Evaluating Social Significance of Target Behaviors



Evaluating Social Significance of Target Behaviors

Student____________________________________

Person Completing the Worksheet:_________________________________

Target Behavior:________________________________________________

|Considerations for Social Significance |Assessment |Rational |

|Is the target behavior age appropriate? |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|Will the reduction or increase in some |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|dimension of the target behavior produce | | | | | |

|reinforcement in the learner’s natural | | | | | |

|environment after intervention ends? | | | | | |

|Has a socially acceptable and functional |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|replacement behavior been selected to replace | | | | | |

|the problem behavior? | | | | | |

|Is the reduction or increase in some dimension|Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|of the target or the replacement behavior a | | | | | |

|necessary prerequisite skill to learn other | | | | | |

|behaviors? | | | | | |

|Will the reduction or increase in some |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|dimension of the target behavior or the | | | | | |

|replacement behavior provide access to | | | | | |

|environments in which other behaviors can be | | | | | |

|learned and used? | | | | | |

|Will the reduction or increase in some |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|dimension of the target behavior or the | | | | | |

|replacement behavior predispose others to | | | | | |

|interact with the learner in more appropriate | | | | | |

|and supportive manner? | | | | | |

|Is the target behavior or the replacement |Pivotal |Behavior Cusp |Not Sure | | |

|behavior a pivotal behavior or a behavior |Behavior | | | | |

|cusp? | | | | | |

|Will the reduction or increase in some |Yes |No |Not Sure |NA | |

|dimension of the target behavior or the | | | | | |

|replacement behavior help achieve the overall | | | | | |

|goal set for the student? | | | | | |

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