LIMA field card for behavior plans
Recall LIMA decision checks for selecting humane behavior interventions.
Core rule LIMA What does LIMA require before choosing an intervention? Least intrusive, minimally aversive. Plan choice Suppression vs behavior change A professional plan can manage safety today while still changing the learner's next response. Objection "Punishment works faster. Why not use it?" Your line It can suppress behavior, but LIMA asks whether we can solve it effectively with less welfare risk and a taught alternative. Arguing that punishment never changes behavior misses the real standard: effectiveness plus humaneness. This keeps credibility while holding the welfare boundary. First checks What are the first two hierarchy checks? Health/physical factors, then antecedent…
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