Welcome to the PFA & SBT Community!
Our community is dedicated to providing resources and support for anyone using or learning about the IISCA (Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingencies Analysis) tool, PFA (Practical Functional Assessment), and SBT (Skill Based Treatment) to inform their practice and teach skills to learners. On our website, you’ll find affordable BACB & IBAO Continuing Education Unit courses, resources and more!
Are you interested in connecting with other professionals who are using IISCA, PFA & SBT to inform their practice? Our Facebook group is the perfect place to network, seek support, and troubleshoot with other professionals!
Explore our FREE guides!
Assent
Assent goes beyond consent, empowering individuals to actively participate in their care decisions, fostering a collaborative and respectful approach. In this guide, we explore how assent enhances client safety, builds trust, and nurtures a successful therapeutic relationship. We’ll also learn about measuring, assessing assent, and individually tailoring interventions to clients.…
Boundaries
Another related topic is… boundaries! Boundaries are a key part of balancing joy and maintaining safety for our clients. Without boundaries, it becomes challenging to keep all involved safe, and prevents our learners from accessing the opportunity to grow through consistent boundary setting. Learn more about boundaries in this guide.…
Universal Protocols
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Table of ContentsWhat is a “Universal Protocol”?The Daily BA Universal Protocols in ABA w/ Kelsey RuppelThe Behavior Observations Podcast: Preventing Problem Behaviors with…
PFA & SBT Overview and Educational Resources
What’s a PFA or SBT anyways? This introductory guide is a perfect Basic Overview of PFA and SBT to get started learning all about it! Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a…
Skill-Based Treatment Education & Training
For many staff and parents, Skill Based Treatment (SBT) may be a novel and even confusing approach, particularly when they may be accustomed to a focus on extinction and reinforcer deprivation. This guide provides resources to explain the process of PFA and SBT as well as provide training to others.…
Overview of Client Selection, Intake Forms & Pre-Treatment Assessments
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! This guide provides an overview of client selection, intake forms & pre-treatment assessments. What are the prerequisite skills to starting SBT?What are some…
Happy, Relaxed, and Engaged (HRE): How-To and Data Collection
What does “Happy, Relaxed and Engaged” (HRE) mean? This guide describes more about what HRE is, how to help identify it in your clients, considering leisure skills and HRE data collection. We’ll also discuss “aberrant” and atypical HRE and how you may want to address this HRE in your clients.…
Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) & Interview Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA): Workbook, Planning, & Data Collection
The PFA is an analysis of the contexts associated with the presence of interfering behaviors and the context in which these behaviors occur. Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community!…
SBT: Branch Planning
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) is all about gradually teaching individuals to be able to engage in important skills that improve their quality of life…
SBT: Data Collection
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Data collection can be done in many ways. Some options include paper data collection, electronic data collection in existing systems, excel sheets, and…
SBT: Problem Solving
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Here are some discussions and resources related to problem solving within the SBT process. Additionally, you are welcome to ask questions in the…
SBT Documentation: Treatment Plans & BIPs
Once you have identified your specific goals within treatment, it can be daunting to work them into a treatment plan or BIP. Here are some examples to help! Table of ContentsTreatment Plan with SBT GoalsBehavior Plan with SBT GoalsPreschool Life Skills Treatment Plan Treatment Plan with SBT Goals Behavior Plan…
SBT in Schools
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Implementing SBT in the school setting can pose additional barriers and considerations that may not be encountered in the home and clinic. Read…
SBT Extensions: Enhanced Choice Model
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! Table of ContentsWhat is the Enhanced Choice Model (ECM) anyways?How do I use ECM?Maximizing Safety by Embedding the PFA and…
SBT Extensions: Balance, Sleep, Feeding, Preschool Life Skills
Our Guides are designed to get you started with the many resources we have to offer! Have more specific questions? You can always make a post in our FaceBook Community! There are several great programs that are related to, or extensions of SBT. Balance is an extension of SBT designed for parent implementation…
Essential for Living and SBT
The Essential for Living (EFL) curriculum is a powerful tool for teaching meaningful skills that will enhance the quality of life of our learners. EFL skills can also be taught within Skill Based Treatment (SBT). Here you can find some great materials about how to teach EFL skills within SBT!…