Full Description
A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior discusses how to utilize functional assessment and function-based treatment for patients with severe problem behaviors. The book begins by defining problem behavior, contrasting functional and structural definitions, and clearly reviewing the term "severe". The second section, Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior, reviews three different assessments in detail, providing sample questionnaires, methods for interviewing and brief bonus videos. The third section, Function-Based Treatments, outlines three main treatment options, including comprehensive and trauma-informed strategies and outline information on collecting, graphing, and analyzing treatment data.
The final section, Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care will review strategies to implement these assessments and treatments in a culturally relevant and compassionate way.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
1. Problem Behavior
2. Applied Behavior Analysis and Problem Behavior
3. A Perspective on Today's Applied Behavior Analysis
4. Prevention and Behavioral Hygiene Procedures
Part 2: Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior
5. Indirect Assessments
6. Descriptive Assessments
7. Functional Analysis
8. Practical Considerations
Part 3: Function-Based Treatments
9. Foundational Treatment Components of Function-Based Interventions
10. Conemporary Intervention Approaches when Addressing Dangerous Behavior
11. Addressing Severe Problem Behavior without Clear Socially Mediated Functions
12. ABA Meets Psychopharmacology: The Interaction of Two Methodologies
Part 4: Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care
13. Application Considerations for Compassionate, Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed Behavioral Practices
14. Professionals / Caregiver Training
15. Implementation Considerations
16. Collaborating with Relevant Stakeholders
