TIER 3 COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT (FBA) GUIDE - Center on PBIS - January 2022

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Tier 3 Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Guide Center on PBIS (January 2022) provides an end-to-end practice framework for teams to conduct comprehensive FBA, develop function-linked behavior intervention/support plans, and use data-based decisions. It explains how to connect serious, chronic challenging behavior to environmental events before and after the behavior, turning gathered information into a hypothesis that guides implementation. The guide emphasizes individualized, student-focused support through teaming, teaming processes, progress monitoring, and fidelity measurement alongside active coaching and teacher feedback.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages43

Reading Time1 h 48 min

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Introduction

Comparison of Levels of Functional Behavior Assessment/Behavior Intervention/Support Plan

Teaming

Team Membership

Team Roles and Responsibilities

Team Processes for Reaching Consensus

Student Involvement as Team Member

Identifying, Defining, and Prioritizing Behaviors

Progress Monitoring/Data Collection

Functional Behavior Assessment and Hypothesis Development

Indirect Methods

Direct Methods

Building a Functional Behavior Assessment Based Behavior Intervention/Support Plan

Task Analyzing Behavior Intervention/Supports

Coaching

Data-based Decision Making

Summary

References

TIER 3 COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT (FBA) GUIDE CENTER ON PBIS January 2022 JANUARY 2022 Tier 3 Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Guide Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education January 2022 This document was supported from funds provided by the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports cooperative grant supported by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) of the U.S. Department of Education (H326S180001) . Dr. Renee Bradley serves as the project officer. The views expressed hereindo not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, or enterprise mentioned in this document is intended or should be inferred. Rose Iovannone lead the development of this guide. Suggested Citation for this Publication Center on PBIS. (2022). Tier 3 Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Guide. Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. [www.pbis.org](www.pbis.org). Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) 2 JANUARY 2022 Table of Contents Introduction .......................................... 4 Comparison of Levels of Functional Behavior Assessment/Behavior Intervention/Support Plan ................................. 5 Teaming ............................................ 7 Team Membership 7 Team Roles and Responsibilities 7 Team Processes for Reaching Consensus 10 Student Involvement as Team Member 10 Identifying, Defining, and Prioritizing Behaviors ..................11 Progress Monitoring/Data Collection ......................... 13 Functional Behavior Assessment and Hypothesis Development ........ 16 Indirect Methods 16 Direct Methods 17 Building a Functional Behavior Assessment Based Behavior Intervention/ Support Plan ........................................ 21 Task Analyzing Behavior Intervention/Supports 22 Coaching .......................................... 29 Training the Plan 29 Active Coaching Process 32 Teacher Reflection 34 Providing Feedback 35 Measuring Fidelity 37 Data-based Decision Making .............................. 38 Summary .......................................... 41 References .......................................... 42 Embedded Hyperlinks .................................. 43 Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) JANUARY 2022 Introduction The purpose of this practice guide is to help teams conduct a comprehensive functional behavior assessment, develop a function-linked behavior intervention/support plan, and make data-based decisions. Functional behavior assessments help teams to identify the relation of targeted serious and intense (i. e. , challenging) behavior to the environmental events that occur before and after the behavior is performed. The information gathered is organized into a statement, typically called a hypothesis, which is the team’s roadmap to developing a behavior intervention/ support plan. FBA/BIPs have a wealth of research showing effectiveness in schools (e.g. , Anderson & Long, 2002; Dwyer et al. , 2011; Iovannone et al. , 2009) and is considered the “gold standard” and the core for individualized behavior interventions/supports. Tier 3 Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessments provides individualized, customized support to one student that meets his/her unique needs. It is a team-based approach and is intended for students who have serious, chronic challenging behaviors that significantly interfere with student success in and out of school. Comprehensive approaches provide all the essential steps and materials needed for implementation including progress monitoring tools, implementation fidelit

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Tier 3 Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessment guide?

The guide helps teams conduct a comprehensive functional behavior assessment, develop a function-linked behavior intervention/support plan, and make data-based decisions. It also explains how to use assessment information to build a team hypothesis that guides intervention development.

How do functional behavior assessments support individualized student intervention planning?

Functional behavior assessments identify relationships between targeted challenging behavior and the environmental events that occur before and after the behavior. The resulting information is organized into a hypothesis that serves as a roadmap for creating a behavior intervention/support plan.

What teaming practices are included in the guide for conducting Tier 3 FBA?

The guide covers team membership, team roles and responsibilities, team processes for reaching consensus, and student involvement as a team member. It also describes how teams collaborate to identify, define, and prioritize behaviors.

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