A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior - Softcover

9780443217692: A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443217696 ISBN 13: 9780443217692

Publisher: Academic Press, 2024

A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior discusses how to utilize functional assessment and function-based treatment for patients with severe problem behaviors. The book begins by defining problem behavior, contrasting functional and structural definitions, and clearly reviewing the term “severe”. The second section, Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior, reviews three different assessments in detail, providing sample questionnaires, methods for interviewing and brief bonus videos. The third section, Function-Based Treatments, outlines three main treatment options, including comprehensive and trauma-informed strategies and outline information on collecting, graphing, and analyzing treatment data.

The final section, Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care will review strategies to implement these assessments and treatments in a culturally relevant and compassionate way.

Details various examples of indirect assessments methods, including interviews and questionnaires
Addresses the integration and testing of hypotheses from indirect and descriptive assessments into functional analyses
Reviews treatments based on a trauma-informed framework
Outlines common ethical issues, including strategies to use when function-based treatments do not work and the management of restrictive practices
Includes bonus brief vignettes to illustrate procedures and assessments

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About the Authors

Professor Joshua Jessel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Applied Disabilities Studies, Brock University where he supervises undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral-level students in ABA research. He obtained his MS at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he worked with individuals who exhibited severe problem behavior on the neurobehavioral inpatient unit of the Kennedy Krieger Institute; he earned his PhD at Western New England University with a primary focus on the assessment and treatment of problem behavior with autistic children. Prof. Jessel specializes in the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior and other applications of Applied Behavior Analysis. He has recently co-edited Elsevier’s A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior.

Professor Peter Sturmey is a retired professor of psychology who remains active in research and writing. He brings more than 30 years of experience working with children and adults with developmental disabilities as a volunteer; camp counselor; researcher; clinical psychologist in the British National Health Service; Chief Psychologist in developmental centers in Texas; consultant for many community services; and consultant to the states of Louisiana and Wyoming. Prof. Sturmey brings more than two decades of experience in supervising Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral-level Applied Behavior Analysis students’ research. He is affiliated with Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York; Brock University, Ontario; and Endicott University, Massachusetts. Prof. Sturmey has authored or edited more than 35 books, including Elsevier’s Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment; A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior; and Handbook for Behavioral Skills Training.

From the Back Cover

Severe problem behavior, often exhibited by those diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities, poses a unique threat to an individual’s quality of life. Behavioral intervention is one of the most successful methods of treating severe problem behavior.

A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior is devoted solely outlining how to utilize functional assessment and function-based treatment for patients with severe problem behaviors. This book begins with defining problem behavior by contrasting functional and structural definitions, clearly reviewing the term “severe”. The second section, Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior, reviews three different assessments in detail, providing sample questionnaires, methods for interviewing and brief bonus videos. The third section, Function-Based Treatments, outlines three main treatment options: comprehensive and trauma-informed strategies and outline information on collecting, graphing, and analyzing treatment data. The final section, Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care will review strategies to implement these assessments and treatments in a culturally relevant and compassionate way.

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