Individual Positive Behavior Supports
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Authors: Fredda Brown, Ph.D., Jacki L. Anderson, Ph.D., Randall L. De Pry, Ph.D.
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 |
| AVAILABILITY | Available Stock |
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!
Reviews
Daniel Crimmins, Director, Center for Leadership in Disability and GaLEND Program; Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University - June 11, 2014
“A wonderful compilation of current practice in individualized positive behavior support.”
Tim Knoster, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania - June 2, 2014
“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 - June 2, 2014
“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.”
Volume Editors:
Fredda Brown Ph.D., Jacki L. Anderson Ph.D., Randall L. De Pry Ph.D.
Foreword Author: Ann Turnbull Ed.D.
Invited Contributors: Martin Agran Ph.D., Richard W. Albin Ph.D., ...
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- PowerPoint presentations to accompany each chapter
- study questions for each chapter for discussion and reflection
- reproducible checklists
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