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Harrison, Kimberly; Harrison, Richard – Children & Schools, 2009
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 mandates the use of positive behavior support (PBS) and functional assessment under certain conditions within the public school setting. In this article the authors review the historical and philosophical tenets of PBS and functional assessment and discuss how specific clinical expertise…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Role, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Public Schools
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Baker, Daniel J.; Blumberg, Richard; Harrison, Richard – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
The fundamental feature that distinguishes positive behavior support (PBS) from previous generations of applied behavior analysis is its focus on the remediation of deficient contexts that are determined to be the source of the problem. Determining this source involves conducting a functional assessment. This innovative practices article presents…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Disorders, Self Determination, Innovation