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Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a

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Chapter 6<br />

<strong>Functional</strong> Analysis Case<br />

Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g/FACT<br />

Focus Questions:<br />

How can functional analysis best be taught?<br />

What are the components that need to be taught <strong>in</strong> the functional assessment process<br />

as a whole?<br />

What is FACT and how does it differ from previous approaches to teach<strong>in</strong>g functional<br />

assessment?<br />

A Plan to Teach the Process of Perform<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a <strong>Functional</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />

FA is a complex subject that requires an extensive knowledge-base, cl<strong>in</strong>ical decisionmak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

skills, and performance components. In Chapter 2 the different types of FAs were<br />

described. In Chapter 3 treatment procedures were covered. Chapter 4 reviewed <strong>in</strong>structional<br />

approaches to establish students’ knowledge and cl<strong>in</strong>ical decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g skills.<br />

Lastly, Chapter 5 addressed how performance-based tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g could be used to teach the<br />

skills <strong>in</strong>volved with conduct<strong>in</strong>g functional analysis. The focus of this chapter is to provide a<br />

method to practice the process of FA and the multiple steps that comprise it. See Table 21<br />

below for a list of the steps <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> conduct<strong>in</strong>g a FA.

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