Question
Difficulty: easy. Skill: recognize. Type: applied scenario.
A referral describes grabbing preferred items, but the team has mixed information from ABC data from three outings. Which assessment step best fits relevant record and history review? The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 4 settings.
AUse a familiar protocol even though it does not address descriptive assessment and functional analysis
BRely on care team's report alone and stop collecting direct evidence
CSelect assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs in relation to adolescent's grabbing preferred itemsCorrect answer
DChange the intervention immediately based on the concern alone
Explanation
Answer CThe clue is the combination of ABC data from three outings, grabbing preferred items, and the required task: Relevant record and history review. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 4 settings. Select assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs in relation to adolescent's grabbing preferred items is best because it answers that clue through descriptive assessment and functional analysis instead of treating the scenario as a generic behavior problem. On exam items like this, name the decision point first, then eliminate options that rely on one report, a label, a familiar protocol, or an action that skips the relevant data check.
Why this question is hard
ClueKey scenario clueThe clue is the combination of ABC data from three outings, grabbing preferred items, and the required task: Relevant record and history review. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 4 settings.
TrapCommon trapA familiar protocol is not enough unless it matches the assessed variables and the current decision question.
NextIf you missed it, review Descriptive assessment and functional analysisThen answer a few related scenarios before moving back to broad practice.
Why the other choices are weaker
AChoice AA familiar protocol is not enough unless it matches the assessed variables and the current decision question.
BChoice BStakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.
DChoice DThis is weaker because it skips the assessment, integrity, or decision rule needed before changing procedures.
Study tags
Descriptive assessment and functional analysisRelevant record and history reviewdescriptive assessmentfunctional analysis
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