Recently added articles from Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions:
Editorial.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008; ... It is with pleasure that we present this issue of JPBI. The issue contains an excellent mix of discussion and experimental articles, including topics related to assessment, intervention, and values. We also included two Forum articles in this issue, as they tied together very nicely on the ...
Choice-making as intervention for public disrobing in children with developmental disabilities.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... The authors describe a choice-making intervention with two children who had developmental disabilities and demonstrated public disrobing in school settings. The children also urinated in their clothing, apparently to gain access to new and more preferred apparel. The intervention gave the ...
Validation of the Contextual Assessment Inventory for problem behavior.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Problem behavior is a major barrier to successful community integration for people with developmental disabilities. Recently, there has been increased interest in identifying contextual factors involving setting events and discriminative stimuli that impact the display of problem behavior ....
Maryland statewide PBIS initiative: systems, evaluation, and next steps.(Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports )(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... There is growing interest in positive behavior supports among state departments of education and local school systems as an efficient and effective strategy for addressing students' increasing and intensifying discipline needs. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is one ...
Context-sensitive cognitive-behavioral supports for young children with TBI: a second replication study.(traumatic brain injury)(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... This study produced a second replication of an investigation of the effects of a multicomponent cognitive-behavioral intervention on the challenging behavior of young children with growing behavioral concerns after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The participants were two young ...
Systems change with school-wide positive behavior supports: Iowa's work in progress.(Two Forums)(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... This study reports evaluation data from the statewide School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports (SWPBS) initiative in Iowa. The study shows initial positive results over a 3-year period. The School-Wide Evaluation Tool, Team Implementation Checklist, and office discipline referral data were ...
Examining the agreement of direct behavior ratings and systematic direct observation data for on-task and disruptive behavior.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... The purpose of this study was to replicate previous findings indicating a moderate association between teacher perceptions of behavior as measured by direct behavior ratings (DBRs) and systematic direct observation (SDO) conducted by an external observer. In this study, data regarding ...
Conference calendar.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2008 ... April 2008 April 2-5, 2008. Council for Exceptional Children, Annual Convention. Boston, MA. Contact: 888/232-7733: Web site: http:// www.cec.sped.org. April 2-5, 2008. Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec, 33rd Annual Conference. Montreal, Quebec. Contact: ...
In memoriam.(In memoriam)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions is saddened to note the passing of Dr. Todd Risley, who was both one of our associate editors and also one of the ...
J. Lee Wiederholt.(Obituary)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008 ... 1942-2007 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] J. Lee Wiederholt died unexpectedly on August 19. Lee was senior vice president of PRO-ED, Inc., trustee and president of the Donald D. Hammill Foundation, and trustee of the Hammill Institute on Disabilities. He earned a Bachelor of ...
Editorial.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Ten years ago, the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions was conceived to document the outcomes of positive behavioral support strategies and to encourage dialogue among researchers and practitioners to promote the integration of evidence-based strategies into natural settings. Since ...
Application of economic analysis to school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) programs.(Case study)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The authors discuss how to use economic techniques to evaluate educational programs and show how to apply basic cost analysis to implementation of school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS). A description of cost analysis concepts used for economic program evaluation is provided, ...
Building district-level capacity for positive behavior support.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... As more and more schools adopt school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) as a model for school improvement and the success of initial demonstration sites becomes evident, districts are faced with expansion and sustainability issues. Careful planning of these implementation efforts ...
Technical adequacy of the functional assessment checklist: teachers and staff (FACTS) FBA interview measure.(functional behavior assessment )(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... With the recent increase in the use of functional behavior assessment (FBA) in school settings, there has been an emphasis in practice on the development and use of effective, efficient methods of conducting FBAs, particularly indirect assessment tools such as interviews. There are both ...
The effects of a targeted intervention to reduce problem behaviors: elementary school implementation of check in-check out.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Behavior support in schools is increasingly viewed as a three-tier prevention effort in which universal interventions are used for primary prevention, targeted interventions are used for secondary prevention, and intensive interventions are used for tertiary prevention. A growing body of ...
Implementing visually cued imitation training with children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental delays.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Clearly, imitation is linked to a variety of skill areas. As a result, children with autism and developmental delays are less likely than their typical peers to perform well in many areas of development, including play and speech. The purpose of this study was to determine if a simple, ...
A descriptive analysis of intervention research published in the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions: 1999 through 2005.(Forum)(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract: The Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (JPBI) has been publishing reports of empirical intervention research since 1999, with a commitment to serve as a vehicle for dissemination of data and perspectives pertinent to positive behavior support (PBS). PBS is distinguished ...
It may be nonaversive, but is it a positive approach? Relevant questions to ask throughout the process of behavioral assessment and intervention.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The technology of behavior modification is ethically neutral. It can be used by villain or saint. There is nothing in a methodology which determines the values governing its use. Skinner, 1971, p. 150 It is important for people involved in the art and science of ...
Conference calendar.(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2008 ... December 2007 December 5-8, 2007. TASH Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. Contact: 888/221-9425; e-mail: THC@housingregistration.com; Web site: http://www.tash.org. February 2008 February 6-9, 2008. National Association of School Psychologists, 40th Annual ...
Escape-maintained problem behavior in a child with autism: antecedent functional analysis and intervention evaluation of noncontingent escape and instructional fading.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract: A functional analysis with a 13-year-old girl who had autism documented that her problem behavior was maintained by escape from instruction. Additional assessment revealed that certain types of requests and specific practitioners were associated with the highest frequency of ...