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Behavior can be loosely grouped into several categories: behaviors that continue to occur because they are reinforced (pay off), novel/chance behaviors, or involuntary behaviors.

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...used to make an evaluative statement; but rather a systematic process for understanding why behaviors are or are not occurring

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Why did they do that?
What's in it for her?
Why would he want to do that?

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Completion of an FBA rsults in the hypothesis statement that indicates events that reliably precede (evoke) and follow (reinforce) problem behavior.  This information is used to develop an intervention plan  consisting of environmental modifications to (a) reduce the occurrence of problem behavior, (b) Increase the likelihood of desired behavior, and (c) reduce reinforcement for problem behavior.

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Completion of an FBA rsults in the hypothesis statement that indicates events that reliably precede (evoke) and follow (reinforce) problem behavior.  This information is used to develop an intervention plan  consisting of environmental modifications to (a) reduce the occurrence of problem behavior, (b) Increase the likelihood of desired behavior, and (c) reduce reinforcement for problem behavior.

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Not providing information about how the students behaviors are related to what is going on around them

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obtaining access to attention, obtaining access to certain activities or items, or avoiding interaction or attention or certain activities.

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Simply speaking of power or control provides little guidance in intervention development.
Ask "How do you know?" or "What does that look like?" If the answer is an observable outcome, that is the function

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FBA is a systematic process for understanding why certain behaviors are or are not occurring in given situations by identifying the functional relation between the behavior and the environmental events.

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FBA is a systematic process for understanding why certain behaviors are or are not occurring in given situations by identifying the functional relation between the behavior and the environmental events.

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Should someone suggest the function of the behavior is power or control, the proper response is to ask "What does that look like? Power over who or what? What is being controlled?" 

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Should someone suggest the function of the behavior is power or control, the proper response is to ask "What does that look like? Power over who or what? What is being controlled?" 

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There is no way to alter power without knowing what occurs or does not occur as a result of that power.

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There is no way to alter power without knowing what occurs or does not occur as a result of that power.

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Considering function is akin to asking "Why did he/she do that?"

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Considering function is akin to asking "Why did he/she do that?"

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An effective FBA identifies events/environment that maintain / evoke the problem behavior

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An effective FBA identifies events/environment that maintain / evoke the problem behavior

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There is a growing research base documenting the valuable role of FBA in intervention development for...

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There is a growing research base documenting the valuable role of FBA in intervention development for...

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eating disorders
depression
anxiety
personality disorders

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IDE a1997 requires FBA in some cases can be supportive document when teams are questioning the process

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Interventions tried without knowing function either made no change or worsened problem behavior based on research from Mcintosh, Borgmeier, and Brown

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Interventions tried without knowing function either made no change or worsened problem behavior based on research from Mcintosh, Borgmeier, and Brown

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B/c all operant behaviors function to control the environment, power and control as function are insufficient descriptors of function or purpose of behavior.

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B/c all operant behaviors function to control the environment, power and control as function are insufficient descriptors of function or purpose of behavior.