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- The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment
- A Functional Perspective
- What Is FBA?
- FBA Methods
- Indirect Assessment
- Descriptive Assessment
- Experimental Analysis
- Treatment Analysis
- FBA and Philosophy
- Philosophical Doubt
- Empiricism
- Interactionism
- Behavioral Compassion
- Behavioral Empathy
- FBA and Problem Solving
- Phase 1: Identification and Description of Interfering Behavior
- Phase 2: Recording Current Levels of Interfering Behaviors
- Phase 3: Identifying and Describing Antecedent, Consequence, and Associated Variables
- Phase 4: Conceptual Synthesis
- Phase 5: Linking Assessment Data to Interventions
- Phase 6: Implementation
- Phase 7: Progress Monitoring
- Summary
- 2. Professional Standards and Ethical Considerations
- National Association of School Psychologists
- Behavior Analyst Certification Board
- Who Is Qualified to Conduct an FBA?
- Behavioral Skills Training to Promote and Maintain FBA Competencies
- Resources to Support and Evaluate Competencies in FBA
- Functional Behavioral Assessment Competency Scale
- Functional Behavioral Assessment Procedural Checklist
- Summary
- Form 2.1. Functional Behavioral Assessment Competency Scale (FBACS)
- Form 2.2. Functional Behavioral Assessment Procedural Checklist (FBAPC)
- Form 2.3. Functional Behavioral Assessment Informed Consent Form
- 3. Conceptual Foundations of Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Functional Antecedents and Consequences
- Consequence Variables
- Positive Reinforcement
- Negative Reinforcement
- Individually Mediated, Socially Mediated, and Automatic Reinforcement
- Antecedent Variables
- Discriminative Stimuli
- Motivating Operations
- SDs and MOs
- Antecedents and Consequences: A Summary
- Additional Behavior-Analytic Terms and Concepts
- Response Classes (When It Rains . . . It Pours)
- Response Class Hierarchies (First the Sky Darkens, Then There Is Thunder and Lightning Followed by a Light Rain . . . Then It Pours)
- The Matching Law
- Summary
- 4. Behavior Analysis of Medical Conditions, Emotions, and Thoughts
- Biological and Medical Influences on Behavior
- How Exactly Do Biological and Medical Variables Affect Interfering Behaviors?
- The Influence of Emotions on Behavior
- How Exactly Do Emotions Affect Interfering Behaviors?
- The Influence of Thoughts on Behavior
- How Exactly Do Thoughts (Covert Verbal Behaviors) Affect Interfering Behaviors?
- Summary
- 5. Executive Skills
- Executive Skills: A Brief Introduction
- Executive Skills Intervention
- Intervention Example 1: Response Inhibition
- Intervention Example 2: Flexibility
- Summary
- Form 5.1. Executive Skills Questionnaire for Parents/Teachers
- Form 5.2. Executive Skills Questionnaire for Students
- Form 5.3. Executive Skills Problem Checklist, Elementary Version—Teacher
- Form 5.4. Executive Skills Problem Checklist, Middle/High School Version
- Form 5.5. Executive Skills Problem Checklist, Elementary Version—Parents
- 6. The Behavior-Analytic Problem-Solving Model
- Rationale for the BAPS Model
- The Evolution of Conceptual Models
- The Three-Term Conceptual Model
- The Four-Term Conceptual Model
- The Five-Term Conceptual Model
- The Eight-Term Conceptual Model
- Components of the BAPS Model
- Interfering Behavior
- Context
- Personal Characteristics
- Skill Delays/Deficits
- Motivational Triggers (MOs)
- Sources of Reinforcement (SDs)
- Reinforcing Consequences
- Parameters of Reinforcement
- Summary
- Using the Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving: Assessment Results Recording Form
- Step 1: Interfering Behavior
- Step 2: Context
- Step 3: Reinforcing Consequences
- Step 4: Motivational Triggers (MOs)
- Step 5: Sources of Reinforcement (SDs)
- Step 6: Personal Characteristics
- Step 7: Skill Delays/Deficits
- Step 8: Parameters of Reinforcement
- Case Examples of the BAPS Model
- The Case of the Missing Snack
- Additional Case Examples
- Communicating FBA Results and Recommendations Using the BAPS Model
- BAPS Revelations
- Summary
- Summary
- Form 6.1. Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving: Assessment Results
- 7. Indirect Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Indirect FBA
- Considerations for Evaluators Conducting Indirect FBAs
- Indirect FBA Procedures
- Review of Records
- Analysis of Rating Scale Results
- Interviews
- Behavior-Analytic Problem-Solving Interview
- Behavioral Stream Interview
- Summary
- Form 7.1. Behavior-Analytic Problem-Solving Interview (BAPS-I)
- 8. Descriptive Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Defining Behavior
- Recording Behavior
- Frequency Recording
- Duration Recording
- Latency Recording
- Interval Recording
- Performance-Based Behavior Recordings
- Conducting Descriptive FBAs
- Functional Behavioral Assessment Observation Form
- Incident-Based Functional Assessment Form
- Conditional Probability Record
- Interval Recording Procedure
- Task Analysis Recording Procedure
- Comparing and Contrasting Descriptive FBA Procedures
- Summary
- Case Example: Indirect and Descriptive FBA
- Background Information
- Critique of Previous Evaluations
- Presenting Referral Concerns
- The Functional Behavioral Assessment Process
- Recommendations
- Case Outcomes
- Form 8.1. Functional Behavioral Assessment Observation Form (FBAOF)
- Form 8.2. Incident-Based Functional Assessment Form (IBFAF)
- Form 8.3. Conditional Probability Record (CPR)
- Form 8.4. Interval Recording Procedure (IRP)
- 9. Experimental Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Extended Functional Analysis
- Considerations
- Case Example of Extended Functional Analysis
- Brief Functional Analysis
- Case Example of Brief Functional Analysis
- Trial-Based Functional Analysis
- Case Example of Trial-Based Functional Analysis
- Synthesized Functional Analysis
- Case Example of Synthesized Functional Analysis
- Structural Analysis
- Case Example of Structural Analysis
- Summary
- Form 9.1. Task Difficulty Antecedent Analysis Form
- 10. Preference Assessment and Experimental Analysis of Reinforcer Effectiveness
- Preference Assessment
- Indirect Assessment of Potential Reinforcers
- Descriptive Assessment of Potential Reinforcers
- Preference Assessment Considerations
- Experimental Analysis of Reinforcer Effectiveness
- Case Example
- Summary
- 11. Function-Based Interventions
- Antecedent Interventions
- Linking FBA Results to Antecedent Interventions
- Teaching and Reinforcement-Based Interventions
- Linking FBA Results to Teaching and Reinforcement-Based Strategies
- Consequence-Based Strategies to Reduce Interfering Behavior
- Linking FBA Results to Consequence-Based Strategies to Reduce Interfering Behavior
- Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving: Function-Focused Intervention
- Using the Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving: Function-Focused Intervention Planning Tool
- Case Example of Function-Focused Planning
- Summary
- Form 11.1. Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving: Function-Focused Intervention
- 12. Treatment Analysis
- Treatment Effectiveness Assessment
- Case Example of Treatment Effectiveness Assessment
- Treatment Comparison Analysis
- Case Examples of Treatment Comparison Analyses
- Summary
- 13. Functional Behavioral Assessment Report Templates and Examples
- The FBA Report Template
- Identifying Information
- Evaluation Dates
- Reason for Referral
- Purposes of the FBA
- Description of Assessment Procedures
- Relevant Background Information
- Results: Identification and Description of Interfering Behaviors
- Results: Documentation of Current Levels of Interfering Behaviors
- Results: Graphic Display of Interfering Behaviors
- Results: Behavior-Analytic Interviews
- Results: Behavior-Analytic Observations
- Results: Experimental Analyses
- Synthesis of Results
- Results: Behavior-Analytic Treatment Assessments
- Summary
- Interpretive Session with Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
- Recommendations for the Team’s Consideration
- Summary
- Form 13.1. Behavioral Assessment Report
- 14. Applied Learning Experiences
- Applied Learning Experience 1: Identifying, Describing, and Recording Behavior
- Identifying Behavior
- Describing Behavior
- Selecting a Behavior Recording Procedure
- Using the Behavior Recording Procedure
- Interpreting the Behavior Recording Procedure Data
- Applied Learning Experience 2: Behavior Recording Practice
- Applied Learning Experience 3: Interobserver Agreement (IOA)
- Applied Learning Experience 4: Four-Term Contingency
- Applied Learning Experience 5: Four-Term Contingency
- Applied Learning Experience 6: Four-Term Contingency
- Applied Learning Experience 7: Behavior-Analytic Interview (Role Play)
- Applied Learning Experience 8: Behavior-Analytic Interview (Actual Case)
- Applied Learning Experience 9: Designing the Interval Recording Procedure (IRP)
- Applied Learning Experience 10: Implementing the IRP
- Applied Learning Experience 11: Behavior-Analytic Observation
- Applied Learning Experience 12: Designing Experimental Analyses
- Applied Learning Experience 13: Conducting Experimental Analyses
- Applied Learning Experience 14: Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving (BAPS) and Case Conceptualization
- Applied Learning Experience 15: Identifying Reinforcers
- Applied Learning Experience 16: Behavior-Analytic Problem Solving (BAPS) and Function-Focused Intervention
- Applied Learning Experience 17: Treatment Analysis (Treatment Effectiveness)
- Applied Learning Experience 18: Treatment Analysis (Treatment Comparison)
- Applied Learning Experience 19: Explaining Assessment Results and Recommendations
- Applied Learning Experience 20: Consultation, Training, and Supervision
- Summary
- 15. It’s the Final Chapter
- Case Examples of Pliable and Flexible FBAs
- The Suspended Student
- Several Target Behaviors
- Uninformed Consent and Tardiness
- The English Language Learner
- It Takes a Village
- Low-Rate, High-Intensity Behaviors and Variables That Are Unethical to Manipulate
- Peer-Mediated Reinforcement
- Parting Shots
- Appendix. Functional Behavioral Assessment Rating Scale (FuBARS)
- References
- Index
- About Guilford Press
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