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Applying Assessment Results


  1. Functional assessment summary

    1. Three types of assessment strategies

    2. Based on the student's characteristics

    3. Goal of functional assessment

  2. Linking functional assessment with behavioral support strategies

    1. Address student's social network

    2. Shared ownership of problem

    3. Identify patterns across
      1. Multiple sources
      2. Direct and indirect methods

  3. Building a hypothesis statement

    1. Setting events

    2. Antecedents

    3. Problem behaviors

    4. Maintaining consequences

  4. Creating a behavioral support plan

    1. Problem solving approach

    2. Setting event interventions
      1. Types of setting events
        1. Social
        2. Environmental
        3. Physiological
      2. Setting event interventions
        1. Minimize likelihood
        2. Change environment
        3. Introduce preferred activities

    3. Antecedent interventions
      1. Make problem behavior irrelevant
      2. Change environment

    4. Teaching new skills
      1. Replace problem behavior
      2. Teaching communication skills
      3. Social and coping skills

    5. Consequence interventions
      1. Increase reinforcement for appropriate behavior
      2. Decrease reinforcement for problem behavior

  5. Important issues in behavioral support

    1. Written plan includes
      1. Clear definitions of behavior
      2. Summary of functional assessment
      3. Intervention strategies
      4. Script of problem behaviors
      5. Evaluation and monitoring

    2. Principles of behavior

    3. Contextual fit
      1. Consistent with values
      2. Consistent with skills
      3. Adequate resources available


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