Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Overview of Functional Behavior Assessment 2. Function Based Support: Mining the Data for Gold 3. Indirect Methods for Determining Function of Behavior 4. Direct Methods for Data Collection 5. Observing and Recording Behavior 6. Crisis Plans 7. Data Don't Lie: Real Data from the Field 8. Analysis of the Data 9. Behavioral Intervention Planning Using a Problem Solving Model 10. Antecedent Manipulations or Modifications for Proactive Planning 11. Behavior Teaching 12. Consequence Modification 13. Sample Interventions Based on Function 14. Carrying Out the Plan and Follow-Up Appendix
This book focuses on tier three behavior support for students who exhibit very challenging behavior and who require intensive individual instruction to modify it. The educator will be able to read the book and use the information to successfully implement a functional behavior assessment. The result will be a behavioral intervention plan which is based on data and positive and proactive strategies rather than on adult reactions to negative behavior. This easy-to-use guide will help K-12 educators understand the importance of having a plan and includes: - An overview of functional support - A problem solving model - Data collection techniques and tools - Antecedent and consequence modifications - Replacement behavior teaching - Behavioral intervention planning with highlights from real students
Laura A. Riffel is currently the director of Behavior Doctor Seminars, a company dedicated to helping teachers have all the tools they need to ameliorate behavioral issues in the classroom. She has trained hundreds of thousands of teachers, bus drivers, administrators, parents, paraprofessionals, counselors, psychologists, and social workers in the United States, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. She taught for over 30 years and ran a statewide program for children with behaviors that were impeding learning in the classrooms and a day program for children with severe behaviors.