Selecting and Implementing Interventions
Least restrictive function-based intervention
Select effective, ethical, feasible interventions that address function before moving to more intrusive procedures.
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What this concept means here
Select effective, ethical, feasible interventions that address function before moving to more intrusive procedures.
How it appears in questions
Choose FCT or reinforcement before punishment-first procedures.
Best next action
If this concept is weak, practice Selecting and Implementing Interventions scenarios and write one correction rule after each miss.
How this shows up in scenario questions
- 1Choose FCT or reinforcement before punishment-first procedures.
- 2Reject intervention based only on staff convenience.
- 3Match procedure to assessment results.
Common misconceptions
- Severe or inconvenient behavior automatically justifies intrusive procedures.
- Function-based plans can ignore feasibility.
- Ignoring all behavior is a complete plan.
Distractor patterns
- Start with highly intrusive punishment.
- Ignore all behavior all day.
- Choose what is easiest for staff only.
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Related terms
least intrusivefunction-basedintervention selection
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Practice moreIntervention selection from assessment, evidence, preferences, and contextual fit: Least restrictive function-based intervention.
An intervention reduces leaving the work area during clinic sessions, but caregiver cannot use it during daily routines. Across 4 sessions in service week 10, one observer recorded 55 minutes of observation in the early intervention clinic. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:
Intervention selection from assessment, evidence, preferences, and contextual fit: Least restrictive function-based intervention.
An intervention reduces dropping to the floor after instructions during clinic sessions, but parent cannot use it during daily routines. Across 8 sessions in service week 20, 3 observers recorded 18 minutes of observation in the home program. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:
Intervention selection from assessment, evidence, preferences, and contextual fit: Least restrictive function-based intervention.
An intervention reduces grabbing items from shelves during clinic sessions, but care team cannot use it during daily routines. Across 7 sessions in service week 30, 2 observers recorded 28 minutes of observation in the community outing. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:
Intervention selection from assessment, evidence, preferences, and contextual fit: Least restrictive function-based intervention.
An intervention reduces leaving the work area during clinic sessions, but caregiver cannot use it during daily routines. Across 7 sessions in service week 38, one observer recorded 14 minutes of observation in the early intervention clinic. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:
Intervention selection from assessment, evidence, preferences, and contextual fit: Least restrictive function-based intervention.
An intervention reduces grabbing items from shelves during clinic sessions, but care team cannot use it during daily routines. Across 4 sessions in service week 44, 2 observers recorded 19 minutes of observation in the community outing. Before continuing unchanged, the BCBA should:
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