Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Overview of Functional Behavior Assessment
2. Function Based Support: Mining the Data for Gold
3. Indirect Methods for Determining Function of Behavior
4. Direct Methods for Data Collection
5. Observing and Recording Behavior
6. Crisis Plans
7. Data Don’t Lie: Real Data from the Field
8. Analysis of the Data
9. Behavioral Intervention Planning Using a Problem Solving
Model
10. Antecedent Manipulations or Modifications for Proactive
Planning
11. Behavior Teaching
12. Consequence Modification
13. Sample Interventions Based on Function
14. Carrying Out the Plan and Follow-Up
Appendix
Laura A. Riffel is currently the director of Behavior Doctor Seminars, a company dedicated to helping teachers have all the tools they need to ameliorate behavioral issues in the classroom. She has trained hundreds of thousands of teachers, bus drivers, administrators, parents, paraprofessionals, counselors, psychologists, and social workers in the United States, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. She taught for over 30 years and ran a statewide program for children with behaviors that were impeding learning in the classrooms and a day program for children with severe behaviors.
"The true test of a teacher’s character is not about managing
problem behavior today in our classroom but how we, as educators,
move towards modifying and shaping behaviors for individuals to
achieve a better future. Laura Riffel’s book provides us with the
knowledge and insight to challenging behaviors and assists
educators with a roadmap to success. A must read for all
teachers!"
*Karen Barineau, Autism Specialist*
“Dr. Riffel’s book is loaded with practical information for
addressing behavior issues. I cannot imagine a behavioral support
team succeeding without mastering the concepts explained in her
book. She helps you understand what sets a behavior in motion and
how to become a behavior change agent. Dr. Riffel understands
behavior and how to become successful with students. I highly
recommend this book!”
*Kayla A. Bower, Executive Director*
"Dr. Laura Riffel has an incredible way of explaining behavior in a
common sense way. Her approach to the material is scientific while
based on many successfully improved situations in schools and
clinics. Her ability to explain functions of behavior makes the
subject clear for parents, teachers, administrators, and
specialists. Real-life examples used throughout the book provide a
deeper basis for understanding to the reader."
*Lisa Williams, Behavior Specialist*
"Dr. Riffel’s materials are so practical that even new teachers can
conduct a functional behavior assessment and implement a meaningful
plan with ease. My students need strategies that work and do not
take hours of learning to perfect. This book gives great examples
and case studies that will guide my students to successfully mine
that data for gold."
*Michelle Doty, Assistant Professor and Special Education Program
Director*
"Presents the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports model,
showing teachers how to create an intervention plan to modify
challenging behaviors, along with examples of how to modify
consequences. A top pick for teachers working with diverse
classrooms."
*James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief*
Ask a Question About this Product More... |