So What’s a PFA, Anyways? Foundations of Functional Assessments for BTs

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So What’s a PFA, Anyways? Foundations of Functional Assessments for BTs

1 RBT PDU

This is part 2 of a three-part series, providing BTs and other implementers with an introduction to the values underlying SBT (Part 1), the Practical Functional Assessment purpose and protocol (Part 2), and an overview of the SBT process (Part 3). Each part can stand alone as its own course or be included within the full package.

For purchase options for Parts 1 and 3 (or the full bundle of Parts 1-3), visit our PDU Page

Course Abstract: This event covers the fundamentals of functional assessment, including descriptive assessments and functional analyses. We’ll then turn to the Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) and the benefits of this approach, before examining how PFAs lead into Skill-Based Treatment.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to describe the purpose of functional assessments
• Participants will be able to list 3 types of functional assessments
• Participants will be able to describe how a Practical Functional Assessment is conducted

Presenter Bio: AnnaMarie Stoudenmire is a BCBA who has held certification for 9 years. She has worked with RBTs for the duration of that 9 years. AnnaMarie has been implementing SBT since 2020 across numerous clients and has served as a moderator in the PFA/SBT Community group throughout that time, providing guidance to members on SBT processes.

Published June 2026

The PFA & SBT Community is an Authorized Continuing Education Provider for the BACB® and IBAO®. Our BACB® provider ID is OP-23-10256.