Discussion 2

Throughout this course, many opportunities are available to post an initial response to a discussion topic as well as to respond to your classmate’s responses. After you have completed the reading, and without reviewing your classmate’s responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion.

Your post should be at least 200–250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources. After you have submitted your initial post, review some of your classmate’s posts and respond to at least two of your classmates. .

Part 1: What is the role of assessment, specifically functional assessment, in working with clients using ABA? Why is proper assessment, and more specifically functional assessment, important?

Part 2: Briefly present an observable behavior that would benefit from ABA intervention, including a target behavior definition. Based on our readings from this week, discuss how you would assess this behavior to help you later identify an appropriate intervention. Include a description of how you will record the behavior, how often the data will be recorded, and what type of assessment method you will use.

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1. Functional assessment is a procedure that is used to help discover what is triggering a particular behavior. The evaluation, therefore, helps develop ways of assisting people to change their behaviors and with this knowledge, behavior analysts can quickly identify the cause of the behavior.

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