Re: Behavioral Eval. to Jessie

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In a message dated 2/25/00 11:57:11 AM Mountain Standard Time,

Jessie1057@... writes:

<< Anyways...if someone can let me know what goes on during a

behavioral eval. I would appreciate it. I really need to let my daughter

know

what will happen at this appt Tues so maybe she won't worry about it so

much.

Sorry for the long read.

Jessie >>

In my daughters case, a Functional Behavioral Assessment included:

BASC questionnaire to parents, teachers, student, administrators, with

subsequent scoring and evaluation

Classroom and non-classroom observation

Individual interviews with student, teachers, parents

Motivational Assessment Study

A written report

This was done by the school's team of special education teachers, school

psychologist, etc. Now I have had non-school driven behavior assessments

done when she was much younger, including one done at a psychiatric hospital

where she was on day treatment in first grade, but I don't remember all the

elements. I just remember it was a pretty easy painless process and did not

upset my daughter at all.

Jay W.