Practitioner’s Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment: Process, Purpose, Planning, and Prevention (Autism and Child Psychopathology Series) - Hardcover

Hadaway, Stephanie M.; Brue, Alan W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319237209 ISBN 13: 9783319237206

Publisher: Springer, 2015

Synopsis

This practical guide introduces functional behavioral assessment as a critical tool in planning interventions to reduce disruptive and other problematic behaviors. The book offers proven methods and strategies as a four-stage protocol in an easy-to-follow format with checklists, Q&A sections, applications, and an extended case example including an assessment report and intervention plan. Step-by-step instructions are delivered in an accessible teaching style, making all phases of assessment equally manageable. And although functional behavioral assessment is typically associated with schoolchildren, this material is also useful for working with adults in residential and community settings.
The Guide gives readers:

• The basics of functional behavioral assessment.
• Guidance in preparing for conducting a functional behavioral assessment.
• An overview of assessment methods: formal and informal measures, interview, and observation.
• A framework for translating assessment data into an appropriate intervention plan.
• In-depth understanding of the role of prevention in behavioral intervention.
• A kit of questionnaires, worksheets, and other ready-to-use resources.

Practitioner's Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment is an essential resource for clinicians and related professionals as well as researchers and graduate students in school and clinical child psychology; school psychology; behavior therapy; assessment, testing and evaluation; special education; and educational psychology.

About this title

About the Author

Stephanie M. Hadaway, Ed.S., LPC has a rich background in child and adolescent therapy. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia, she has worked with adults, couples, adolescents, and children with a variety of mental health needs. Specifically, Ms. Hadaway has specialized in serving children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbance in both outpatient and day treatment settings. She has spent more than 10 years providing educational and behavioral support within the public school system. Ms. Hadaway currently works as a school system behavior specialist and serves all grade levels.
Alan W. Brue, Ph.D., NCSP has worked for many years as a school psychologist in Georgia, providing a wide range of services to school districts in the metro-Atlanta area. Currently a university trainer and a state/nationally certified school psychologist, he has extensive knowledge of behavioral and psychological assessment, behavior interventions, and psychopathology. With Linda Wilmshurst, he has co-authored Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification (Wiley, 2016), The Complete Guide to Special Education: Expert Advice on Evaluations, IEPs, and Helping Kids Succeed (Second Edition) (Jossey-Bass, 2010), and A Parent's Guide to Special Education: Insider Advice on How to Navigate the System and Help Your Child Succeed (AMACOM, 2005). Find him online at alanbrue.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3319237209
• ISBN 13: 9783319237206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 245