Functional behavior assessment (FBA) is a systematic way of determining the underlying communicative function or purpose of a behavior so that an effective intervention plan can be developed. FBA consists of describing the interfering or problem behavior, identifying antecedent and consequent events that control the behavior, developing a hypothesis of the function of
the behavior, and testing the hypothesis. Data collection is an important part of the FBA process.
FBA is typically used to identify the causes of interfering behaviors such as self-injury, aggression
towards others, or destructive behaviors and is usually followed by the creation and implementation of a behavior package to address the interfering behavior describe.
In this paper your are to research and write about the components of a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) in the paper you are to present each component with a description of that components purpose. For example why would you create a student profile with demographic information (Provide a specific example).
As this is a research assignment you are to review different examples of FBA’s to develop your understanding of what needs to be included in a good FBA.
Minimum four pages of content with a cover and reference page. Be sure to cite, reference and format your paper in APA. (If in doubt go back and review the apa tutorial from week 1).
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