Indirect Assessment: A Case Study

Development of an intervention is the final step in the functional behavior assessment (FBA) process. In the completion of the FBA antecedent and reinforcing contingencies are identified which can be manipulated to prevent the behavior from occurring, remove reinforcement for engaging in the undesired behavior, or be utilized to reinforce alternate behaviors (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). An FBA is a necessary component of the intervention process in that it provides the necessary information with regard to the function of the behavior through the systematic manipulation of environmental variables thought to maintain the problem under controlled conditions; yielding a clear demonstration of the interaction between the independent variable

The majority of children/young people do not present challenging behavior, and they attend a range of educational settings in environments which are conducive to learning appropriate behaviors. It is essential to ensure that behavior which does not meet school/setting’s expectations, is responded to through management strategies that do not rely upon any form of physical or abusive

Functional behavioral assessments have two major components, identifying and defining target behaviors as well as conducting behavior observations. The assessment should begin with indentifying and defining targeted behaviors and the best way to do that is to conduct a formal interview of the student. The interview should include family who are directly connected to the student's home life as well as the staff involved with the student. The interview should reveal important things like when does the behavior occur during the day, how frequently, what the behavior is receded by, what

The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC 3) is a comprehensive set of rating scales and forms that help parents, teachers, and clinicians understand the behaviors and emotions of children and adolescents. The BASC 3 Rating Scales measures both adaptive and clinical characteristics in the home and school settings. The Parent Rating Scales and Teacher Rating Scales were completed by Christopher’s mother Mrs. Chavez and Christopher teacher, Ms. Mask. Scores in the table below, are based on a Mean of 50 and an SD of 10. On the Clinical Scales, scores of 60+ indicate difficulties, with those difficulties rising to the level of clinical significance at 70. High scores on these scales are indicative of behaviors that are

The reliability of an assessment in a perfect situation should produce the same results if marked by another tutor or if that examiner unknowingly receives the same paper again. If different marks are given the assessment is consequently unreliable and proves that this assessment is subjective.

This report detailing issues in behavior intervention first reviews information regarding the use of functional behavior assessments and then explains intervention strategies which may be effective in dealing with behavior issues in schools. In addition, issues that impede treatment are discussed. This source appears to be objectively written with the goal to inform the reader of functional behavior assessments, treatment for problem behavior and issues which may cause treatment to fail. This source may be useful when researching Behavior Intervention Plans because team members and

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Content area I: Assessment, includes the task list items I-02: Define environmental variables in observable and measurable terms and I-04: Design and implement the full range of functional assessment procedures (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2012). My submission for this content area is the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), which was completed in SPE 568. This artifact demonstrates how to use measurable and observable terms to define environmental variables, and effectively design FBA procedures.

The B.A.T clinical team met with Lukas, his parents, Mr. Josh Sherfey and Mrs. Melissa Sherfey, and his brother Logan on October 3rd, 2016, at their home. On this date the clinical team conducted an indirect functional assessment, which consisted of a parent interview and a review of ABA services in relation to Lukas. The clinical team gathered information regarding Lukas’s history (as outlined in the section above) and inquired about the challenges they encounter, including and behaviors that are of concern.

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is a systematic process for gathering information that helps determine the relationship between a student’s problem behavior and his or her environment. It is possible identify events in the environment that maintain problem behavior and, subsequently, to design a support plan for student or students. Functional Behavioral Assessment methods include reviewing student records, interviewing students and teachers, and conducting direct observations of student behaviors. Functional Behavior Assessment methods range from highly precise techniques to relatively informal one. Precise techniques can be conducted by support personnel; informal ones can be conducted by teachers.

The Behavior Assessment System for Children Third Structured Developmental History (BASC-3) was administered to Mrs. X and AH on February 21 to fulfill a graduate course requirement for the Queen’s College School Psychology Program.

It is used to identify conditions or events in the natural environment that correlate with the problem behavior and can be done through structured and unstructured interviews, checklists, rating scales, questionnaires or tools such as FAST, MAS, QABF. These tools can be used to obtain information from people who are familiar with the individual (e.g. teachers, parents, caregivers, and/or the individual). An advantage of indirect FBA is its convenience. Indirect FBA can be a useful source of information in guiding subsequent, more objective assessments, and contribute to the development of hypotheses about variables that might occasion or maintain the problem behavior. A limitation of Indirect FBA is that informants may not have accurate and unbiased recall of behavior and the conditions under which it occurred. Little research exists to support the reliability of the information obtained from indirect assessment methods therefore are not recommended as the principal means of identifying the functions of

In Embedded Assessment 1, a personal essay about one’s culture, I learned and established some factors about the general idea of culture, and I found more about who I am. Firstly, regarding culture I was already familiar with the concept of how someone’s race or ethnic origin can influence who they are. This applied to me, since I have Spanish culture, as well as having Spanish ancestry. I was also familiar with the fact my cultural identity was mostly American, this shows that the place that one lives has an effect on the culture that one may have. I discovered in this study that my culture cannot be expressed in one word, or a single idea. It is a mixture of my background, and also with new experiences. Additional, one new cultural heritage

In applied behavior analysis behaviorists use techniques such as functional behavior assessment (FBA), to create functionally-based interventions that target maladaptive behavior. The goal of an FBA is to identify the conditions that predict behavior and the consequences that maintain behavior (Carr et al., 2002). If the link between antecedent, behavior, and consequence can be established, it will be possible to alter a behavior by changing its predictive stimuli and maintaining consequences (Bender, 2015). After forming this link by collecting data, a behavior intervention plan (BIP) will be created to diminish problem behavior (Bender, 2015). This BIP must target the function of the behavior and