Episode 208 - Functional Behavior Assessments in Schools

ABA Inside Track

Robert Parry-Cruwys

Behavioralscience, Education, Appliedbehavioranalysis, Autism, Social Sciences, Aba, Science, Specialeducation

4.6 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

For clinicians working in schools, you probably know that being asked to write up functional behavior assessments is a nigh-weekly occurrence. And while functional analyses may be the gold standard of behavior assessment, barely 50% of BCBAs in the world regularly use them. Rather than wag our fingers for a full hour, we take a look at the literature around conducting the best FBAs possible taking into account time, space, and efficiency. Plus, Rob’s spicy hot takes on descriptive assessments!

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Articles discussed this episode:

Nesselrode, R., Falcomata, T.S., Hills, L., & Erhard, P. (2022). Functional analysis in public school settings: A systematic review of the literature. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00679-8

Oliver, A.C., Pratt, L.A., & Normand, M.P. (2015). A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 817-829. doi: 10.1002/jaba.256

Asmus, J.M., Vollmer, T.R., & Borrero, J.C. (2002). Functional behavior assessment: A school based model. Education and Treatment of Children, 25, 67-90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42900516

Anderson, C.M. & St. Peter, C.C. (2013). Functional analysis with typically developing children: Best practice or too early to tell?: In response to Hanley (2012). Behavior Analysis in Practice, 6, 62-76. doi: 10.1007/BF03391806

Kestner, K.M., Peterson, S.M., Eldridge, R.R., & Peterson, L.D. (2018). Considerations of baseline classroom conditions in conducting functional behavior assessments in school settings. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 452-465. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-0269-1

Lewis, T.J., Mitchell, B.S., Harvey, K., Green, A., & McKenzie, J. (2015). A comparison of functional behavioral assessment and functional analysis methodology among students with mild disabilities. Behavioral Disorders, 41, 5-20. doi: 10.17988/0198-7429-41.1.5

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Welcome to ABA Inside Track, the podcast that's like reading in your car, but safer. I'm your host, Robert Perry Cruz,
0:21.1	and with me as always are my fabulous co-hosts.
0:24.0	Hey there, everyone, it's me, Jackie,
0:27.5	speaking to you live from my pillow.
0:31.6	Jack Lila.
0:34.3	I love Delilah.
0:36.9	She's been divorced so many times and has so many children.
0:39.8	I just, her span is like wide.
0:42.2	And for somebody who's telling me how they got to get this recording started so they can go to bed,
0:45.2	you're really starting off with a bang, one co-host, Jackie.
0:48.4	Thanks.
0:48.8	I do have to go to bed, everyone.
0:50.3	And it's me, Diana.
0:51.7	Hey, welcome.
0:52.9	Glad you're here, too.
1:00.1	Sometimes, you know, I always wonder when we start this podcast about behavior analysis and behavior analytic researching, which every week we pick a topic and then discuss relevant research
1:04.0	on that topic.
1:04.8	I was wondering, what are the maintaining variables for some of our podcasting behavior?
1:09.0	Are they so disruptive?
1:10.2	We had, like like more reinforcement.
1:11.9	You've already established that your behavior is automatically maintained. Well, mine is, but what about
1:15.8	some of the other behavior? Like, you know, are you, when you know, when you make a joke or when we
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