Behavioral Intervention: Principles, Models, and Practices

Contains 24 chapters written by psychologists, professors, researchers, and program administrators offering a set of behavioral intervention strategies designed to resolve multiple and specific behavior problems in children and adults, including those associated with developmental disabilities, emotional disturbances, challenging behavior, chronic psychiatric disorders, sexual misconduct, and involvement with gangs. The authors discuss current literature, analyze the contexts of intervention, explore model programs, and provide practical, in some cases innovative, intervention techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"clearly achieves its goal of providing the reader with state-of-the-art knowledge concerning how PBS approaches are now being used to address serious behavior challenges across diverse populations."