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.
Description
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. This comprehensive textbook fully prepares professionals to support all people with challenging behavior, effectively and respectfully.
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
Reviews
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.”
Additional Information
Volume Editors: Fredda Brown Ph.D., Jacki L. Anderson Ph.D., Randall L. De Pry 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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