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Functional Assessment of Self-Initiated Maladaptive Behaviors: A Case Study

Behavior and Social Issues

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Title Functional Assessment of Self-Initiated Maladaptive Behaviors: A Case Study
 
Creator Davis, Rosa L.
Ninness, Chris
Rumph, Robin
McCuller, Glen
Stahl, Kandy
Ward, Todd
Vasquez, Eleazar
 
Subject Behavior Analysis
maladaptive behaviors, functional behavior assessment, self-initiated behavior, behavior intervention plan, self-control, social skills training
 
Description This study sought to perform a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and develop a data-based behavior intervention plan (BIP) in order to address a student’s maladaptive behaviors as exhibited in the regular education classroom setting. Of particular interest in this study was the finding that the FBA failed consistently to identify many of the environmental variables that interacted with the student’s likelihood of demonstrating a wide range of severe problem behaviors. Nevertheless, interventions based on social skills and self-control strategies were sufficient to reduce the frequency of most problem behaviors and concurrently improve the student’s level of academic performance. During a reversal-of-treatment, the student showed elevated levels of problem behavior; however, with the reinstatement of the treatment protocol, the student’s behavior improved substantially. The role of private events and rule-governed behavior is discussed within the context of conducting FBAs and developing data-based treatment protocols.
 
Publisher University of Illinois at Chicago Library
 
Date 2008-06-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/1823
10.5210/bsi.v17i1.1823
 
Source Behavior and Social Issues; Volume 17, Number 1 (Spring/Summer 2008); 66-85
1064-9506
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/1823/2004