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A Systematic Review of Caregiver-Implemented Functional Analyses
Sara Germansky1, Brian Reichow1, Mackenzie Martin1
1Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, 1-320 Norman Hall, PO Box 117050, Gainesville, FL 32611-7050 USA.
Behavior Analysis in Practice
|September 21, 2020
Summary
Caregivers can successfully implement functional analyses and function-based interventions to reduce challenging behaviors. This systematic review highlights their capability in improving behavior outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Caregiver Training
Background:
- Functional analysis is a key assessment method.
- Caregiver involvement is crucial for intervention success.
- Evidence on caregiver implementation needs synthesis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review research on caregiver-implemented functional analyses.
- To analyze the effectiveness of subsequent function-based interventions.
- To examine study features like demographics, fidelity, and social validity.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature search and review.
- Inclusion of 36 studies.
- Analysis of participant demographics, functional analysis and intervention characteristics, procedural fidelity, risk of bias, and social validity.
Main Results:
- Caregivers effectively implemented functional analyses yielding differential responding.
- Few studies reported procedural fidelity data for functional analyses.
- Caregivers implemented function-based interventions leading to significant behavior change.
- Social validity of interventions was generally positive.
Conclusions:
- Caregivers are capable of implementing functional analyses and function-based interventions.
- Improvements in reporting procedural fidelity are needed.
- These findings support caregiver involvement in behavior analysis practices.
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