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Function-based intervention

A procedure chosen because it addresses the reinforcer that maintains a behavior, as identified by assessment.

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Because spitting is maintained by escape, the plan teaches a break request and uses escape extinction.

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BCBA H.2 · Selecting and Implementing InterventionsRecommending interventions: assessment results, evidence, preference, and contextual fit

Client-informed goals
Contextual fit
Evidence-based practice
Least restrictive effective intervention
Pseudoscience
Restrictive procedure

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