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Functional Behaviour Assessment Name Institution An FBA (Functional Behaviour Assessment) is a multi-faceted concept used in the description of some methodologies that allow practitioners and researchers in the identification of reason as to why specific behaviors occur (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). Typically, these assessments used to point out the reason behind the "challenging behavior" such as destructive behaviors, "aggression" towards others or self-injury, even though these evaluations are characteristically not exclusive (Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman & Richman, 1994). Even though there exist various methods for undertaking "functional assessments", they all have a specific goal which is; the identification of the "function"(defined below) of a behavior that is challenging so that a way around can be employed to reduce the identified behavior and/or enhance a more adaptive behavior. "While functional behavior assessment (FBA) has been a part of special education law and embedded in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) since 1997, a precise definition of what actions or processes constitute a legal FBA has never been adequately addressed in the law.” (Miltenberger, 2008) There are three explicit “functional assessment” methods: Functional Analysis, "Direct observation" and "informant methods." The term "functional assessment" and "functional assessment" are often confused as the same concept, but they are not. A "functional analysis" is one particular type of "functional assessment." Source: Miltenberger, R. (2008). Behaviour Modification. Belmont, CA. Wadsworth Publishing Direct Observation For “direct observation”
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