unit 4 Flashcards
Systematic gathering of info, is there problem, describe bx and environment, determine functional relations
behavioral assessment
Use to develop bx plan, monitor and evaluate treatment, evaluate maintenance and generalization
behavioral assessment
Observe and measure Bx, ecological perspective, situation specific, ongoing
focus of assessment
Decide where, how and if intervene, functional relations
reasons to assess
Tell me, record reviews, interview, questionnaires
indirect method
Show me, narrative recording, ABC data, measurement of Bx, scatterplot, observation
direct method
Divides assessment methods into client vs others; assess motoric, physiological and private events; observe in-situ or analogue
Cone’s method
Different methods at different points of assessment; Breadth vs Depth, reliability and validity depending on place in the funnel,
Quasi-funnel
Get hypothesis, locus of intervention, fx relations, not internally valid, needed to determine an intervention
descriptive assessment
Systematic manipulations of environmental factors, time and resource intensive, most reliable regarding hypothesis, measure bx dimensions
functional analysis
discriminative stimulus
SD
discriminative stimulus for extinction
S delta
discriminative stimulus for punishment
SDP
Behavioral Assessment
a systematic gathering of information in order to make data-based decisions
functions of behavioral assessment
- determine if a problem with bx exists
- describe behavior and environment
- determine functional relations between bx and environment
- provide the info needed to develop bx plans
- monitor program implementation
- evaluate treatment effectiveness
- evaluate maintenance and generalization
characteristics of bx assessment
- focus on observable and measurable bx
- bx is in itself important
- ecological perspective
- bx is situation-specific and extrinsically variable
- assessment is ongoing
reasons for performing a behavioral assessment
- decide whether to intervene
- identify functional relations
- decide where to intervene
- decide how to intervene
- monitor and evaluate intervention
indirect assessment
“Structured interviews, checklists, ratings scales, or questionnaires used to obtain information from people who are familiar with the person exhibiting the problem behavior; used to identify conditions or events in the natural environment that correlate with the problem behavior.”
direct assessment
“Provides an organized, conceptually sound and efficacious method for obtaining data essential to the decision to intervene or not, where to intervene, how to intervene, and identification of functional relations.”
rational for conducting a direct assessment
- obtain and organize relevant information about bx ad its circumstances
- develop hypotheses regarding the need for alternatives to bc analysis services
- define the locus of intervention
- develop hypotheses regarding functional relations
- provide information for evaluating interventions on an ongoing basis
indirect assessment methods
- record review
- interview
- paper-and-pencil questionnaires
direct assessment methods
- narrative recording
- ABC data collection
- direct and indirect measures of bx
- scatter plots
- permanent products
stages of behavioral assessment
- screening
- indirect assessment
- direct descriptive assessment
- functional analysis
- baseline
- monitoring
- follow up (maintenance and generalization)
characteristics of functional analysis
identify controlling variables through systematic manipulations
rational for conducting a functional analysis
- identify need of intervention
- identify functional relations
- identify effective bx change procedures
- avoid the use of ineffective procedures
- reduce time and costs involved in assessment and training
functions of bx
- automatic negative reinforcement
- automatic positive reinforcement
- socially-mediated negative reinforcement
- socially-mediated positive reinforcement
types of discriminative
- SD
- S delta
- SDP
types of motivating operations
• Unconditioned motivating operations (UMO)
• Conditioned motivating operations (CMO)
-Surrogate conditioned motivating operations (CMO-S)
-Reflexive conditioned motivating operations (CMO-R)
-Transitive conditioned motivating operations (CMO- T)
initial stages of pre-treatment behavioral assessment
- the referral
- the intake, screening, and disposition
- preliminary statement of problem
components of an initial intake
- intake form
- statement of authority of consent
- participation consent/record release
- parent/caretaker contract
- cancellation/no show policy
- confidentiality act/abuse reporting
- grievance procedure
preliminary statement of bx
“A preliminary statement of the essential question or questions around which hypotheses are to be formulated that enables more specific data to be obtained in an organized and conceptually systematic manner.”
records review
• Evaluations/ Assessments • Support Plans, Individual Habilitation Plans (IHP), Individual Program Plans (IPP), Individual Educational Plans (IEP) • Activity/Class Schedule • Treatment Plans • Progress Notes • Incident/”Disciplinary” Reports • Correspondence/e-mails
functions of a behavioral (functional) interview
• Identify target behavior
• Identify potential ecological events
• Identify events that predict the occurrence of
behavior (antecedents)
• Identify potential functions of behavior
• Identify efficacy of behavior
• Identify potential replacement behavior
• Identify potential reinforcers
• History of behavior and treatment history
example of target behaviors that would most likely be the focus of a behavioral assessment
verbal threats about suicide
Cone subdivides assessment into
- client vs. others
- direct vs. indirect
cone defines “free behavior” as observation of behavior
as it occurs without any instructions or manipulations
an assumption of behavioral assessment
behavior is situation-specific and extrinsically-variable.
what type of behavioral assessment may be broad in focus but is low fidelity?
indirect assessment
example of ecological events to be investigated during a functional assessment interview, as distinguished from “antecedent predictors”?
the student-to-teacher ratio in a classroom
