IRIS Module- Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan, Case Study- Encouraging Appropriate Behavior, and Activity- Behavior Assessment: Conduct an A-B-C Analysis (IRIS Center)
Description:
This IRIS module, Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan, explores the basic principles of behavior and the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in problem behavior. The steps to conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior plan are described.
IRIS Center Case Study Encouraging Appropriate Behavior discusses:
- Behavior-Specific Praise
- Criterion-Specific Rewards
- Choice Making
- Rules
- Contingent Instructions
- Group Contingency
IRIS Center Activity - Behavior Assessment: Conduct an A-B-C Analysis - A functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is an evaluation technique used to determine the function of a student’s behavior and the factors that maintain it. It helps teachers to understand the reason(s) (i.e., the function or functions) for a student’s behavior and then to use this information to design an intervention that will help the student learn a new, more acceptable method of getting what he or she wants. The process of conducting an FBA consists of seven steps.
- Behavior: Conduct an A-B-C Analysis - Video - View the video and use the A-B-C Observation Form to conduct an A-B-C analysis of this child's tantrums. What do you think is the function of his behavior?