Functional Assessment and Challenging Behaviors: Some Future Directions.

Hastings, Richard P.; Brown, Tony

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ERIC Number: EJ624754

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Functional Assessment and Challenging Behaviors: Some Future Directions.

Hastings, Richard P.; Brown, Tony

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v25 n4 p229-40 Win 2000

This article discusses the successes of behavior analysts in affecting challenging behaviors in persons with developmental disabilities. Three future issues are then addressed: the development of challenging behaviors, the role of rule-governance in challenging behavior, and the behavior of persons who directly apply functional assessment and intervention technologies. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Mental Retardation, Performance Factors, Research Needs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Series: Issues in the Application of Functional Assessment.