Purpose:

Conducting functional behavior assessments (FBAs) is an important component of meeting the behavioral needs of students exhibiting significant behavioral problems. However, the practices and perceptions of school social workers (SSWs) in the use of FBAs are relatively unknown.

Method:

The proposed study explored the perceptions of 310 SSWs, across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin about the processes involved in conducting an FBA. Descriptive and inferential statistics were estimated using the general linear model.

Results:

Findings suggest that theoretical orientation is associated with perceived usefulness of FBAs. Additionally, perceptions about the activities involved in conducting FBAs and decision-making practices varied as a function of level of competence about facilitating FBAs.

Discussion:

Overall, findings suggest that SSWs possess the skills needed to facilitate FBAs and face similar barriers of conducting FBAs of other school-based clinicians.

中文翻译：

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学校社会工作者对使用功能行为评估的看法

目的：

进行功能行​​为评估（FBA）是满足表现出严重行为问题的学生的行为需求的重要组成部分。但是，使用FBA的学校社会工作者（SSW）的做法和看法相对未知。

方法：

拟议的研究探索了在伊利诺伊州，密苏里州，堪萨斯州和威斯康星州的310名SSW对进行FBA涉及的过程的看法。描述性和推论性统计使用通用线性模型进行估计。

结果：

研究结果表明，理论取向与亚马逊物流的有用性有关。此外，对开展FBA和决策实践所涉及的活动的理解因促进FBA的能力水平而异。

讨论：

总体而言，研究结果表明，SSW拥有促进FBA所需的技能，并且面临着其他校本临床医生进行FBA的类似障碍。