Table 2.
Participants’ responses to questions regarding FA experience
| Questions | Yes N (%) |
No N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| N = 664 | ||
| Have you analyzed data from an FA? | 631 (95.0) | 33 (5.0) |
| Have you implemented treatment based on the results of an FA? | 610 (91.9) | 54 (8.1) |
| Have you assisted with or observed an FA? | 602 (90.7) | 62 (9.3) |
| Have you designed an FA? | 543 (81.8) | 121 (28.2) |
| Have you supervised an FA? | 461 (69.4) | 203 (30.6) |
| Were there times you were unsure whether it was appropriate to conduct an FA? | 519 (78.2) | 145 (21.8) |
| If you were to conduct an FA, would you be concerned about the validity of the results? | 534 (80.4) | 130 (19.6) |
| Have you heard of the term “risk assessment” in relation to conducting an FA? | 550 (82.8) | 114 (17.2) |
| Do you believe there is a need for a risk assessment tool that determines the risk of conducting an FA and offers ways to reduce risk posed in an FA? | 629 (94.7) | 35 (5.3) |
| Would a tool that helps evaluate when it would be safe to conduct an FA be useful for the field of applied behavior analysis? | 639 (96.2) | 25 (3.8) |
| Would you be more likely to conduct an FA if a tool existed that helped offer safety precautions, validity recommendations, and other considerations? | 546 (82.2) | 118 (17.8) |
| N = 598 | ||
| Have you used a formalized (standard decision-making tool) risk assessment before conducting an FA? | 35 (5.8) | 563 (94.2) |
| Do you believe some behavior analysts do not conduct an FA when it is actually the best option to guide treatment? | 559 (93.5) | 39 (6.5)v |