005 | Şermin Kudret: Fears of Long-Term Residential Treatment

Explanatory Fiction is a narrative-style podcast dictated purely by a dice roll. Each week a randomly generated case is structured into a unique narrative that keeps you thinking as you analyze behavior and earn BCBA® CEUs.

Episode Description

Şermin is a 17-year-old young woman who lives in Waterville, Ohio. She recently moved into a residential facility due to the severity of her behavior. She was emergency admitted due to aggression and property destruction at the direction of her parents due to safety concerns. Her communication is limited to short 2-3 word phrases that typically include communicating demands and requests of her, or requests that she is making herself. Her parents want to be involved and have her return home, but whenever they visit the residential facility her behavior amplifies to an unsafe level. As a result, her parents feel like they are losing their daughter, and they are afraid that they may not be able to have her in their life in the future.

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Show Notes

0:00:55 Get BACB® CEU’s at www.explanatoryfiction.com
0:01:10 Introduction to Explanatory Fiction
0:01:53 Introducing Şerman Kudret
0:02:39 Modest Mouse (Musician / Band)
0:02:44 Gerald “Jerry” Mertens
0:02:50 St. Cloud State University
0:03:05 Learning about Şerman by speaking with Conrad (Şerman’s dad) during a Home Visit
0:10:50 1978 VW Bus
0:10:55 Learning about Şerman by speaking with Linus (Şerman’s Residential Facility House Manager)
0:19:14 General information on Social Anxiety
0:19:16 General Information on Intellectual Disability
0:20:50 General Information on Lithium
0:22:30 Learning about Şerman by speaking with Eva (Şerman’s Intervention Specialist with the School)
0:24:48 Following up with Conrad after the Observation at the Residential Facility
0:28:28 Information on Sexual Assault in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities additional resource here.
0:34:00 Max discusses Strategies with Conrad
0:38:20 Max discusses the Strategies and Plan with Şerman’s team
0:43:08 Take a Pause and let us know how you would handle this case!
0:43:23 The Hosts of the Podcast have an Open Discussion about Şerman’s Case
0:47:37 The Hosts discuss Ethical and Legal Considerations for this Case
0:51:35 The BACB® Task Lists
0:51:44 Resources on Soft Skills in Behavior Analysis (Link 1 ; Link 2)
1:01:10 Resources on Sexual Health Rights for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (Link 1 ; Link 2)
1:02:00 Please seek consultation from subject matter experts in treatment of inappropriate sexual behavior
1:16:58 Wrapping Up