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Direct linkThomas K. Franzmann; Tyler L. Renshaw – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2025
This article presents a structured blueprint for school psychologists to assess and intervene in cases of automatically maintained self-injurious behavior (SIB) while adhering to the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mandate. We outline a six-step process for conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) of automatically maintained SIB,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, School Psychologists, Student Behavior, Educational Legislation
Download full textWaguespack, Angela; Vaccaro, Terrence; Continere, Lauren – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
The application of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures for the purposes of developing interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) has received considerable attention since the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The purpose of this paper is to review the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedGartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
This article discusses requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments of 1997 for functional assessments of behavior (FABs) and provision of positive behavioral supports (PBSs). It describes steps in implementing FABs and examples of appropriate PBSs with students with disabilities. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability
Neilsen, Shelley; McEvoy, Mary – Journal of Early Intervention, 2004
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is the process of identifying the events in the environment that consistently precede and follow challenging behavior. The use of FBA has increased significantly following the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1997, which mandated FBAs be conducted when children with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Gartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2005
As a result of inherent cognitive and language difficulties, individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities often are considered difficult to assess appropriately. When cognitive and language difficulties occur in conjunction with behavioral issues, this difficulty is compounded. The IDEA requirement to include a form of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Mental Retardation
Smith, Carl R.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1997 (IDEA '97) established a number of expectations regarding how the behavioral needs of students with disabilities would be met and how they should be disciplined. These expectations included alternative behavioral assessment strategies (e.g., functional behavioral assessments,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Legislation, Program Development, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Peer reviewedGable, Robert A.; Butler, C. J.; Walker-Bolton, Irene; Tonelson, Stephen W.; Quinn, Mary M.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
Virginia's statewide plan of educator preparation in functional behavioral assessment, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is described. The step-by-step training process facilitated positive academic and nonacademic outcomes for all students. Preliminary data support the effectiveness of both the content and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
