1. The FBA Process is not Linear The FBA process is not linear. The process is dynamic, fluid and on-going. The response to the intervention is continually being monitored. Many times a variety of school personnel are recruited to collect data. However, the analysis and interpretation of data should be led by someone with background and knowledge in functional behavior assessment. Paraphrasing O’Neill and Horner – ‘You are not done with the FBA until you have an effective plan in place.’

2. Walk through 11 steps and the FBA Partner up Using your own FBA (or one will be provided for you)... walk through the 11 steps Rate yourself and your partner on the 4 point scale for each of the 11 steps (included on your reflection form).

3. Assignment For those working with a student with challenging behavior, participants will use student data to conduct a thorough FBA and design a BIP matched to hypothesized function. Homework Day 1 o o Submit a copy of Reflection Form o o Read Hershfeldt, Rosenberg, & Bradshaw (2010) “Function Based Thinking” article o o Begin FBA - BOC, Hypothesis Statement, Assessment Plan, data from interview and ABC analysis Homework Day 2 o o Without kid - Take an FBA to a rubric and write a reflection paper o o With kid - conduct FBA/Design BIP (from scratch or revise a current one) o o Action Plan to implement learning

4. Assignment For those without a student with challenging behavior, participants will review a given FBA and BIP and identify a minimum of 4 specific behavioral principles and/or advanced strategies that could be used to improve the plan by matching strategies to student need. Participants will write a 1-2 page reflection paper describing this process. Homework Day 1 o o Submit a copy of Reflection Form o o Read Hershfeldt, Rosenberg, & Bradshaw (2010) “Function Based Thinking” article o o Begin FBA - BOC, Hypothesis Statement, Assessment Plan, data from interview and ABC analysis Homework Day 2 o o Without kid - Take an FBA to a rubric and write a reflection paper o o With kid - conduct FBA/Design BIP (from scratch or revise a current one) o o Action Plan to implement learning