Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide

Watson, T. Steuart; Steege, Mark W.

ISBN 10: 1572308540 / ISBN 13: 9781572308541

Published by The Guilford Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572308540
• ISBN 13: 9781572308541
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This indispensable manual takes school practitioners step by step through conducting functional behavioral assessments and using them to plan effective interventions. The authors present a cogent rationale for the use of functional behavioral assessment (FBA), clearly explaining its advantages over traditional approaches to dealing with problem behavior. Basic terms and procedures are defined and the process of working with individual students is described in depth. Bringing concepts to life with realistic case examples, the authors also include a variety of sample FBA reports and corresponding positive behavior support plans. A Q&A chapter offers straightforward answers to practitioners' frequently asked questions. Perhaps most important, the volume provides all of the tools needed to complete a reliable and valid FBA, including forms, questionnaires, and worksheets, with a large-size format and lay-flat binding for ease of photocopying.

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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 2. Genesis of Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 3. Legal Aspects of Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 4. Basic Principles of Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 5. Observing and Recording Behavior
Chapter 6. Indirect Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 7. Direct Descriptive Functional Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 8. Supporting Documentation
Chapter 9. Putting It All Together . . . Where Science Meets Art: Or, Linking Assessment to Intervention
Chapter 10. Extraenvironmental Variables That Influence Function
Chapter 11. Training School/Agency Personnel to Implement Functional Behavioral Assessments
Chapter 12. A Baker's Dozen Plus One: The Authors' Responses to 14 Frequently Asked Questions about Functional Behavioral Assessment
References
Author Index
Subject Index