A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior
eBook - ePub

A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior

  1. 325 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior

About this book

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. - Details various examples of indirect assessments methods, including interviews and questionnaires - Addresses the integration and testing of hypotheses from indirect and descriptive assessments into functional analyses - Reviews treatments based on a trauma-informed framework - Outlines common ethical issues, including strategies to use when function-based treatments do not work and the management of restrictive practices - Includes bonus brief vignettes to illustrate procedures and assessments

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Yes, you can access A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior by Joshua Jessel,Peter Sturmey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Clinical Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9780443217685
Edition
0
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Clinical Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 Problem behavior: Overview and contemporary issues
  9. Chapter 2 Blueprints of behavior: Unraveling the threads of problem behavior within applied behavior analysis
  10. Chapter 3 Prevention and behavioral hygiene procedures
  11. Chapter 4 Indirect assessments: Reliability, validity, and treatment utility
  12. Chapter 5 Descriptive assessments: Observation of behavior and the environment
  13. Chapter 6 Functional analysis: Methodological variations and conceptual considerations
  14. Chapter 7 Practical considerations and clinical contributions of different functional assessment methods
  15. Chapter 8 Foundational treatment components of function-based interventions
  16. Chapter 9 Contemporary intervention approaches when addressing dangerous behavior
  17. Chapter 10 Addressing severe problem behavior without clear socially mediated functions
  18. Chapter 11 ABA meets psychopharmacology: The interaction of two methodologies
  19. Chapter 12 Application considerations for compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed behavioral practices
  20. Chapter 13 Preparation for the training of professionals and caregivers in behavioral programs
  21. Chapter 14 Implementation considerations: Soft skills, hard skills, and the ethics of restraint
  22. Index