Resources: Behavior Management and Modification Plans

 

Relevant Standards

• CMS: B121,
  
• TJC: PC.01.03.03, PC.01.03.05, PI.01.01.01 EP12, LD.04.04.01 EP2
  

References & Tools

Behavior Assessment/Functional Analysis

• Understanding and Managing Difficult Behaviour
• Functional Assessment Interview (FAI; O’Neill et al., 1997). This questionnaire can be used to interview teachers, parents, and other school/community staff. The FAI takes approximately 45-90 minutes to administer and provides the following outcomes: description of the interfering behavior, events or factors that predict the behavior, possible function of the behavior, and summary statements (behavior hypothesis).*

• Functional Analysis/Assessment Screening Tool (FAST), [FAST-HTML], (FAST-PDF)  (FAST; Iwata & deLeon, 1995). This tool is used to determine the potential causes of the behavior. With the FAST, raters are asked to answer 18 yes/no questions. Scores are added up and placed into four likely categories of function ranging from social reinforcement (attention) to automatic reinforcement (pain attenuation).*
  

• Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS)[®] Description: The MAS is a sixteen item questionnaire, organized into four categories of reinforcement (attention, tangible, escape, and sensory), that assesses the functions or motivations of behavior problems. It is quick and easy for staff and/or Pts to use. Created/Provided By: V. Mark Durand, Ph.D., and Daniel B. Crimmins, Ph.D.   You can obtain a 7-day free trial of a web-based version called the iMAS that allows the practitioner to complete the MAS from any Web Browser.  For additional resources see the following:
  
  • Internet Search_Motivation Assessment Scale – Version 2 [®]
    
  • YouTube_Mark Durand @ Motivation Assessment Scale PresentationVideos
    

•  Problem Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ; Lewis, Scott, & Sugai, 1994). This questionnaire is used to determine the potential function of the behavior (e.g., access to peer attention, access to teacher attention, setting events). With the PBQ, raters answer 15 items and indicate the frequency with which the behavior is observed.*
  

• Questions about Behavioral Function in Mental Illness (QABF-MI; Singh et al., 2006). This questionnaire helps raters determine the potential function of the behavior (attention, escape, non-social, physical, tangible). With the QABF-MI, raters answer how often the behavior occurs.*
  

*From:  Steps for Implementation: Functional Behavior Assessment (see below)

• Steps for Implementation: Functional Behavior Assessment, National Professional Development Center on ASD 10/2010 [Steps – HTML], (Steps -PDF)

Behavior Management Plans (BMP)

• How to Conduct a Functional Analysis & Develop Behavior Plans To Reduce Problem  Behavior [Carbone-HTML], (Carbone-PDF) by Carbone & Zecchin 57 page guide by 2 Board Certified Behavior Analysts
  

• How to Make An Effective Behavior Management Plan (BMP)

• Sample: BMP with Functional Analysis (PDF x 53pgs) (PDF) [HTML]   from Chester Mental Health Center (CMHC), Illinois

Required Written Documents

• PC.01.03.03, EPs 1-3: Written behavior management policies

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