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Indirect Assessment Methods

  1. Types of indirect assessment methods
    1. Interviews
    2. Record reviews
    3. Quality of life measures
    4. Checklists and rating scales

  2. Outcomes of functional assessment
    1. Provide description of problem behaviors
    2. Identify events, times, and situations that predict problem behavior
      1. Antecedents
      2. Setting events

    3. Identify consequences maintaining problem behavior
    4. Develop hypothesis
    5. Confirm summary statements using direct observation

  3. Interviews
    1. Functional Assessment Interview (FAI) Form
      1. Describe problem behavior
      2. Identify setting events
      3. Identify antecedents
      4. Identify consequences
      5. Efficiency
      6. Socially appropriate skills
      7. Communication skills
      8. Instructional preferences
      9. Student preferences
      10. History of problem behavior
      11. Summarizing interview

    2. Interview strategies
      1. Interviews across settings
      2. Student interviews
      3. Open-ended questioning
      4. Paraphrasing


  4. Record review
    1. Types of record reviews
      1. Medical and psychological reports
      2. Behavior support plans
      3. Incident reports
      4. Interdisciplinary team plans
      5. Social and communication skills assessment

    2. Conduct record reviews early
      1. Rule out medical issues
      2. Provide historical information
      3. Past behavioral support strategies
      4. Communication and social skills


  5. Quality of life measures
    1. Elements of the student's life
      1. Predictability of environment
      2. Social belonging
      3. Empowerment and control
      4. Well being and satisfaction

    2. Assessment measures may address
      1. Predictability of environment
      2. Quality and number of social interactions
      3. Opportunities for choice-making and control
      4. Person centered planning


  6. Checklists and rating scales
    1. Motivation Assessment Scale
    2. Setting event identification
    3. Reinforcement inventory



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