BCBA: Assessment

BCBA: Assessment 4 Phases of Intervention (A PIE) - Assessment Planning Implementation Evaluation Assessment (Functional Behavior Assessment-FBA) - A systematic method for obtaining information about the FUNCTION challenging behaviors serve for an individual. What else does an FBA do? - Allows us to make empirically-based hypotheses fro WHY behaviors occur. Methods used in FBA - Direct observations, interviews, checklists, and tests to identify targets for behavior change. How does an FBA help with intervention? - Discovers resources, assets, significant others, competing contingencies, maintenance and generalization factors, and potential reinforcers/punishers that my be included in the intervention plan. Purposes of Assessment - Identifies and defines targets for behavior change. Guides us to create effective and positive interventions. Ethics Devil Warning: Assessments - You have to choose the RIGHT BEHAVIORS for assessment, so you need to know what is SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT and be able to prioritize behaviors. Skilled at conducting assessments. Accept as clients only those individuals or entities whose behavior problems or requested service are commensurate with your education, training, and experience. 5 Phases of Assessment - 1. Screening and General Deposition 2. Defining and quantifying problems or desired achievement criteria 3. Pinpointing target behaviors to be treated 4. Monitoring Progress 5. Following-Up Ethics Devil Warning: Pre-Assessment Considerations - Before conducting assessment, ask critical questions: Who has the Authority, Permission, Resources, Skills to complete an assessment and intervene with the behavior? Also, obtain the client's or client-surrogate's approval before implementing them. Indirect Assessment Measures - Data obtained from recollections, reconstructions, or subjective ratings of events. (interviews, checklists) Direct Assessment Measures - Provide information about a person's behavior as it occurs.