E03.01- E03.03 Assessment, Medical Consultation, & Assessment Consent Flashcards
When selecting a functional assessment procedure for use with a client, the behavior analyst must consider which factor(s)?
Has the client given consent for the specific assessment procedure?
Can the assessment be conducted correctly and safely in the relevant environmental setting?
Are there other contextual features present that may impact one’s ability to conduct a particular assessment?
Is the assessment procedure likely to yield results that adequately portray the client’s need for services?
Written consent
Must be obtained prior to conducting a behavioral assessment and implementation of a behavior program.
BCBAs graphically display data so that
Data-based decisions about treatment can me made
Before conducting a behavioral assessment,
Obtain written consent from the client/client’s surrogate for the procedures
It is the BCBA’s responsibility to ensure that, before providing consent, the client/client’s surrogate understands
The procedure, who will participate, and how the results will be used.
A student new to the school district begins swiping materials off of the BCBA’s desk. In the student’s file is an FBA from six months ago. The FBA found avoidance to be the function of this behavior. Should the BCBA develop an intervention using these results?
No, a new FBA should be conducted.
A toilet trained sibling of a client begins bed wetting. The parents ask the BCBA for an intervention for bed wetting. The BCBA suggests that the parents
Rule out medical causes before seeking behavioral treatment.
A child begins exhibiting aggression. His file contains a signed general consent form that allows for assessment of problem behaviors. this student has not required a behavioral assessment previously. Should the school ask for a new signed consent form before conducting a functional analysis?
Yes, parent should be informed of the reason the FA is necessary and what they should expect from it.
A BCBA begins working with a new client and immediately employs a treatment for food refusal that involves escape extinction- the spoon is held to the child’s mouth until he eats. Why is this inappropriate?
The behavior may have a medical basis, a functional assessment has not been conducted, and less invasive procedures have not been attempted.
A client with a history of attention-maintained aggression that has been eliminated has just begun to exhibit self-injurious head hitting again. Is it reasonable to assume that the head hitting is attention-maintained?
No, an FBA should be conducted and medical evaluation should be considered.
A student with a history of attention maintained “annoyance behaviors” that haven’t been observed for nearly year, begins exhibiting self-injury severe enough to cause tissue damage. The BCBA has effectively treated previous annoyance behaviors using extinction. She instructs staff to ignore it. Is this appropriate?
No, a new functional assessment should be conducted.
A high-functioning student in 10th grade gives consent to a BCBA for an assessment of his ritualistic behaviors. The BCBA does not get parental permission. Is this appropriate?
No, consent must be obtained from the parents because the child is a minor.
