Education & Treatment of Children articles from February 2002

Education & Treatment of Children archives from February 2002

Introduction to special issue: functional behavior assessment in natural settings.(Special Issue: Functional Behavior Assessment in Natural Setting)(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman's (1994/1982) seminal article on functional analysis for identifying the operant function of severe problem behavior sparked an increase in research interest in the assessment and treatment of severe...

Collaboration with families in the functional behavior assessment of and intervention for severe behavior problems.(Special Issue: Functional Behavior Assessment in Natural Setting)
February 1, 2002... Abstract To date, research on functional analysis and interventions has relied primarily on the use of highly-trained clinicians as therapists throughout assessment and intervention. However, an increasing number of research articles have...

Assessment and treatment of severe behavior problems using choice-making procedures.(Special Issue: Functional Behavior Assessment in Natural Setting)
February 1, 2002... Abstract Choice-making procedures were used to identify response-reinforcer relations during assessment and treatment phases with two preschool-aged children diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder who displayed severe problem...

Using requests for assistance to obtain desired items and to gain release from nonpreferred activities: implications for assessment and intervention.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Abstract A multiple probe design across activities was implemented with a 32-year-old individual with severe developmental disabilities in teaching him to request assistance to gain release from nonpreferred difficult activities. Results...

Functional behavioral assessment: a school based model.
February 1, 2002... Abstract Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures, when based on behavior analytic principles, are useful in identifying factors associated with problematic and adaptive behavior for students with disabilities. In addition,...

Use of self-monitoring and delayed feedback to increase on-task behavior in a post-institutionalized child within regular classroom settings.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Abstract The use of a self-monitoring strategy to increase on-task behavior was examined with a post-institutionalized 13-year-old child who was included in a regular school. A functional assessment conducted prior to the intervention...

The effects of preferred activities during academic work breaks on task engagement and negatively reinforced destructive behavior.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Abstract The destructive behavior of a young boy with learning and behavior problems was evaluated in a functional analysis in his classroom. The results of the functional analysis suggested that destructive behavior was maintained by...

Assessment-based antecedent interventions used in natural settings to reduce challenging behavior: an analysis of the literature.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Abstract Intervention for challenging behavior has long been characterized by consequence approaches, which often meant the application of aversive procedures[degrees]. However, in recent years the development and refinement of functional...

The effect of an idiosyncratic stimulus on self-injurious behavior during task demands.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Abstract We investigated the influence of a potential EO on the self-injurious behavior (SIB) of a 12-year-old male with severe mental retardation. This study was conducted in two phases: functional analysis and treatment. Results of the...

Toward a socially valid understanding of problem behavior.
February 1, 2002... Abstract As the field of behavior analysis improves its understanding of the environmental and biological causes of problem behavior, the social importance of those findings needs to be established. Currently, research tends toward brief...