Functional Behavioral Assessment (Secondary): Identifying the Reasons for Student Behavior
PD Hours: 2
This module explores the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in challenging behavior and outlines steps for conducting a functional behavioral assessment.
By completing this module’s Perspectives & Resources section and reviewing its accompanying activities, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the four categories of behavioral functions
- Determine whether an FBA is warranted
- Implement practices to minimize subjectivity when interpreting a behavior’s function
- Define student behavior in clear and specific terms
- Identify types of indirect and descriptive assessments
- Formulate a hypothesis statement based on student data
