The Teacher's Concise Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment

by Raymond J. Waller (Editor)

Overview

"Offers great suggestions on how to read and interpret important information for children with behavioral issues."
—Ramona Marquez, Director of Special Education
Hatch Valley Public Schools, Hatch, NM

Because every behavior has a reason behind it…

Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is a highly effective, student-centered approach to improving challenging behavior. The method helps educators figure out why students act the way they do and then make the appropriate environmental or instructional adjustments.

Ideal for general and special educators new to FBAs, this concise, accessible guidebook offers a practical overview of how to use classroom and behavioral assessment data to make the learning environment enjoyable for all—including the teacher. Readers will learn how to:

• Identify and understand the underlying factors of challenging behavior
• Observe, collect, and analyze classroom data
• Adopt evidence-based intervention strategies to correct problem behavior
• Prepare a proactive plan for serious disruptions

Blending light-hearted humor with personal experiences and case studies, the author provides concrete methods for positive, effective behavioral intervention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452284712
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	1 MB

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

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

Mari Gates

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

Ramona Marquez

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

John M. Hintze

"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