Functional behavioral assessment is ...
list of 6 items
• an approach used to help a pupil with a chronic behavior problem • a problem solving method - one which takes time and creative collabration among professsionals and parents • built on the assumption that, if a pupil keeps repeating a problem behavior, that behavior must be serving some purpose for the student - otherwise, heor she would not keep repeating it • a process of looking for patterns in what happens around and/or to the student just before and just after the problem behavior • examination of these patterns to identify their purpose or their "function;" some possible functions are: avoiding something, getting something, and makingsomething happen • creative problem solving to enable the pupil to achieve the same purpose in a more appropriate or more acceptable way list end
Functional behavioral assessment is NOT ...
list of 4 items1. the first technique a teacher uses when a pupil misbehaves 2. a quick fix 3. a choice for teachers of pupils with disabilities - it's required by federal statutes (such as the IDEA and Section 504) and by some states (such asNew York) 4. a do-it-yourself technique - it takes collaboration. What do you all think about this assesment?
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