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Functional Behavior Assessment
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) may seem like a complicated
term, but it really is not when it is broken down. The word function is simply the reason why something
is happening. What is causing a
challenging behavior to occur? The
word behavior obviously refers to the challenging behavior in question.
And the word assessment refers to a review of the circumstances
around the student. What are the
conditions in the environment that are causing this student to display
challenging behavior? Put simply
then, a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is a review of circumstances
involving a student displaying challenging behavior to find out the reason why
it is happening. A FBA looks beyond
the actual behavior to identify significant social, affective, biological,
and/or environmental factors related to the incidence of challenging behavior.
A FBA is a requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) for students with disabilities who are displaying challenging
behavior problems and it is most commonly included in the Individual Education
Plan (IEP) process. However,
IDEA
does not stipulate the way in which it is to be conducted, so the ways of
conducting FBAs vary in different school districts around the country.
Nevertheless, four key steps are common to most FBAs.
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