Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

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A functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a process for gathering information about behaviors of concern, whether the behaviors are academic, social or emotional. Academic-related behaviors could be not completing homework assignments or class work. Behaviors that are social or emotional in nature may be hitting others, getting up from the desk frequently, calling others’ names, or refusing to follow classroom or school norms and expectations.    Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports  Intervention Central  FBAs are rooted in the theory that behavior is functional (meaning it has a purpose), predictable and changeable

1. Understanding the function or purpose underlying a student’s behavior can help a school team develop a plan to teach the child more appropriate replacement behaviors for a setting or provide support for the development of more desirable behaviors. FBAs should provide the team with the following information: 

• what the challenging behavior is in observable and measurable terms, and where, when, and with whom the behavior occurs; 

• what the antecedents are (what typically occurs before the behavior); 

• what consequences reinforce or maintain the behavior (what typically occurs after the behavior); 

• what interventions and strategies have been tried previously and their effects; and 

• what the setting events are (what makes the problem behavior worse or more likely to occur).