Date of Interview: Child/Client: Interviewer:
Respondent: Respondent’s relation to child/client:
1. His/her date of birth: Age: yrs mo Check one: Male Female
2. Describe his/her language abilities:
3. Describe his/her play skills and preferred toys or leisure activities:
4. What else does he/she prefer?
To develop objective definitions of observable problem behaviors:
5. What are the problem behaviors? What do they look like?
To determine which problem behavior(s) will be targeted in the functional analysis:
6. What is the single-most concerning problem behavior?
7. What are the top 3 most concerning problem behaviors? Are there other behaviors of concern?
Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interview
Developed by Gregory P. Hanley, Ph.D., BCBA-D (Developed August, 2002; Revised: August, 2009)
RELEVANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION
QUESTIONS TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS