Functional Assessments (FBAs, FAAs)

Autism Functional Behavior Assessment for Educators

The autism behavior therapists at Trumpet Behavioral Health use functional assessment methods to help educators find a reason or function for the student’s challenging behavior. There are several common reasons such an individual will use certain behaviors:

The goal of the functional assessment is to:

Trumpet Behavioral Health’s Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) use assessments that have been empirically-validated for use in the development of behavior plans and programming. The consultant will first complete a descriptive assessment, which typically forms the basis for a hypothesis, then determine goals and write a positive behavior plan (PBSP, PBIP). The consultant may also conduct a functional analysis.

Descriptive Assessment

A descriptive assessment allows the consultant to establish a hypothesis, determine goals, and write a positive behavior plan. Both direct and indirect methods of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for autism treatment are included in the descriptive assessment.

Direct methods include:

Indirect methods include:

Functional Analysis

A functional analysis is conducted by systematically manipulating environmental variables in order to determine the cause of the problem behavior.

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