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The

Functional Behavioral Assessment Profiler

(FBA Profiler)

 

A comprehensive norm-referenced and criterion referenced behavior rating scale designed to:

• identify potential 'target' or problem behaviors

• suggest hypothesized 'functions' of or reasons for existing or potential behaviors, and

• provide a broad screening of potential mental health concerns

   

  Developed By

  Scott L. Crouse, Ph.D.

  2006

What is the FBA Profiler:

The FBA Profiler is a a norm-referenced and criterion-referenced behavior rating scale specifically designed to not only identify specific areas of behavioral difficulty but also to evaluate patterns of responses in order to identify potential underlying 'functions' of the behavior(s) and promote more appropriate and effective behavioral intervention. The FBA Profiler also provides a broad-spectrum mental health screening in nine specific categories based upon current DSM criteria. Most importantly, the FBA Profiler has been designed by a practicing school psychologist to be directly relevant to the emotional/behavioral needs of children and adolescents with interpretations and suggested interventions which are easily understood by teachers and parents. The FBA Profiler is also normed for ages 3 through adult for use beyond the typical school-aged population.

What are the various categories and areas assessed by the FBA Profiler:

The FBA Profiler evaluates behavior from three different perspectives in order to:

• Identify specific types of Target Behaviors (compared to national norms) in the specific categories of:

  • Task Avoidance

  • Social Withdrawal

  • Passive Aggression

  • Somatic Issues

  • Disruption

  • Delinquency

  • Active Aggression

  • Defiance

• Suggest Hypothesized Functions of Behavior (or underlying emotional motivations), including:

  • Attention Seeking

  • Social Status

  • Escape/Avoidance

  • Anxiety Reduction

  • Self-Indulgence

  • Defensive Reaction

  • Power/Control

  • Revenge

• Provide a broad Mental Health Screening (based upon current DSM criteria) in the areas of:

  • ADHD Inattentive

  • ADHD Hyperactive

  • Conduct Disorder

  • Oppositional-Defiant Disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety Disorder

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Thought Disorder

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

Click here to view a sample FBA Profiler report in pdf format.

Development of the FBA Profiler:

Standardization-

The initial standardization of the FBA Profiler involved soliciting over 1000 ratings from teachers, parents, and students within a suburban Minnesota school district. Concurrently a web-based on-line version of the FBA Profiler was posted to allowed anyone with an internet connection across the country (or even around the world) to take part in the standardization process and facilitated the gathering of national normative data. The web-based FBA Profiler has also enabled ongoing monitoring and revision of the norms. Due to a tendency for such on-line behavior ratings to be dominated by subjects with existing or suspected behavioral difficulties, additional demographic information was used to 'normalize' the population of subjects actually selected for the standardization process. FBA Profiler rating items were also included in an alternate learning style rating scale which additionally helped to establish a more 'normal' distribution of ratings.

Age and Gender: The chosen standardization sample of over 3000 subjects was separated into twelve age/gender groups which were used in the development of the FBA Profiler norms. The age groupings are:

• 3-0 to 6-11

• 7-0 to 10-11

• 11-0 to 14-11

• 15-0 to 18-11

• 19-0 to 22-11

• 23-0 +

Ethnicity: Because the ethnic representation of the FBA Profiler standardization sample was found to be somewhat dissimilar to that of the U.S. census (82% White population for the FBA Profiler vs. 72% White population from census data), further data analysis was conducted to determine the significance of any potential differences found between ratings of 'white' and 'nonwhite' individuals. Two-tailed t-tests were performed comparing white and nonwhite average raw scores obtained in each target behavior category for parent, teacher, and student/self ratings. These statistical comparisons found no significant differences across any of the eight target behavior categories as a function of ethnicity. This suggests that the FBA Profiler is able to provide a non-biased evaluation of behavioral difficulties.

Here are some of the highlights of the FBA Profiler:

• The FBA Profiler identifies specific areas and types of behavioral difficulties with nationally-based standardized scores for easy identification of 'at risk' or 'clinically significant' behavioral concerns.

• The FBA Profiler identifies potential underlying 'functions of behavior' to help establish an understanding of the specific behavioral difficulties and promote more effective intervention. A list of suggested interventions is also provided for each 'function'.

• The FBA Profiler provides a very broad mental health screening to help identify possible need for additional evaluation or mental health consultation.

• The FBA Profiler rating forms are provided in both English and Spanish. 

• The FBA Profiler is provided entirely as a software package which will run on either Windows or Macintosh computer systems.

• Once the FBA Profiler software has been registered an unlimited number of rating forms can be printed, copied, distributed, and scored (using the included computer scoring application) during the registration time limit without the need to purchase anything else and no fear of ever running out of rating forms.

• The FBA Profiler has been thoroughly tested and refined with extensive data and factor analytic evaluation.

• The FBA Profiler provides a 'practical' assessment of emotional and behavioral needs with clear and useful intervention suggestions for educators, parents, and mental health professionals.

• The computer scoring program for the FBA Profiler is simple to use and provides multiple levels of interpretive guidance and support.

• The FBA Profiler scoring process makes it very easy to compare and contrast multiple ratings on an individual subject.

• The on-line FBA Profiler provides parents educators, and individuals with a convenient and risk-free means of trying out this assessment tool.

Contact Information

Scott L. Crouse, Psychologist

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