Communication- Based Intervention for Problem Behavior: A User’s Guide for Producing Positive Change By Edward G. Carr.

(XBM Carr 1994)

Understanding why individuals engage in problem behavior is the first step toward developing effective interventions–and this user-friendly guide will help you do both. First, you’ll get a primer on understanding challenging behaviors and learn how to conduct your own functional assessments to reveal what’s behind an individual’s actions. Then you’ll get extensively field-tested strategies, including adaptable guidelines on – building rapport – providing opportunities for individuals to make their own choices – selecting and teaching forms of communication – establishing crisis management tactics. Pp.288.

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