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Examination of an Antecedent Communication Intervention to Reduce Tangibly Maintained Challenging Behavior: A Controlled Analog Analysis
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O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
When to Use Functional Behavioral Assessment? Best Practice vs. Legal Guidance
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von Ravensberg, Heidi; Blakely, Allison – Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2014
When to conduct a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a question answered by both best practice and the law. The special education field continues to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the functional behavioral assessment, an evidence-based technology that is the basis of a behavior intervention plan (BIP) and a cornerstone of the…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Positive Behavior Supports
Using Course Assessments to Train Teachers in Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan Techniques
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Fallon, Moira A.; Zhang, Jie; Kim, Eun-Joo – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
As the need to train more teachers to work in inclusive classrooms increases, college instructors should identify and implement course assessments measuring their effectiveness in training practices. Skills in managing the challenging behaviors of students with disabilities, such as autism and emotional disturbances are important for teachers…
Descriptors: Intervention, Colleges, Emotional Disturbances, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Interventions: What Parents Need to Know. Alliance Action Information Sheets
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Jordan, Dixie – Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2005
Many children have inappropriate behaviors that are part of their disability. These behaviors may make it difficult to learn, cause harm to the child or others, or isolate a child from his or her peers. Some children have behaviors that they can't control, such as tics for a child with Tourette syndrome or self-harming behaviors for some children…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Parents, Learning Processes