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Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide

T. Steuart Watson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Explaining the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of functional behavioral assessment, this practical and engaging book is packed with real-world tools and examples. Effective procedures are presented for evaluating challenging behavior in K-12 students, organizing assessment data, and using the results to craft individualized behavior support plans. The authors draw on extensive school-based experience to provide sample reports, decision trees, and reproducible checklists and forms--all in a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

New to This Edition

*Revised throughout to reflect significant advances in the field.

*Provides an updated conceptual model for understanding behavior.

*Three new chapters cover brief functional analysis, behavior-analytic problem solving, and direct behavioral consultation.

*Fully updated coverage of legal issues under IDEIA.

*Includes revised forms and sample reports.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The Guilford Press

Release: January 23, 2009

ISBN: 1606230271

ISBN 13: 9781606230275

Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide

T. Steuart Watson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Explaining the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of functional behavioral assessment, this practical and engaging book is packed with real-world tools and examples. Effective procedures are presented for evaluating challenging behavior in K-12 students, organizing assessment data, and using the results to craft individualized behavior support plans. The authors draw on extensive school-based experience to provide sample reports, decision trees, and reproducible checklists and forms--all in a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

New to This Edition

*Revised throughout to reflect significant advances in the field.

*Provides an updated conceptual model for understanding behavior.

*Three new chapters cover brief functional analysis, behavior-analytic problem solving, and direct behavioral consultation.

*Fully updated coverage of legal issues under IDEIA.

*Includes revised forms and sample reports.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The Guilford Press

Release: January 23, 2009

ISBN: 1606230271

ISBN 13: 9781606230275

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