Essential Reading
Start by reading this brief overview of the Seven Dimensions of ABA by the Carlyle Centre:
Carlyle, C. (2022). 7 Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis. Medium.
Essential Viewing: Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis
Watch this 5-minute video after reviewing the seven dimensions. It connects scientific standards with meaningful, acceptable support and introduces social significance and social validity for the next lesson.
Optional Viewing: Seven Dimensions Revision
This video from Psychcore offers a concise explanation of the 7 Dimensions of ABA:
Optional Viewing (Highly Recommended)
While optional, the following video is highly recommended. In the first two minutes, Pat Friman explains what adopting a behaviorist perspective means for how we think about people and their problems.
Conversation Exercise
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Reflection Exercise
Why we ask you to reflect
Reflecting on what you have learned, putting ideas into your own words and connecting them with examples, helps strengthen your understanding and recall. These exercises are designed to help you retain and use the information, both in your future work as an RBT and when preparing for the RBT exam. You are also learning how to reflect, so you do not need to have everything figured out straight away.
100–500 words · Any language · Your own thinking
We are interested in your engagement with the material, not your spelling or grammar. You may refer back to the essential materials and lesson notes.
Using AI: support your thinking
You may use AI to brainstorm ideas or help express your thoughts more clearly, although we do not assess spelling, grammar or polished language. Your submitted reflection must still represent your own understanding, examples and thinking.
The most common reason learners do not pass the end-of-course reflection review is that they submit AI-generated answers that do not show their own personal reflection. A polished summary of the lesson does not tell us what you took from it, how you connected it with your experience, or what you are still trying to understand.
If you use AI, include a brief statement explaining how, such as:
“I used AI to help organise my ideas and improve my wording. The examples and reflections are my own.”
If you used it only to brainstorm, say that instead. This statement does not count towards your reflection’s word count.
What makes support useful and meaningful?
Write 100–500 words, using these three steps. You do not need experience working with clients, and you may refer back to the materials.
Use the main lesson, the essential reading and Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis. The PsychCore and Pat Friman videos are optional and are not required for this reflection.
1. Choose an idea that helped you understand.
Choose one of the seven dimensions that became clearer through the lesson, essential reading or essential video. Explain it in your own words. What example helped it make sense, or what are you still unsure about?
2. Connect it with everyday life.
Imagine someone learning to ask for help when they need it. Choose a second dimension and explain why it would matter when supporting this person. You might consider whether the skill helps them in everyday situations, whether instructions are clear, or whether they can use the skill with different people. Explain your thinking rather than simply giving a definition.
3. Think about the person and your future role.
Exploring the Ethical Dimensions asks us to consider more than whether behavior changes. What did it make you think about whose goals matter and how the person experiences the support? As a future RBT, what observation or concern would you share with your supervisor? Finish with one question you would like to explore further.
- The example that helped me understand was…
- I chose this dimension because…
- The ethics video made me think about…
- As a future RBT, I would raise… with my supervisor because…
You may write three short paragraphs. Use your own thinking and examples, and include a brief explanation if you used AI to brainstorm or improve your wording.
Once submitted, you will receive a copy of your reflection by email. Keep it as a revision resource.
When you are ready, submit your reflection below.
Email a copy of your completed reflection to connect@jigsawconnects.co.uk, including your name and “Module 1, Lesson 3”. We will add it to your course record.
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