Functional Behavior Assessments Adapted from work by the OSEP center on PBIS.

Functional Behavior Assessments

Adapted from work by the OSEP center on PBIS

IDEA makes it an imperative

• The IEP team, “should explore the need for strategies and support systems to address any behavior that may impede the learning of the child with the disability or the learning of his or her peer”

What is FBA?

What is FBA?

• Children display behavior for a specific reason.

What is FBA?

• Children display behavior for a specific reason.

• Our task is to figure out why

What is FBA?

• Children display behavior for a specific reason.

• Our task is to figure out why

• A FBA is a strategic tool

What is FBA?

• In a nutshell, FBA is

– A systematic problem-solving process

What is FBA?

• In a nutshell, FBA is

– A systematic problem-solving process

– to identify the (function) of specific behavior

What is FBA?

• In a nutshell, FBA is

– A systematic problem-solving process

– to identify the (function) of specific behavior

– Used to help problem solving teams

Why use FBA?

• focus on factors that initiate, sustain, or end the behavior

Why use FBA?

• focus on factors that initiate, sustain, or end the behavior

• Similar looking behaviors may be created differently

Why use FBA?

• focus on factors that initiate, sustain, or end the behavior

• Similar looking behaviors may be created differently

a)what the student "gets" orb)what the student “avoids”

Rule

• “You should not propose to reduce a problem behavior without also identifying alternative, desired behaviors a person should perform instead of problem behavior” (O’Neill et al., 1997, p. 71).

Setting Events

Setting Events

IdentifyAntecedents

Setting Events

IdentifyAntecedents

Detail the ProblemBehavior

Desired or acceptable Alternative

Setting Events

IdentifyAntecedents

Consequences

(function)Detail the ProblemBehavior

Desired or acceptable Alternative

TypicalConsequence

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

Setting event

Misses 12:30medication

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

Setting event Antecedent

Misses 12:30medication

Teachersmake

multipletask demands

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

Setting event Antecedent Response

Misses 12:30medication

Teachersmake

multipletask demands

Sequoia makesnegative self-statements &

writes profanelanguage

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Misses 12:30medication

Teachersmake

multipletask demands

Sequoia makesnegative self-statements &

writes profanelanguage

Teacher sendsSequoia to

office for beingdisrespectful

When Sequoia misses her 12:30 medication & teachers present multiple task demands, she makes negative self-statements & writes profane language on her assignments. Teaching staff typically send her to the office with a discipline referral for being disrespectful.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Misses 12:30medication

Teachersmake

multipletask demands

Sequoia makesnegative self-statements &

writes profanelanguage

Teacher sendsSequoia to

office for beingdisrespectful

Avoid difficult tasks

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Caesar isteased severaltimes about his

hair by his friends before

class

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Caesar isteased severaltimes about his

hair by his friends before

class

His teacherstares at his hair in class

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Caesar isteased severaltimes about his

hair by his friends before

class

His teacherstares at his hair in class

Caesar askshis teacher what she’sstaring at

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Caesar isteased severaltimes about his

hair by his friends before

class

His teacherstares at his hair in class

Caesar askshis teacher what she’sstaring at

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

removal

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

Caesar isteased severaltimes about his

hair by his friends before

class

His teacherstares at his hair in class

Caesar askshis teacher what she’sstaring at

Cesar has dyed his hair three colors & is teased several times by his friends before class. When he enters the class, his teacher stares at his hair. Caesar immediately says “what the f*#! are you staring at?” His teacher immediately sends him to in-school detention.

removal

Avoid attention

Setting event Antecedent Response Consequence

When his teacher asks him what the capitol city of a country is, Napoleon gives the correct answers. His teacher praises his correct answer, & tells him he may work by himself or a friend on the rest of the assignment.

The real world is never simple…

1.gain attention2.avoid instruction 3.seek excitement

The more complicated world of FBA

1. Identify the problem behavior2. Collect multiple data points3. Analyze the data4. Make determinations & hypotheses

about the function5. Develop & implement a Behavior

Intervention Plan (BIP)6. Evaluate progress & follow-up