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What is the Objective of an FBA? The purpose of an FBA is to understand the function of a behavior in order to teach and promote effective strategies, techniques and alternatives as well as knowing when to consciously ignore the “behavior”.
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What can we do FOR the child PRIOR to the behavior instead of what do we do TO the child AFTER the behavior has occurred? The Platinum Rule
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Good FBA’s Involve Detective Work When, where, when not, where not
Who is present
Any environmental clues (smell, temperature, physical contact, teachers, peers???)
Specific clues, triggers
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Definition of FBA An FBA is the process of determining why an individual engages in challenging behaviors and how the behavior relates to the environment.
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IDEA 2004 requires that an FBA be conducted and a positive behavior intervention plan be developed whenever the behavior of a student interferes with the ability of that student or other students to learn. IDEA
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“It’s your explanation of a behavior that leads directly to how you respond to it”Dr. Ross Greene, Ph. D.
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If I had but one life to give for my country, it would be Billy in the third row.