planning ✔✔ongoing problem solving process used to help ppl w

disabilities plan for the future:

-To look at the ind a different way

-To assist the focus person in gaining control of their own life

-To increase opportunities for participation in the community

-To recognize individual desires, interests & dreams

-Through team effort, develop a plan to turn dreams into reality.

Who is involved in Person Centered Planning? ✔✔The focus person & whoever they would like.

Works best when there is an unbiased facilitator & a person to record what is shared. Family

members, professionals, friends, etc may be invited.

Steps of Person Centered Planning: Profiling ✔✔1. Develop a history for focus person.

(Background, critical events, medical issues, major developments, important relationships)

2. Description of quality of life for FP. (Comm participation, comm presence, choices/rights,

respect & competence)

3. Personal preferences of FP. (Preferred activities, things they do not like)