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Functional skills are easier to measure than academic goals

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Teaching the client to recite the alphabet forward and backward.

Immediately begin implementing a punishment-based procedure since aggression is dangerous.

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A behavior analyst is conducting an initial assessment for a 7-year-old child with aggressive behaviors. The parents insist that their child is just “acting out for attention” and that punishment-based interventions should be used. What is the best course of action for the BCBA?

Functional skills increase independence and improve quality of life