# Functional Behavior Assessment

Skill · Healthcare and Medical

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/functional-behavior-assessment

A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is a systematic process used, particularly in special education and applied behavior analysis (ABA), to identify the underlying causes and purposes of a person's challenging behaviors. Practitioners such as behavior analysts, school psychologists, and special education teachers gather data through observation, interviews, and testing to determine what triggers and reinforces a behavior, then use those findings to design a behavior intervention plan. It's a core methodology in special education and clinical behavioral therapy settings.

Related skills: [Special Education](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/special-education), [Positive Behavior Support](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/positive-behavior-support), [Applied Behavior Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/applied-behavior-analysis), [School Psychology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/school-psychology), [Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/applied-behavior-analysis-aba), [Data Collection](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-collection)

## Open roles requiring Functional Behavior Assessment (0)

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