Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions articles from September 22 2000

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions archives from September 22 2000

Editorial.
September 22, 2000

When Reinforcers for Problem Behavior Are Not Readily Apparent.
September 22, 2000... Extending Functional Assessments to Complex Problem Behaviors Abstract: The goal of functional assessment is to identify events associated with problem behavior. Once these variables are identified, support plans can be based on the...

Strategies for Clarifying Ambiguous Functional Analysis Outcomes.
September 22, 2000... Comments on Kennedy The development and refinement of functional assessment technology in the last 20 to 25 years has greatly advanced the behavioral treatment of problem behaviors (e.g., E. G. Carr & Durand, 1985; E. G. Carr, Newsom, &...

Reconceptualizing Functional Assessment Failures.
September 22, 2000... Comments on Kennedy Functional assessments do not always produce conclusive results. Sometimes, even after a thoroughly competent assessment, we are unable to identify the antecedents and consequences that control problem behavior (Iwata...

A Self-Management Functional Assessment-Based Behavior Support Plan for a Middle School Student with EBD.(emotional and/or behavioral disorders)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a functional assessment-based self-management strategy on the problem classroom behavior of a seventh-grade student identified as having emotional and/or behavioral disorders....

Public Policy Foundations for Positive Behavioral Interventions, Strategies, and Supports.
September 22, 2000... Abstract: This article examines precedents that justify Congress in creating a preference for positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and supports over other interventions in the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities...

School-Wide Behavior Support.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... An Emerging Initiative EDITORS' NOTE: In every issue of JPBI, we include a Forum section, which is designed to provide for a constructive dialog among our many stakeholders regarding important issues in practice, research, training,...

Durable Implementation of School-Wide Behavior Support.
September 22, 2000... The High Five Program The High Five Program incorporates strategies associated with positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and was developed and implemented by the staff of Fern Ridge Middle School in September of the...

Effective Behavior Support in British Columbia.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... In the fall of 1996, the executive of the British Columbia Council of Administrators of Special Education (BC CASE) met to asertain what the organization could do to address the issue of behavior problems in provincial schools. In developing...

A Catalog Without Prices.(National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... A nonprofit organization based in Galesburg, Illinois, publishes an unusual catalog for nonprofits and schools: There are no prices listed because all the merchandise is given away. The $20 to $25 million worth of new products in each catalog...

School-Wide Application of PBS in the Bangor Area School District.(positive behavior support, Pennsylvania)
September 22, 2000... Bangor Area School District is located deep in the heart of Pennsylvania's rural slate belt. The district serves students in three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Like many school districts, increasing concern over...

Effective Behavior Support Implementation at the District Level.
September 22, 2000... Tigard-Tualatin School District An Effective Behavior Support (EBS) approach was adopted as a district-wide program in the Tigard-Tualatin schools to improve school climate and prevent school violence. Tigard-Tualatin is a mid-sized...

School-Wide Behavior Support Through District-Level System Change.
September 22, 2000... Among the most important and exciting advances for education in the past decade is the emergence of school-wide discipline systems. Dangerous and destructive behaviors are not just a major national concern; they poison the climate of a school...

Data-Based Decision Making in Hawaii's Behavior Support Effort.
September 22, 2000... This article summarizes the importance of data-based decision making for the Hawaii Effective Behavior Support (HEBS) effort. The HEBS began with eight schools in 1996, seven more schools in 1997, and 36 additional schools in 1998. Emphasis...

Sustaining Effective Behavior Support Systems in an Elementary School.
September 22, 2000... Clear Lake Elementary School provides a strong positive example of how one school has successfully involved all faculty and systematically implemented their effective behavior support plan on a continuous basis for almost a decade. The...