Clearsteps provides professional behavioral assessments led by licensed Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). Our assessments give families and caregivers a clear understanding of why challenging behaviors occur, identify strengths and skill gaps, and inform individualized ABA plans. Assessments can take place in your child’s home, school, or clinic to ensure accuracy and real-world relevance.
Our assessments combine multiple methods to fully understand behavior and skill development:
Behavioral assessments are recommended for:
Each assessment is personalized and structured, often following these steps:
Identify specific behaviors or skills to assess, such as communication, emotional regulation, or challenging behaviors.
⦁ Direct: Observe your child in real-life situations, such as home routines or school.
⦁ Indirect: Collect information through caregiver interviews, questionnaires, and past records.
Identify patterns, frequency, and intensity of behaviors to understand the underlying causes.
Determine why a behavior occurs and what function it serves.
Create a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) with strategies to teach new skills, reduce challenging behaviors, and promote independence.
This structured approach ensures interventions are targeted, measurable, and meaningful.
Observes why a child engages in a challenging behavior, such as disrupting class or resisting a task.
Not clinical, but in HR contexts, candidates respond to realistic scenarios to measure decision-making.
Structured questions asking how someone handled specific situations; in children, this might be replaced with structured observation of responses.
Tools like DISC or Big 5 for adults; in children, social-emotional skill assessments serve a similar purpose.
In therapy, naturalistic tasks (like requesting items, completing routines) measure functional skills and skill generalization.
Behavioral assessments focus on understanding both challenges and strengths, including:
Example in Action: If a child frequently has outbursts in a crowded grocery store, an FBA might reveal that the behavior occurs when desired items are out of reach. The BCBA can then design strategies for caregivers to prompt communication, provide choices, or prepare the child for transitions, reducing frustration and building functional skills.
Families are involved every step of the way, ensuring therapy is transparent, consistent, and supportive. Hear directly from those who have experienced Clearsteps’ in Behavioral Assessments services:
Most assessments require 2–5 sessions, depending on the child’s needs and type of evaluation.
Yes. Caregivers participate through interviews, observations, and feedback sessions to provide context and insights.
Absolutely. You’ll get a detailed report with recommendations and a tailored behavior intervention plan.
Yes. Our teams in New Jersey and Missouri can assess children in their natural environments for accurate, real-life results.
Clearsteps’ expert-led assessments help families understand behaviors, identify skill gaps, and guide effective interventions. Our BCBAs, BTs, and RBTs work collaboratively with families to create individualized plans that support meaningful progress at home, school, and in the community.
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