Evaluation of a Performance Management Intervention to Increase Use of Trial-Based Functional Analyses by Clinicians in a Residential Setting for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Tyra P Sellers; Casey J Clay; Audrey N Hoffmann; Shawnee D Collins

doi:10.1007/s40617-018-00276-8

Evaluation of a Performance Management Intervention to Increase Use of Trial-Based Functional Analyses by Clinicians in a Residential Setting for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Behav Anal Pract. 2018 Sep 11;12(2):412-417. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00276-8. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Authors

Tyra P Sellers¹, Casey J Clay^{2

3}, Audrey N Hoffmann⁴, Shawnee D Collins⁵

Affiliations

¹ Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Legal Department, 7950 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127 USA.
² 2Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University, 2865 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 USA.
³ 3Present Address: The Department of Health Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA.
⁴ 4Present Address: The Department of Education, Northern Vermont University- Johnson, Johnson, VT USA.
⁵ 5Chrysalis, Orem, UT USA.

Abstract

We evaluated the effects of a performance management package on the implementation of trial-based functional analyses (TBFAs) by 6 clinical supervisors working in a large agency providing residential and day-program services to approximately 800 adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities across 2 states using remote methods. Implementation of TBFAs increased for 5 of the 6 participants following introduction of the treatment package.

Keywords: Performance management; Training.