A statewide survey assessing practitioners' use and perceived utility of functional assessment.
A statewide survey assessing practitioners' use and perceived utility of functional assessment.
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一项全州范围的调查，评估从业者对功能评估的使用和感知效用。
DOI：
10.1002/jaba.259
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Dube,WilliamV
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作者：
Roscoe,EileenM;Phillips,KaturriM;Kelly,MaureenA;Farber,Rachel;Dube,WilliamV
应用行为分析领域强调在问题行为的治疗开发之前进行功能评估的重要性。然而，很少有关于从业人员在多大程度上使用功能评估在应用环境中的个人发育障碍（DD）的信息。本研究的目的是进行一项调查，以评估各种类型的功能评估在马萨诸塞州为DD患者提供服务的机构中实施的程度。从业者被要求说明他们对各种功能评估的看法和使用情况（例如，间接评估、描述性评估和功能分析）。在完成调查的205名受访者中，最常用的功能评估是描述性评估。结果表明，虽然大多数（67.8%）的从业者认为功能分析是选择行为治疗的最翔实的评估工具，只有34.6%的受访者表示，他们通常使用功能分析，告知行为计划的发展。
The field of applied behavior analysis emphasizes the importance of conducting functional assessment before treatment development for problem behavior. There is, however, little information regarding the extent to which practitioners are using functional assessment in applied settings for individuals with developmental disabilities (DD). The purpose of the current study was to conduct a survey to assess the degree to which various types of functional assessment are implemented in agencies that serve individuals with DD in Massachusetts. Practitioners were asked to indicate their perception about and use of the various categories of functional assessment (e.g., indirect assessment, descriptive assessment, and functional analysis). From the 205 respondents who completed the survey, the most frequently used functional assessment was descriptive assessment. Results indicated that although the majority (67.8%) of practitioners believe functional analysis to be the most informative assessment tool for selecting behavioral treatment, only 34.6% of respondents indicated that they typically use functional analysis to inform the development of a behavior plan.