U07A01.docx PSY7712 Functional Assessment Report PSY7712: Behavior Analytic Assessments

U07A01.docx  PSY7712  Functional Assessment Report  PSY7712: Behavior Analytic Assessments  Capella University  Functional Assessment Report  Introduction  A functional assessment is an important step to make once considering if the challenging behavior should be changed. According to Cooper et. Al. (2020), a functional assessment and intervention model is built on a core set of assumptions concerning the development and maintenance of both appropriate and challenging behaviors. The goal of a functional assessment “is to anticipate and prevent the development and occurrence of challenging behavior rather than reacting to challenging behavior after it occurs” (Carr et al., 2002). This functional assessment that was reported is regarding a girl named Casi.  Case Summary  Casi is a fourth-grade student with autism.  She receives occupational therapy two times a week and is currently in a regular classroom with 26 other students. Casi also receives in class support from the special education teacher, teaching support, and peer tutors. Her teacher stated that she is happy to have Casi as a student in the classroom. Casi comes to class happy and ready to participate. But, her behaviors have increased during the day such as screaming, refusing to participate, does not attend to instructions, and can become aggressive against peers. When the teacher Mr. Quelle attempts to guide participation from Casi, she often shuts down by rolling her body into a ball while lying on the floor or putting he