FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT IN SCHOOL SETTINGS

1. FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT IN SCHOOL SETTINGS

2. DOUG PENNO, Ph.D. KEYSTONE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Phone: 563-245-1480 Email: dpenno@aea1.k12.ia.us

3. OBJECTIVES INTRODUCE YOU TO FBA TEACH YOU HOW TO CONDUCT A DESCRIPTIVE ASSESSMENT HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY THE FUNCTION OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR

4. OBJECTIVES CONTINUED TEACH YOU HOW TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS (HYPOTHESIS TESTING) ASSIST YOU AS YOU DESIGN & IMPLEMENT A BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN

5. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS TIER I-PRIMARY PREVENTION SYSTEMWIDE POSITIVE SUPPORTS TIER II-SECONDARY PREVENTION ALTER INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN ALTER CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT 15% OF STUDENTS

6. PBS CONTINUED TIER III-TERTIARY PREVENTION STUDENTS NOT RESPONDING TO TIERS I & II FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN 5% OF STUDENTS

7. FBA DEFINITION �GENERATING INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS PRECEDING & FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHICH ANTECEDENTS & CONSEQUENCES ARE RELIABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF THE BEHAVIOR.� Miltenberger (1997)

8. STEPS IN FBA PROCESS IDENTIFY THE ANTECEDENT EVENTS EVOKING PROBLEM BEHAVIOR THAT CAN BE ELIMINATED OR ALTERED. SPECIFY CONTINGENT RELATIONS BETWEEN PROBLEM BEHAVIOR & IT�S REINFORCING CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN BE ELIMINATED THROUGH EXTINCTION.

9. STEPS IN FBA PROCESS CONTINUED SPECIFY THE SAME REINFORCEMENT MAINTAINING PROBLEM BEHAVIOR TO STRENGTHEN ALTERNATIVE, ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS. O�Neill et al. (1997)

10. EFFICACY OF FBA IN SCHOOLS ERVIN et al. (2001) ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL BASED FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT LITERATURE. THE MAJORITY OF STUDIES INCLUDED AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS PHASE (90% OF SUBJECTS). ANALYSES WERE PRIMARILY CONDUCTED BY RESEARCHERS.

11. EFFICACY OF FBA CONTINUED INTERVENTION PHASES WERE IMPLEMENTED PRIMARILY BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL. INTERVENTION STRATEGIES DERIVED FROM FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION IN 98.7% OF SUBJECTS.

12. HOW DO YOU GET AN FBA? BUILDING TEAM REPRESENTATIVE. REFERRAL TO AEA BEHAVIOR RESOURCE TEAM. TRAIN DISTRICT PERSONNEL.

13. FUNCTIONS OF BEHAVIOR POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT-TO GET SOMETHING. NEGATIVE REINFORECEMENT-TO AVOID SOMETHING. AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT-MAINTAINED BY NONSOCIAL REINFORCERS.

14. NON-FUNCTIONS THE BAD CHILD. THE DISABILITY. THE BAD FAMILY. THE BAD HOME. PREVIOUS TRAUMA OR EXPERIENCE. Chandler & Dahlquist (2002)

15. FBA COMPONENTS DESCRIPTIVE ASSESSMENT. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS (HYPOTHESIS TESTING). BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN.

16. DESCRIPTIVE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS THAT COVARY WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR. ANALYZE DATA FOR EVIDENCE OF CONVERGENCE OF DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES. USE CONVERGENCE OF DATA TO DEVELOP A HYPOTHESIS OF THE FUNCTION OF BEHAVIOR.

17. DESCRIPTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS SCATTERPLOT. CLASSROOM OBSERVATION. ANTECEDENT-BEHAVIOR-CONSEQUENCE (A-B-C). INTERVIEWS (TEACHER, STUDENT, PARENTS, OTHERS). FILE REVIEW (GRADES, OFFICE REFERRALS, ETC.).

18. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. FUNCTIONAL ANLAYSIS. COMBINATION.

19. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS MANIPULATION OF ANTECEDENT VARIABLES.

20. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS EXAMPLES HIGH DEMAND VS. LOW. PRESENCE OF PREFERRED PEERS VS. ABSENCE. PREFERRED TASK VS. NON-PREFERRED. INDIVIDUAL TASK VS. GROUP WORK. STUDY STRATEGY A VS. STRATEGY B.

21. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS MANIPULATION OF CONSEQUENT VARIABLES.

22. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS EXAMPLES REINFORCEMENT OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR WITH ATTENTION. REINFORCEMENT OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR WITH A PREFERRED ITEM.

23. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS EXAMPLES REINFORCEMENT OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR WITH ESCAPE FROM WORK. REINFORCEMENT OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR WITH ESCAPE FROM PEERS.

24. INTERVENTION DESIGN RESPONSE CLASS: A SET OF TOPOGRAPHICALLY DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS THAT PRODUCE THE SAME FUNCTIONAL EFFECT. RESPONSE COVARIATION: TREAT ALL BEHAVIORS IN A RESPONSE CLASS.

25. INTERVENTION DESIGN CONT. DENIAL OF REINFORCEMENT FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (EXTINCTION). REINFORCEMENT OF APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.