The Teacher's Concise Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment / Edition 1

by Raymond J. Waller

Overview

This guidebook offers a practical overview for collecting data, understanding the underlying factors of challenging behaviors, and using evidence-based interventions to correct common classroom problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412966054
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	389,033
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Raymond J. Waller is an associate professor of special education at Piedmont College/Athens and is on the faculty at the University of Georgia in the School of Social Work. He is an active school consultant in the areas of student behavior problems and child and adolescent mental health issues.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Why FBA?
2. Conjunction Junction, What's the Behavior's Function?
3. Getting Started Through the Back Door: Indirect Assessment
4. Descriptive Analysis
5. Functional Analysis
6. Multiple Functions
7. When to Use What
8. Summarizing and Reporting the Data
9. FBA Within an RTI Framework
10. A Beginner's Look at Function-Based Support Planning
Conclusion
Appendix A: Sample Behaviorial Assessment Interview--Student
Appendix B: Sample Behavior Assessment Summary
Appendix C: Functional Behavioral Assessment Narrative Report
Appendix D: Sample Collaborative Team Activity Guide
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

“A concise presentation of a challenging topic area in an easy-to-read format for teachers.”

John M. Hintze

"Offers great suggestions on how to read and interpret important information for children with behavioral issues.”

Ramona Marquez

“The information will be helpful to all educators and administrators as they become more responsible for completing FBA and creating BIPs.”

Mari Gates

"Waller has once again done an excellent job of making applied behavior analysis principles and procedures easily understandable and applicable for special educators.”

Cindy Dobbins