Selecting and Implementing Interventions
Social validity and feasibility
Effective interventions must be acceptable, feasible, and contextually appropriate while preserving behavior-analytic logic.
How this shows up in scenario questions
- 1Modify a plan caregivers cannot implement.
- 2Balance improved data with low feasibility.
- 3Collaborate without abandoning function-based components.
Common misconceptions
- Improved graph means stakeholder concerns do not matter.
- Caregiver objections prove lack of commitment.
- Simplifying a plan means reducing quality.
Distractor patterns
- Keep plan unchanged despite implementation barriers.
- Blame caregivers.
- Discontinue services abruptly.
Related terms
acceptabilitycaregiver collaborationcontextual fit
Related practice prompts
Balance social validity with data-based decisions.
A behavior plan reduces tantrums, but caregivers report the procedure is too complicated to use during morning routines. What should the BCBA do next?
Balance social validity with data-based decisions.
A plan reduces throwing materials, but caregivers say the procedure is too complex to use during daily routines. What should the BCBA do? The team is preparing for a parent review meeting.
Balance social validity with data-based decisions.
A plan reduces screaming, but caregivers say the procedure is too complex to use during daily routines. What should the BCBA do? The caregiver asks for a rationale that can be written in the treatment note.