Functional Assessment

Func AssesmentFunctional Assessment  by Lynette K. Chandler and Carol M. Dahlquist.

(XBM Chand 2010)

The comprehensive, practical treatment of functional assessment addresses preschool through high school levels, regular education and self-contained classroom settings, and special and regular student populations. Its strong use of vignettes and open-ended case studies promotes problem solving among readers as they identify the function of behavior, choose intervention options, and pinpoint typical functional assessment practices. Pp. 384

 

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Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A practical Handbook

functional assessment and programFunctional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A practical Handbook by Robert E. O’Neill.

(XBM O’Neil 1997)

This guide to functional assessment procedures includes a variety of strategies for assessing problem behavior situations, and presents a systematic approach for designing behavioral support programs based on those assessments. Professionals and students will appreciate the way the authors help readers learn to conduct functional assessments and develop their own intervention programs. Pp.144.

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Severe Behavior Problems: A functional Communication Training Approach (Treatment Manuals for Practitioners)

Severe behavioral problemsSevere Behavior Problems: A functional Communication Training Approach (Treatment Manuals for Practitioners) by V. Mark Durand.

(XBM Duran 1990)

Dr. Durand presents an easily understood, yet technically tight, presentation of functional communication training. Dr. Durand provides an excellent demonstration of the applied analysis of behavior and provides a framework for understanding that behavior.  He discusses using requesting skills to replace instances of severe behavior. Pp. 183.

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Communication- Based Intervention for Problem Behavior: A User’s Guide for Producing Positive Change

communication - based interventionCommunication- 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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Functional Analysis: Guide for Understanding Challenging Behavior

IMG_1143Functional Analysis: Guide for Understanding Challenging Behavior by the Center for autism Spectrum Disorders at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

(XBM Funct 2005)

This DVD is designed to offer assistance in using functional assessment techniques to determine why challenging behaviors occur. It presents a general overview of functional assessment techniques and highlights the four most common environmental functions of challenging behavior. 30 minutes.

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