Unit 8 Flashcards
Functional Assessment
A type of behavioral assessment used to determine functional relations between challenging behavior and environmental events
Purpose of a Functional Assessment
Should lead directly to an individual behavior intervention plan that is highly likely to be effective
Functional Assessment Methods
Preliminary Indirect Assessment Descriptive Assessment Functional Analysis
Preliminary Indirect Assessment
Interviews and rating scales
Descriptive Assessment
Direct observation of behavior and environmental events in real-life contexts
Structured Assessment
Manipulation of antecedent events in natural settings
Functional analysis
Systematic manipulations of environmental events and observation of target behavior in a controlled setting
Descriptive Assessment Procedures
Scatterplot analysis
Narrative recording
ABC data collection
Data collection of target behavior under different contexts/conditions
Development of the Scatterplot
Designed to provide a practical means for direct-care staff to collect data across an entire day or shift
Scatterplot
A data collection form for problem behavior and the intervals of time behavior occurred.
It provides a graphic display of data in a grid format.
It is used to identify patterns of responding in natural settings.
Interpreting Scatterplot Data
Find out what differs in times when behavior occur most versus least. Find out similarities in times when behavior occur about the same.
Narrative Recording(Anecdotal Observation)
Observer produces a written narrative of an individual’s responses throughout a specific period of time and a description of the environmental conditions under which the responses were emitted
Narrative Recording and ABC Charting
Ways to identify topographies of target behaviorAllows one to start to identify idiosyncratic antecedents and consequences
ABC Data Collection
Pre-selected and defined target behaviors, antecedents and consequencesData collection form allows for coding or checking antecedents, target behaviors, and consequences
Standard ABC Data Collection Forms
Functional Observation Form
Behavior Incident Report
