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Thomas 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
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Bitsika, Vicki – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2008
School psychologists who contribute to the assessment of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are required by various Australian state government authorities to use standardised testing of cognitive skills, adaptive behaviour and some autism-based symptomatology to demonstrate the eligibility of those children for support funding in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems
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Hartwig, Laurie; Heathfield, Lora Tuesday; Jenson, William R. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2004
The purpose of this study was to develop standardization data for the Functional Assessment Intervention Program (FAIP; University of Utah, Utah State University, & Utah State Office of Education, 1999), a computerized, functional behavioral assessment expert system. Reliability, validity, and utility analyses were conducted with students serving…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Behavior Disorders, Standards, Test Reliability
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
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Shapiro, Edward S.; Heick, Patrick F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The current study examined the assessment strategies school psychologists used in their everyday assessment routine in the evaluation of students referred for social/behavioral/emotional problems. A stratified, random, national sample of 1,000 members of the National Association of School Psychologists were sent surveys; 667 completed surveys were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Problems, School Psychologists