Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions articles from January 2001

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions archives from January 2001

Editorial.
January 1, 2001

Choice of Task Sequence to Reduce Problem Behaviors.
January 1, 2001... Abstract: Choice making has proven to be an effective intervention for reducing problem behavior and increasing appropriate behavior. Some researchers have argued that providing opportunities for choice results in an option that the individual...

IDEA Requirements for Use of PBS: Guidelines for Responsible Agencies.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, positive behavioral interventions and supports)
January 1, 2001... Abstract: Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBS) is the federal law's preferred strategy for dealing with challenging behaviors of students with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires PBS to...

Naturalistic Assessment of and Intervention for Mouthing Behaviors Influenced by Establishing Operations.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract: This study provides an example of an innovative practice for the assessment and intervention of mouthing behaviors influenced by an establishing operation. The participant was a 6-year-old boy with multiple disabilities who was...

A Family in Crisis: Replacing the Aggressive Behavior of a Child with Autism Toward an Infant Sibling.
January 1, 2001... Abstract: As a means of managing a 10-year-old child with autism's aggressive behavior toward his infant sibling in a home setting, the use of clinician-implemented skill training of replacement behavior and clinician fading with...

Supporting Positive Behavior in Public Schools: An Intervention Program in Georgia.
January 1, 2001... Abstract: The Behavioral Intervention Program (BIP), a project funded by the state of Georgia since 1991, provides community-based technical assistance to school systems for students with developmental disabilities and severe problem behaviors....

Variable Structure/Variable Performance: Parent and Teacher Perspectives on a School-Age Child with FAS.(fetal alcohol syndrome)
January 1, 2001... Abstract: Families of children with alcohol-related disabilities report difficulty choosing the most appropriate educational support services for their children. A case study of a school-age boy with a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome is...

Using an Activity Schedule to Smooth School Transitions.(children with behavior disorders)
January 1, 2001... Abstract: Functional assessment of a preschool child's aggressive and disruptive behaviors identified antecedent conditions associated with difficulties during transitions from one activity to another at school. Antecedent conditions and...

Errata.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2001... 1. In the article "Public Policy Foundations for Positive Behavioral Interventions, Strategies, and Supports" by H. Rutherford Turnbull III, Brennan L. Wilcox, Matthew Stowe, Carolyn Raper, and Laura Penny Hedges, which appeared in the Journal...

Winning Over the Resistant Teacher.
January 1, 2001... Abstract: Exemplars for initiating positive behavior support programs in schools for students with behavioral difficulties are discussed. Such programs may not be sufficient to change the attitudes of teachers who have had negative experiences...