Mandy Rispoli – Advances in Trial-Based Functional Analysis of Challenging Behavior

1.0 Type II CE Credits

About the presentation:

Trial-based functional analysis is a model for systematically assessing the function of challenging behavior. The purpose of this session is to provide an overview of trial-based functional analysis and to present new empirical research on the use of trial-based functional analysis in classrooms for children with autism spectrum disorder.

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Identify recent trends and issues related to trial-based functional analysis
• Describe characteristics of a trial-based functional analysis
• Describe results from a single trial based functional analysis condition indicating target behavior is likely maintained by that reinforcer