Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions articles from January 2003

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions archives from January 2003

Editorial.
January 1, 2003... This issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (JPBI) marks the beginning of our fifth year of publishing high quality, practical information geared to the important concerns of positive behavior support. As we initiate this fifth...

In memoriam: Mary McEvoy.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Tragically, on October 25, 2002, Mary McEvoy, one of our JPBI Editorial Board members, passed away in an aircraft accident along with her traveling companions, who included Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota. Mary was a wonderful contributor...

Video technology and persons with autism and other developmental disabilities: an emerging technology for PBS.(positive behavior support)
January 1, 2003... Video is a novel and expanding technology for positive behavioral support. Because it is acceptable and widely used by typical adults and children for leisure, educational, and business activities, it has considerable potential as an effective,...

Using video modeling to teach complex play sequences to a preschooler with autism.
January 1, 2003... Abstract: The identification of efficient teaching procedures to address deficits in imaginative play skills, which are commonly seen in children with autism, is a challenge for professionals who are designing treatment programs. In the present...

Using video modeling to teach perspective taking to children with autism.
January 1, 2003... Abstract: Perspective taking refers to the ability to determine mental states of others in order to explain or predict behavior. In typically developing children, this skill appears around age 4 years (Baron-Cohen, Leslie, & Frith, 1985), but...

Computer-presented video models to teach generative spelling to a child with an autism spectrum disorder.
January 1, 2003... Abstract: We examined the use of computer video models and video rewards to teach generative spelling to a child with an autism spectrum disorder. In Phase 1, Ana viewed video models of her teacher writing target words. After Ana wrote the...

Effects of video self-modeling on spontaneous requesting in children with autism.
January 1, 2003... Abstract: Video self-modeling (VSM) is a promising intervention to teach new skills and improve the use of existing skills in young children with autism. VSM includes observation and imitation of one's self on videotape that records specific...

Training human service supervisors in aspects of PBS: evaluation of a statewide, performance-based program.(postive behavior support)
January 1, 2003... Abstract: If many people with disabilities are to experience the benefits of positive behavior support (PBS), personnel in human service settings must be well versed in the values and practices of this approach. We describe a curriculum and...

Training reciprocal social interactions between preschoolers and a child with autism.
January 1, 2003... Abstract: Previous research has suggested that children diagnosed with autism have severe social deficits that require active intervention. As such, the current study investigated the effectiveness of peer and individual social skills training...

A family-centered prevention approach to PBS in a time of crisis.(positive behavior support)
January 1, 2003... Abstract: This article describes a family-wide prevention approach to positive behavior support (PBS) interventions during a period of potential crisis for a family with a child with autism. Specifically, the mother in this family was to have...

Conference calendar.
January 1, 2003... FEBRUARY 2003 * February 12-14, 2003 Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, Eighth Annual International Conference on Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities. Kauai, HI. Contact: Cindy...