Target phases

For BCBAs

Every target has a phase. It shows on the care plan, at the top of the target, and as the color bar in sessions.

Phase	In sessions?	Care plan tab	Meaning
Future (unconfigured)	No	Future	Added but not configured yet.
Future	No	Future	Configured, not started. You can add baseline data before starting.
Baseline	Yes	In Progress	Collecting baseline data.
Active	Yes	In Progress	Being taught.
Generalization	Yes	In Progress	Practicing across settings, people and times.
Maintenance	Yes	In Progress	Practicing after teaching ends.
On Hold	No	Future	Paused until the learner is ready.
Mastered	No	Past	Mastery criteria met.
Deactivated	No	Past	Discontinued, for example because it’s out of scope. A goal whose targets are all deactivated moves to Past.

Start a target

1. Open a Future target.
2. Tap Start Target.
3. Start it as Baseline, or enter baseline data and start it as Active.

Activate a baseline target

Once a Baseline target has baseline data, open it, tap Activate Target, and confirm with Activate.

Change a target’s phase

1. Open the target.
2. Tap ⋯ at the top right, then Change phase.
3. Choose the new phase and confirm.

A phase-change line appears on the graph, and the change appears in the target’s history.

Edit a phase change date

A target appears only in sessions on or after the date it was started (moved to Baseline or Active). If your technician’s sessions are missing a target, check that it was started before those sessions. If it wasn’t, move the date earlier.

1. Open the target and select the phase change in its History.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Choose the new date and save.

Edit the dates in order, earliest first. A phase change can’t be before the one before it, so if the target was created after the session, move the Created date first, then Baseline, then Active.

The phase-change line moves on the graph.

Start targets before the first session

Creating and starting targets before your technician’s first session saves you both time. If you start a target later, date its phase change before the technician’s first session so they can add data to earlier sessions.