Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools, Second Edition, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Book

Authors: Deanne A. Crone, Leanne S. Hawken, and Robert H. Horner

Ideal for Professional Development
Published: February 18, 2015
288 Pages

ORDER CODE: GP-9781462519729 

A widely used practitioner guide and text, this book presents a blueprint for meeting the challenges of severe problem behavior in grades PreK-8. It shows how to provide effective behavior support for the 1-5% of students who require intensive, individualized intervention. Case examples illustrate step-by-step procedures for identifying student needs using functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and designing, implementing, and evaluating team-based behavior support plans (BSPs). The book also describes how to build school- and districtwide capacity to conduct FBA-BSPs. Reproducible forms and worksheets are included; purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8½" x 11" size.

New to This Edition:
Incorporates current FBA-BSP research and best practices.
Chapters on developing districtwide capacity; FBA apps and software; applications for academic problems; and early childhood settings.
Increased attention to FBA-BSP as a Tier III intervention within a multi-tiered framework.



Table of Contents

I. Using Functional Behavioral Assessment in Schools: Context and Framework
1. Functional Behavioral Assessment in Schools: Historical Background and the Current Context, Robert E. O'Neill & Kaitlin Bundock

2. Functional Behavioral Assessment in Schools: Thinking Functionally across All Tiers of Behavior Support

II. Embedding Functional Behavioral Assessment within School Systems: Case Examples

3. Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment

4. Designing a Behavior Support Plan

5. Evaluating and Modifying the Behavior Support Plan

III. Using Functional Behavioral Assessment within School Systems: Building School-Based and District-Based Capacity

6. Who Will Be Involved in the Behavior Support Team and How Do You Get the Behavior Support Team to Work Together as a Team?

7. How Do You Generate within-Building Capacity for Functional Behavior Assessment on the Behavior Support Team?

8. Improving District Capacity to Deliver Basic FBA-BSP Support, M. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen, Sheldon L. Loman, & Robert H. Horner

IV. Functional Behavioral Assessment as Applied to Specific Problems or Specific Populations

9. Functional Behavioral Assessment for Academic Concerns, Courtenay A. Barrett & Donna M. Gilbertson

10. Functional Behavioral Assessment with Preschool-Age Children

11. Technology Trends in Functional Behavioral Assessment and Intervention, J. Matt Jameson, Allison L. Bruhn, & Leanne S. Hawken

Appendix A

Request for Assistance Form

Appendix B

Functional Behavioral Assessment–Behavior Support Plan Protocol (F-BSP Protocol)

Appendix C

Functional Assessment Checklist for Teachers and Staff (FACTS)

Appendix D

Student-Guided Functional Assessment Interview (Primary)

Appendix E

Assessing Activity Routines Form

Appendix F

Brief Functional Assessment Interview Form

Appendix G

Functional Assessment Observation Form

Appendix H

A Checklist for Assessing the Quality of Behavior Support Planning: Does the Plan (or Planning Process) Have These Features?


New to this edition:
Incorporates current FBA-BSP research and best practices.
Chapters on developing district-wide capacity; FBA apps and software; applications for academic problems; and early childhood settings.
Increased attention to FBA-BSP as a Tier III intervention within a multi-tiered framework.

Audience: PreK–8 school psychologists and counselors, behavior specialists, special educators and classroom teachers, school social workers, and administrators.

See also Dr. Hawken's training DVD, Check-In, Check-Out, Second Edition: A Tier 2 Intervention for Students at Risk. Also available: the authors' work on intensive interventions for severe problem behavior, Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools, Second Edition, Functional Behavioral Assessment .

Authors website: https://www.apbs.org/