BCBA: Assessment
4 Phases gof gIntervention g(A gPIE) g-
gAssessmentgPlanning
Implementation
gEvaluation
Assessment g(Functional gBehavior gAssessment-FBA) g- gA gsystematic
gmethod gfor gobtaining ginformation gabout gthe gFUNCTION gchallenging
gbehaviors gserve gfor gangindividual.
What gelse gdoes gan gFBA gdo? g- gAllows gus gto gmake gempirically-based ghypotheses
gfro gWHYgbehaviors goccur.
Methods gused gin gFBA g- gDirect gobservations, ginterviews, gchecklists, gand gtests gto
gidentifygtargets gfor gbehavior gchange.
How gdoes gan gFBA ghelp gwith gintervention? g- gDiscovers gresources, gassets,
gsignificant gothers, gcompeting gcontingencies, gmaintenance gand ggeneralization
gfactors, gand gpotentialgreinforcers/punishers gthat gmy gbe gincluded gin gthe gintervention
gplan.
Purposes gof gAssessment g- gIdentifies gand gdefines gtargets gfor gbehavior
gchange.gGuides gus gto gcreate geffective gand gpositive ginterventions.
Ethics gDevil gWarning: gAssessments g- gYou ghave gto gchoose gthe gRIGHT
gBEHAVIORS gforgassessment, gso gyou gneed gto gknow gwhat gis gSOCIALLY
gSIGNIFICANT gand gbe gable gto gprioritize gbehaviors.
Skilled gat gconducting gassessments.
Accept gas gclients gonly gthose gindividuals gor gentities gwhose gbehavior gproblems gor
grequested gservice gare gcommensurate gwith gyour geducation, gtraining, gand
gexperience.
5 Phases gof gAssessment g- g1. gScreening gand gGeneral gDeposition
2. gDefining gand gquantifying gproblems gor gdesired gachievement
gcriteriag3. gPinpointing gtarget gbehaviors gto gbe gtreated
4. Monitoring gProgress
5. Following-Up
Ethics gDevil gWarning: gPre-Assessment gConsiderations g- gBefore gconducting
gassessment, gask gcritical gquestions: gWho ghas gthe gAuthority, gPermission,
gResources, gSkills gto gcompletegan gassessment gand gintervene gwith gthe gbehavior?
Also, gobtain gthe gclient's gor gclient-surrogate's gapproval gbefore gimplementing gthem.
Indirect gAssessment gMeasures g- gData gobtained gfrom grecollections,
greconstructions, gorgsubjective gratings gof gevents. g(interviews, gchecklists)
Direct gAssessment gMeasures g- gProvide ginformation gabout ga gperson's gbehavior gas
gitgoccurs.
, BCBA: Assessment
PREFERRED gCHOICE gover gindirect gmeasures. g(Tests, gdirect gobservations)
4 gWays gto gAcquire gInformation gfor gAssessments g(COIT) g-
gChecklistsgObservation
Interviews
gTests
Checklists g- gLikert gscales
Alone gor gwith ginterview grating gscales
Asks gabout gantecedents gand gconsequence gof gthe gtarget gbehaviors.
PUBLISHED gSCALES: gChild gBehavior gChecklist g(CBCL), gAdaptive gBehavior
gScale-gSchool g(ABS-S), gAdaptive gBehavior gScale-Residential gand gCommunity
g(ABS-RC)
Observation g(Direct gObservation) g- gDirect gand grepeated gin gthe gnatural
genvironmentgIdentifies gpotential gtarget gbehaviors.
Preferred gmethod.
Interviews g(Structured gBehavioral gInterviews) g- gFirst gstep gin gidentifying glist gof
gbehaviors,gwhich gcan gbe gused glater gin gdirect gobservation.
Interview g(The gindividuals) g- gAsk g"What", g"When", g"etc. gquestions. gDO gNOT gASK
g"WHY".gIdentify gthe gprimary gconcerns gof gthe gindividual.
You gcan ggive gthe gindividual gquestionnaires gor ghave gthem grecord gself-monitoring
gdata.
Interview g(Significant gothers) g- gSometimes gone gcannot ginterview gthe gindividual
gdirectly gorgone gneeds ginformation gfrom gimportant gothers g(e.g., gparents)
Interviewing gsignificant gothers gif ga ggreat gway gto gassess gthe gparticipation gof
gsignificantgothers gin gyour gintervention gplan.
Tests g(Standardized gTests) g- gMany gpublished gstandardized gtests gexist.
Consistent gadministration gis gkey: gEach gtime ga gstandardized gtest gis gadministered,
gthegsame gquestions gand gtasks gare gpresented gin ga gspecified gway gand gthe gsame
gscoring gcriteria gand gprocedures gare gused.
Most gstandardized gtests gdo gNOT gwork gwell gwith gFBA gbecause gresults gare gnot
gtranslatedgdirectly ginto gtarget gbehaviors.
Anecdotal gObservation g(ABC gRecording) g- gBasic gfrom gof gdirect
gobservation.gTemporally gsequenced gdescription gof gbehavior gpatterns.
Requires gtotal gattention gof gobserver gfor gat gleast g20-30 gminutes
gcontinuously.gNot ggood goption gfor gclassroom gteacher.
Do gNOT gwrite ginterpretations; gonly gwhat gis gobservable gand
gmeasurable.gCarry gout gfor gseveral gdays gso greactivity geffects gcan
gdecrease.
Review grecords gand gdata g- gReview gall grecords gand gavailable gdata g(data gcollected
gfromgprevious gagencies, gschool, getc.)
This gis gpart gof gyour gINDIRECT gFBA.
4 Phases gof gIntervention g(A gPIE) g-
gAssessmentgPlanning
Implementation
gEvaluation
Assessment g(Functional gBehavior gAssessment-FBA) g- gA gsystematic
gmethod gfor gobtaining ginformation gabout gthe gFUNCTION gchallenging
gbehaviors gserve gfor gangindividual.
What gelse gdoes gan gFBA gdo? g- gAllows gus gto gmake gempirically-based ghypotheses
gfro gWHYgbehaviors goccur.
Methods gused gin gFBA g- gDirect gobservations, ginterviews, gchecklists, gand gtests gto
gidentifygtargets gfor gbehavior gchange.
How gdoes gan gFBA ghelp gwith gintervention? g- gDiscovers gresources, gassets,
gsignificant gothers, gcompeting gcontingencies, gmaintenance gand ggeneralization
gfactors, gand gpotentialgreinforcers/punishers gthat gmy gbe gincluded gin gthe gintervention
gplan.
Purposes gof gAssessment g- gIdentifies gand gdefines gtargets gfor gbehavior
gchange.gGuides gus gto gcreate geffective gand gpositive ginterventions.
Ethics gDevil gWarning: gAssessments g- gYou ghave gto gchoose gthe gRIGHT
gBEHAVIORS gforgassessment, gso gyou gneed gto gknow gwhat gis gSOCIALLY
gSIGNIFICANT gand gbe gable gto gprioritize gbehaviors.
Skilled gat gconducting gassessments.
Accept gas gclients gonly gthose gindividuals gor gentities gwhose gbehavior gproblems gor
grequested gservice gare gcommensurate gwith gyour geducation, gtraining, gand
gexperience.
5 Phases gof gAssessment g- g1. gScreening gand gGeneral gDeposition
2. gDefining gand gquantifying gproblems gor gdesired gachievement
gcriteriag3. gPinpointing gtarget gbehaviors gto gbe gtreated
4. Monitoring gProgress
5. Following-Up
Ethics gDevil gWarning: gPre-Assessment gConsiderations g- gBefore gconducting
gassessment, gask gcritical gquestions: gWho ghas gthe gAuthority, gPermission,
gResources, gSkills gto gcompletegan gassessment gand gintervene gwith gthe gbehavior?
Also, gobtain gthe gclient's gor gclient-surrogate's gapproval gbefore gimplementing gthem.
Indirect gAssessment gMeasures g- gData gobtained gfrom grecollections,
greconstructions, gorgsubjective gratings gof gevents. g(interviews, gchecklists)
Direct gAssessment gMeasures g- gProvide ginformation gabout ga gperson's gbehavior gas
gitgoccurs.
, BCBA: Assessment
PREFERRED gCHOICE gover gindirect gmeasures. g(Tests, gdirect gobservations)
4 gWays gto gAcquire gInformation gfor gAssessments g(COIT) g-
gChecklistsgObservation
Interviews
gTests
Checklists g- gLikert gscales
Alone gor gwith ginterview grating gscales
Asks gabout gantecedents gand gconsequence gof gthe gtarget gbehaviors.
PUBLISHED gSCALES: gChild gBehavior gChecklist g(CBCL), gAdaptive gBehavior
gScale-gSchool g(ABS-S), gAdaptive gBehavior gScale-Residential gand gCommunity
g(ABS-RC)
Observation g(Direct gObservation) g- gDirect gand grepeated gin gthe gnatural
genvironmentgIdentifies gpotential gtarget gbehaviors.
Preferred gmethod.
Interviews g(Structured gBehavioral gInterviews) g- gFirst gstep gin gidentifying glist gof
gbehaviors,gwhich gcan gbe gused glater gin gdirect gobservation.
Interview g(The gindividuals) g- gAsk g"What", g"When", g"etc. gquestions. gDO gNOT gASK
g"WHY".gIdentify gthe gprimary gconcerns gof gthe gindividual.
You gcan ggive gthe gindividual gquestionnaires gor ghave gthem grecord gself-monitoring
gdata.
Interview g(Significant gothers) g- gSometimes gone gcannot ginterview gthe gindividual
gdirectly gorgone gneeds ginformation gfrom gimportant gothers g(e.g., gparents)
Interviewing gsignificant gothers gif ga ggreat gway gto gassess gthe gparticipation gof
gsignificantgothers gin gyour gintervention gplan.
Tests g(Standardized gTests) g- gMany gpublished gstandardized gtests gexist.
Consistent gadministration gis gkey: gEach gtime ga gstandardized gtest gis gadministered,
gthegsame gquestions gand gtasks gare gpresented gin ga gspecified gway gand gthe gsame
gscoring gcriteria gand gprocedures gare gused.
Most gstandardized gtests gdo gNOT gwork gwell gwith gFBA gbecause gresults gare gnot
gtranslatedgdirectly ginto gtarget gbehaviors.
Anecdotal gObservation g(ABC gRecording) g- gBasic gfrom gof gdirect
gobservation.gTemporally gsequenced gdescription gof gbehavior gpatterns.
Requires gtotal gattention gof gobserver gfor gat gleast g20-30 gminutes
gcontinuously.gNot ggood goption gfor gclassroom gteacher.
Do gNOT gwrite ginterpretations; gonly gwhat gis gobservable gand
gmeasurable.gCarry gout gfor gseveral gdays gso greactivity geffects gcan
gdecrease.
Review grecords gand gdata g- gReview gall grecords gand gavailable gdata g(data gcollected
gfromgprevious gagencies, gschool, getc.)
This gis gpart gof gyour gINDIRECT gFBA.
