This week, we began our discussion of Functional Behavioral
Assessments (FBA). As you recall, these assessments focus on getting to the
bottom of problem behavior by identifying the motivation, antecedent and
consequences as well as the target behavior. The FBA uses a team approach to
capture a full picture of the ASD individual. Based on the FBA, a plan can be
developed to address the behavior. Although the FBA uses informal assessment techniques, it is by no
means a haphazard or shoot-from-the-hip
approach. An FBA is a carefully planned and well documented process that
results in a hypothesis about the target behavior. This allows for a promising
intervention with the ASD individual.
Please view this video from the St. Clair County Regional Educational
Service Agency (RESA) in Marysville, MI, which explains their approach to FBAs. This approach is very
consistent with that described by Beth Glasberg in our text. It goes into
detail about how to conduct the assessment and shows a very practical tool that
you may find useful in conducting FBAs.
Please view the video and discuss the St. Clair County RESA process and instrument as you think it might be
implemented in your own organization. Critique the process against the theory
behind FBAs as described by Glasberg and in comparison with your organization’s
needs. How does the instrument stack up?
How would you modify it to make it better? Do you find the hypothesis a useful
tool in working to address problem behaviors with ASD individuals?
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