In the present case illustration, teacher interviews, conditional probability analyses of direct observations, and brief teacher-implemented functional analyses are demonstrated to help practitioners learn an efficient and effective method for determining the function of problem behaviors exhibited in general education classrooms. Future…

Evaluates the Federal Bureau of Prisons' substance abuse treatment program's effectiveness in reducing prisoner misconduct. Results show that program graduates are 74 percent less likely to engage in misconduct over a 14-month period than a comparison group. This benefit is shared by male and female inmates alike. (Contains 25 references and 2…

Comparison of levels of hope in parents of children with intellectual disabilities who also exhibited multiple, single, or no challenging behaviors found hopelessness was related to challenging behavior. Parents of children with multiple challenging behaviors had significantly lower hope scores. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Twelve factors should be considered in justifying techniques selected for treating aberrant behavior in persons with mental retardation. The factors include motivational variables, treatment effectiveness, side effects, abuse potential, treatment restrictiveness/intrusiveness, treatment precedence, social acceptability, regulatory factors, staff…

Delinquent adolescents (N=45) in multisystemic therapy or individual therapy and well-adjusted adolescents (N=16) were involved in pre- and posttreatment measures of observed family relations and self-reported symptoms. Cross-generational coalitions were more evident in families of delinquents versus families of well-adjusted adolescents.…

The commentary on the consensus statement (EC 232 063) of a panel of experts on treatment of destructive and self-injurious behaviors in persons with developmental disabilities is generally supportive but notes the absence of certain prominent individuals on the panel and questions the panel's recommendation concerning pharmacological treatment.…

Three cases of child sexual abuse by child perpetrators are presented showing that sexual abuse of a child by a child may result in the victim becoming a perpetrator. Sexual play between children requires attention to determine whether it is abusive, imitated from prior experience, and potentially transmissible to other children. (Author/DB)

The paradoxical behavior of learning-disabled children is one of the most difficult things for general educators to understand. Innovative methods often cause disappointing reactions. Teachers fall back onto nonchallenging techniques. A "braided curriculum" analyzes and organizes academic, social, and behavioral goals for all children in…

This essay presents a deconstruction of the phrase "technological to a fault" as it relates to applied behavior analysis. The essay discusses the imbalance between analysis as demonstration and analysis as discovery, offers a consequence and a cause, and examines the relationship of discovery and demonstration to behavior-analytic…

Examined prevalence and selected correlates of self-injurious behavior (SIB) among inmates (n=23) referred for treatment to maximum-security forensic hospital, non-SIB inmates (n=23), and noncorrections SIB patients (n=30). Found two distinct patterns of SIB: pattern consistent with conceptualization of SIB as expression of generalized behavioral…

Compared Child Behavior Checklist scores of 59 chemically dependent male adolescents with scores of normative group on 4 adaptive behavior scales and 12 behavior problem scales. Groups differed significantly on all measures. Compared to general clinical group, chemically dependent group scored significantly higher on delinquent and uncommunicative…

Examined analog and naturalistic ratings of treatment acceptability of 40 parents whose children were seen in behavior management clinic. Parents rated acceptability of alternative treatments applied to case descriptions and rated acceptability of treatments provided to them. Results indicated that analog treatments were distinguished on basis of…

More than half of all school fires are started intentionally, and students (particularly older students) are responsible for a large percentage of those fires. Having a troubled background is a strong predictor for a student setting a fire. This article highlights one Texas community's experiences and reaction when its high school was burned by…

Discusses effects of feedback to pupils with behavior problems and reviews the literature on effective intervention strategies such as ignoring petty annoyances, clearly defining classroom rules established with pupil input, and providing feedback and praise to change behaviors and develop self-esteem. (DB)

In this study, the outcomes of descriptive, experimental and informant-based methods of functional assessment were compared in four individuals with developmental disabilities who showed problem behaviors. Results indicated that the descriptive and experimental assessments were concordant in only one of the four cases whilst informant-based and…