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.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Behavioral Assessment and Intervention1. Problem Behavior
2. Applied Behavior Analysis and Problem Behavior
3. A Perspective on Today’s Applied Behavior Analysis
4. Prevention and Behavioral Hygiene Procedures
Part 2: Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior
5. Indirect Assessments
6. Descriptive Assessments
7. Functional Analysis
8. Practical Considerations
Part 3: Function-Based Treatments
9. Foundational Treatment Components of Function-Based Interventions
10. Conemporary Intervention Approaches when Addressing Dangerous Behavior
11. Addressing Severe Problem Behavior without Clear Socially Mediated Functions
12. ABA Meets Psychopharmacology: The Interaction of Two Methodologies
Part 4: Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care
13. Application Considerations for Compassionate, Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed Behavioral Practices
14. Professionals / Caregiver Training
15. Implementation Considerations
16. Collaborating with Relevant Stakeholders
Authors
Joshua Jessel Applied Disabilities Studies, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario.Professor Joshua Jessel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Applied Disabilities Studies, Brock University where he supervises undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral-level students in ABA research. He obtained his MS at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he worked with individuals who exhibited severe problem behavior on the neurobehavioral inpatient unit of the Kennedy Krieger Institute; he earned his PhD at Western New England University with a primary focus on the assessment and treatment of problem behavior with autistic children. Prof. Jessel specializes in the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior and other applications of Applied Behavior Analysis. He has recently co-edited Elsevier's A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior.
Peter Sturmey The Graduate Center and Queens College, The City University of New York, Flushing, New York.Professor Peter Sturmey is a retired professor of psychology who remains active in research and writing. He brings more than 30 years of experience working with children and adults with developmental disabilities as a volunteer; camp counselor; researcher; clinical psychologist in the British National Health Service; Chief Psychologist in developmental centers in Texas; consultant for many community services; and consultant to the states of Louisiana and Wyoming. Prof. Sturmey brings more than two decades of experience in supervising Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral-level Applied Behavior Analysis students' research. He is affiliated with Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York; Brock University, Ontario; and Endicott University, Massachusetts. Prof. Sturmey has authored or edited more than 35 books, including Elsevier's Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment; A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior; and Handbook for Behavioral Skills Training.
