Effects of a Training Package to Improve the Accuracy of Descriptive Analysis Data Recording

Functional behavior assessment is an important precursor to developing interventions to address a problem behavior. Descriptive analysis, a type of functional behavior assessment, is effective in informing intervention design only if the gathered data accurately capture relevant events and behaviors...

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Published inJournal of organizational behavior management Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 226 - 243
Main Authors Mayer, Kimberly L., DiGennaro Reed, Florence D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 01.12.2013
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accuracy
Behavior modification
Data Collection
Effectiveness studies
functional assessment
functional behavior assessment
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Health Personnel
Intervention
Organizational behavior
performance management
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychological tests
Residential Institutions
Training
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Summary:Functional behavior assessment is an important precursor to developing interventions to address a problem behavior. Descriptive analysis, a type of functional behavior assessment, is effective in informing intervention design only if the gathered data accurately capture relevant events and behaviors. We investigated a training procedure to improve the accuracy of data recording by direct service personnel. Findings suggest that the training package was effective and acceptable to participants. Implications of these findings are discussed.
ISSN:0160-8061
1540-8604
DOI:10.1080/01608061.2013.843431