Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a

Instruction in Functional Assessment Chapter 3
Exercise: Complete the Behavior Intervention Plan
(BIP)
Instructions: Read the teacher’s referral below and complete a BIP based on the information.
You can add details as needed to fully address the components of the BIP. Speculate
on the function of Juan’s challenging behavior and design a plausible treatment based on
that function.
Teacher Referral Report: Juan is a 13-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and intellectual
disability. He is in an 8 to 1 classroom. His communication skills are very basic. When he
does talk, he whispers. Almost all of his speech repeats what was just said to him (echolalia).
Even when he engages in echolalia his intelligibility is poor because he whispers.
Occasionally he will kick me or other adults at a table (during groups), but it is lightly and
infrequent. He will sometimes also throw things but this has only happened about three
times this year. I am most concerned about his lack of any participation in any class activities
or conversations. When he is asked to do something he will often just sit there and, less
often, he will sometimes rock and hum during the morning meeting when it is his turn to
come to the front of the class to review the day, he will come to the front of the classroom,
but will then just stand there.
Student:
Background:
Date:
Past strategies:
Behavioral Definition:
Behavioral Objective:
Baseline Data:
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