An Evaluation of a Professional Development Programme in Functional Behavior Assessment for Educators in Australia

Title
An Evaluation of a Professional Development Programme in Functional Behavior Assessment for Educators in Australia
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Bitsika, Vicki
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2518-6684
Email: vbitsik2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:vbitsik2
Warren, Amalia C
Sharpley, Christopher F
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-4848
Email: csharpl3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:csharpl3
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
International Journal of Special Education
Place of publication
Canada
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/26735
Abstract
The efficacy of delivering autism-focused Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) training within a six-session professional development (PD) framework was investigated with 23 Australian educators. FBA knowledge, selfefficacy (SE), and confidence were measured pre-to-post-PD series as markers of educator ability to address the challenging behaviours associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A significant relationship was found between confidence, SE, and overall performance in various aspects of the educator’s job role. These results suggest that this form of PD may be used to train educators in the skills necessary to improve both their own working experience and their students’ learning opportunities.
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Citation
International Journal of Special Education, 32(3), p. 630-641
ISSN
1917-7844
0827-3383
Start page
630
End page
641

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