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Functional Behaviour Assessment

Structured Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) documenting behaviour patterns, antecedents, and functions.

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  • Behaviour Specialist
  • School Counsellor
  • School Psychologist
  • Special Education Teacher

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7 sections

Template structure

The functional behaviour assessment template captures these sections automatically from your recording when your school has added AI. With AI off, staff fill in the sections themselves.

  1. 1 Student Details
  2. 2 Target Behaviour
  3. 3 Setting Events
  4. 4 Antecedents
  5. 5 Consequences
  6. 6 Hypothesised Function
  7. 7 Recommendations

The Functional Behaviour Assessment template

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOUR ASSESSMENT (FBA)

STUDENT DETAILS:

Name:

Year/Grade:

Date:

Assessor:

REFERRAL REASON:

[Why the FBA was requested — specific concerns]

TARGET BEHAVIOUR(S):

Behaviour 1:

Operational Definition:

[Observable, measurable description of the behaviour]

Frequency:

Duration:

Intensity: ( ) Low ( ) Moderate ( ) High ( ) Severe

INFORMATION GATHERING:

Methods Used:

( ) Direct observation ( ) Teacher interview ( ) Parent interview

( ) Student interview ( ) Record review ( ) Rating scales

( ) ABC data collection ( ) Scatter plot

SETTING EVENTS:

ANTECEDENTS (Triggers):

[What typically happens immediately before the behaviour]

Common Triggers:

1.

2.

3.

Settings Where Behaviour Occurs:

Settings Where Behaviour Does NOT Occur:

BEHAVIOUR DESCRIPTION:

[Detailed account of what the behaviour looks like across observations]

CONSEQUENCES:

HYPOTHESISED FUNCTION:

( ) Escape/Avoidance — avoiding tasks, demands, people, or settings

The opening of the template: its headings and fields.

How it works

  1. 1

    Record or dictate the meeting

    In the room or over a video call. Audio is deleted once transcribed. If a recording can't upload or be transcribed, it stays on your device so you can try again.

  2. 2

    Pick the Functional Behaviour Assessment template

    When you record, dictate or upload, press the Note template button, search by name or section, and open Sections to preview it. Make it your default at this school so it is ready next time. You can switch templates until you submit the recording.

  3. 3

    Review and finalise

    Your note is generated in the structure above. Edit anything you want — in your school’s words — then save to the student’s record.

Quick guide

Which template should I use?

Start from what just happened. You can switch templates until you submit the recording.

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