Block 1—Targeted Behavior(s)
1. What is the desired functional outcome of the proposed treatment? Is the goal of the proposed intervention a behavior or the result of certain behaviors (e.g., weight loss, having friends, earning an “A” in class)? If the goal is a behavior, is it targeted for increase, decrease, acquisition, maintenance, elimination, etc.?
2. What is the function of the behavior to be addressed by the proposed intervention? If it has not been assessed, can it be reasonably postulated based on observation or report?
3. Are there specific responses targeted for instruction with the proposed intervention? Are these responses targeted for increase, decrease, acquisition, maintenance, elimination, etc.?
4. How are the behaviors targeted for instruction related to the goal of the intervention?      a. Do the targeted behaviors represent the actual goal of the intervention (e.g., kicking a football at gradually increasing ranges with the goal to improve distance and accuracy of field goal kicks)?      b. Or are the targeted behaviors necessary for achieving the goal (e.g., increasing exercise to lose weight)?      c. Or are the targeted behaviors necessary prerequisites for another, more complex functional behavior (e.g., targeting sound–letter associations to teach reading)?      d. Or are the targeted behaviors only indirectly related to the goal? Are the targeted behaviors necessary to obtain the true goal of the intervention?
5. Does the proposed treatment recommendation target covert or overt responses? Or both?
6. Provide an operational definition for the targeted behavior(s). Can the behavior(s) be clearly and objectively defined? (Free of hypothetical constructs, explanatory fictions, assumptions, etc.)