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.
1. A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Problem behavior: Overview and contemporary issues - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Blueprints of behavior: Unraveling the threads of problem behavior within applied behavior analysis - p. 21 10. Chapter 3 Prevention and behavioral hygiene procedures - p. 39 11. Chapter 4 Indirect assessments: Reliability, validity, and treatment utility - p. 67 12. Chapter 5 Descriptive assessments: Observation of behavior and the environment - p. 87 13. Chapter 6 Functional analysis: Methodological variations and conceptual considerations - p. 105 14. Chapter 7 Practical considerations and clinical contributions of different functional assessment methods - p. 127 15. Chapter 8 Foundational treatment components of function-based interventions - p. 151 16. Chapter 9 Contemporary intervention approaches when addressing dangerous behavior - p. 175 17. Chapter 10 Addressing severe problem behavior without clear socially mediated functions - p. 197 18. Chapter 11 ABA meets psychopharmacology: The interaction of two methodologies - p. 227 19. Chapter 12 Application considerations for compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed behavioral practices - p. 255 20. Chapter 13 Preparation for the training of professionals and caregivers in behavioral programs - p. 279 21. Chapter 14 Implementation considerations: Soft skills, hard skills, and the ethics of restraint - p. 297 22. Index - p. 319
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.
1. A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Problem behavior: Overview and contemporary issues - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Blueprints of behavior: Unraveling the threads of problem behavior within applied behavior analysis - p. 21 10. Chapter 3 Prevention and behavioral hygiene procedures - p. 39 11. Chapter 4 Indirect assessments: Reliability, validity, and treatment utility - p. 67 12. Chapter 5 Descriptive assessments: Observation of behavior and the environment - p. 87 13. Chapter 6 Functional analysis: Methodological variations and conceptual considerations - p. 105 14. Chapter 7 Practical considerations and clinical contributions of different functional assessment methods - p. 127 15. Chapter 8 Foundational treatment components of function-based interventions - p. 151 16. Chapter 9 Contemporary intervention approaches when addressing dangerous behavior - p. 175 17. Chapter 10 Addressing severe problem behavior without clear socially mediated functions - p. 197 18. Chapter 11 ABA meets psychopharmacology: The interaction of two methodologies - p. 227 19. Chapter 12 Application considerations for compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed behavioral practices - p. 255 20. Chapter 13 Preparation for the training of professionals and caregivers in behavioral programs - p. 279 21. Chapter 14 Implementation considerations: Soft skills, hard skills, and the ethics of restraint - p. 297 22. Index - p. 319
