The Guilford Press Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools, Second Edition: Functional Behavioral Assessment

A widely used practitioner guide and text, this book presents a blueprint for meeting the challenges of severe problem behavior in grades PreK-8. It shows how to provide effective behavior support for the 1-5% of students who require intensive, individualized intervention. Case examples illustrate step-by-step procedures for identifying student needs using functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and designing, implementing, and evaluating team-based behavior support plans (BSPs). The book also describes how to build school- and districtwide capacity to conduct FBA-BSPs. Reproducible forms and worksheets are included; purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition: *Incorporates current FBA-BSP research and best practices. *Chapters on developing districtwide capacity; FBA apps and software; applications for academic problems; and early childhood settings. *Increased attention to FBA-BSP as a Tier III intervention within a multi-tiered framework. See also the authors' less intensive intervention for moderate problem behavior: Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools, Second Edition: The Behavior Education Program,and the related training DVD, Check-In, Check-Out, Second Edition: A Tier 2 Intervention for Students at Risk. Review "This second edition offers the most complete and detailed explanation of FBA that exists in the field today. The presentation is innovative and practical, with case examples that help readers understand how concepts of assessment are transformed into evidence-based strategies for support and intervention. Students and professionals will gain expertise in the crucial topics of behavioral assessment and school-based behavior support. Crone, Hawken, and Horner have expanded and sharpened the descriptions in the first edition, and the result is a singular contribution of significant importance."--Glen Dunlap, PhD, College of Education, University of Nevada, Reno "An outstanding resource for building the systems needed for individual behavior support. The new content in the second edition is outstanding, from teaching school personnel how to conduct brief FBAs to using the latest technology for more effective and efficient behavior support. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in getting function-based support implemented well in school systems."--Kent McIntosh, PhD, Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon; Co-Director, OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports "The updated second edition includes all of the tools and step-by-step examples of FBA-BSPs that were so valuable in the first edition, but also includes new information on technological advances in FBA, applications to academic concerns and preschool populations, and current trends in FBA. University trainers will find this an ideal text for coursework at both the undergraduate and graduate levels--it is essential reading for those preparing to make a difference as future educators."--Ruth A. Ervin, PhD, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Canada "Now in a revised second edition, this book presents the next generation of strategies for implementing, supporting, and sustaining individual positive behavior supports in schools. I am impressed with the authors' comprehensive multilevel systems approach for embedding supports in typical school contexts. This is a 'must-have' work for practitioners who truly want to make a difference."--Linda M. Bambara, EdD, Special Education Program, Lehigh University - About the Author Deanne A. Crone, PhD, is Research Associate at the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon. She has directed several research and training grants that address behavior disorders, positive behavior support