Individual Positive Behavior Supports

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Fredda Brown, Ph.D., Jacki L. Anderson, Ph.D., Randall L. De Pry, Ph.D.

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Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support's Standards of Practice, this authoritative graduate-level text presents the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate current behavior science into person-centered interventions.

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STOCK NUMBER	ISBN
72735	978-1-59857-273-5
COPYRIGHT	PAGES
2015	584
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Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support's Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate the principles and science of PBS into person-centered interventions that improve lives. Covering a broad range of ages, disabilities, and settings, this comprehensive textbook fully prepares professionals to support all people with challenging behavior, effectively and respectfully.

PREPARE PROFESSIONALS TO

Use the foundations of PBS and applied behavior analysis (ABA) in everyday practice
Conduct person-centered functional behavior assessments
Select and design effective behavior interventions and curricular modifications
Develop comprehensive, multielement PBS plans tailored to individual needs and goals
Ensure fidelity of behavior-plan implementation
Facilitate generalization and maintenance of behavior changes

PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Vignettes that illustrate effective approaches; online companion materials for instructors, including PowerPoints that enhance teaching and learning and study questions for discussion and reflection.

TOPICS COVERED:

antecedent strategies
consequence strategies
functional behavior assessments
person-centered planning teams
data-based decision making
single-subject research methodology
systematic instruction
self-determination
quality of life
visual supports
partnering with families
curricular modifications
self-management strategies
behavior assessment and data analysis
systemic change
culturally responsive PBS
future directions for PBS
and more!

About the Reproducible Materials
About the Editors
Contributors
Foreword Ann Turnbull
Preface
Acknowledgments

I Foundations of Positive Behavior Support

A Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Positive Behavior Support as a Science-Based Discipline
Joseph M. Lucyshyn, Glen Dunlap, and Rachel Freeman
Foundational Assumptions About Challenging Behavior and Behavioral Interventions
Jacki Anderson and Fredda Brown
Effective Teaming for Positive Behavior Support
Linda M. Bambara and Catherine Kunsch
Person-Centered Planning Teams
Jennifer McFarland-Whisman
Supporting Individuals with Challenging Behavior Through Systemic Change
Randall De Pry, Kavita V. Kamat, and Richard Stock

II Basic Principles of Behavior

Applied Behavior Analysis as a Conceptual Framework for Understanding Positive Behavior Support
Teri Lewis
Antecedent Strategies to Change Behavior
Sheldon L. Loman and Amanda K. Stanford
Consequence Strategies to Change Behavior
Chris Borgmeier and Billie Jo Rodriguez
Facilitating Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change
Jeffrey Sprague
Defining, Measuring, and Graphing Behavior
Matt Tincani and Elizabeth R. Lorah
Single-Case Designs and Data-Based Decision Making
John McDonnell, Robert E. O’Neill, and Breda V. O’Keeffe
Systematic Instruction
Angel Lee, Leah Wood, and Diane M. Browder

III Comprehensive Function-Based and Person-Centered Assessments

Integrating and Building on Best Practices in Person-Centered Planning, Wraparound, and Positive Behavior Support to Enhance Quality of Life
Rachel Freeman, Matt Enyart, Kelcey Schmitz, Pat Kimbrough, Kris Matthews, and Lori Newcomer
Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments
Robert E. O’Neill, Leanne S. Hawken, and Kaitlin Bundock
Using Functional Behavioral Assessment Data
Lee Kern and Beth Custer
Conducting Functional Analyses of Behavior
David P. Wacker, Wendy K. Berg, Brenda J. Bassingthwaite, Todd G. Kopelman, Kelly M. Schieltz, Yaniz C. Padilla Dalmau, Scott D. Lindgren, and John F. Lee

IV Function-Driven Interventions

Strategies to Promote Self-Determination
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Strategies for Self-Management
Martin Agran
Visual Supports as Antecedent and Teaching Interventions
Pat Mirenda and Brenda Fossett
Curricular Modification, Positive Behavior Support, and Change
Ann Halvorsen and Tom Neary, with contributions by Deanna Willson-Schafer and Mary Wrenn
Strategies for Functional Communication Training
V. Mark Durand

V Comprehensive Multielement Positive Behavior Support Plans

Building Supportive Environments: Toward a Technology for Enhancing Fidelity of Implementation
Kent McIntosh, Joseph M. Lucyshyn, M. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen, and Robert H. Horner
Implementing Multielement Positive Behavior Support Plans
Meme Hieneman and Glen Dunlap
Cultural and Contextual Fit: Juan's Family as Active Team Members
Bobbie J. Vaughn and Lise K. Fox
Developing a Multielement Behavior Support Plan for a Middle School Student from a Diverse Background with Significant Behavioral Challenges
Randall L. De Pry and Julie Esparza-Brown
Application of a Multielement Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Plan for Alie, an Elementary Student with Intellectual Disabilities
Richard W. Albin and Anne W. Todd

VI Future Directions and Applications for Positive Behavior Support

Positive Behavior Supports and Quality of Life
Lisa S. Fleisher, Sharon Ann Ballard-¬Krishnan and Nila F. Benito
Ronda's Story: Living a Quality Life
Scott Shepard and Ronda Michaelson
Taking Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports into the Future
Allyson Satter, Nikki Wolf, and Wayne Sailor

Appendix Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) Standards of Practice
Index

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Daniel Crimmins, Director, Center for Leadership in Disability and GaLEND Program; Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University

“A wonderful compilation of current practice in individualized positive behavior support.”

Tim Knoster, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

“The depth and breadth of this text is simply extraordinary! . . . This resource will be of great value to anyone interested in promoting the application of positive behavior support across home, school, and community settings.”

Anne Farrell, University of Connecticut

“Instructive on critical components of implementation, illuminated with examples, and supported by an ample evidence base, this book will no doubt emerge as an indispensable textbook, practice guide, and research reference.”