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Johnny L. Matson Editor Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors
Editor Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA ISSN 2192-922X e-issn 2192-9238 ISBN 978-1-4614-3036-0 e-isbn 978-1-4614-3037-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3037-7 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012937851 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents 1 Introduction... 1 Johnny L. Matson 2 A Brief History of Functional Analysis and Applied Behavior Analysis... 3 Dennis R. Dixon, Talya Vogel, and Jonathan Tarbox 3 Nature, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Challenging Behavior... 25 Robert Didden, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, Russell Lang, Mark F. O Reilly, and Giulio E. Lancioni 4 Function of Challenging Behaviors... 45 Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, and Robert Didden 5 Populations and Problems Evaluated with Functional Assessment... 65 John M. Huete, Patricia F. Kurtz, and R. Justin Boyd 6 Methods of Defining and Observing Behaviors... 91 Sarah Hurwitz and Noha F. Minshawi 7 Interview and Observation Methods in Functional Assessment... 105 Alison M. Kozlowski and Johnny L. Matson 8 Experimental Functional Analysis... 125 Timothy R. Vollmer, Henry S. Roane, and Amanda B. Rone 9 In Vivo Assessment: Issues of Real-Time Data... 143 Max Horovitz and Johnny L. Matson 10 Scaling Methods of Functional Assessment... 159 Megan Sipes and Johnny L. Matson 11 Treatment Methods Commonly Used in Conjunction with Functional Assessment... 179 Nicole M. Rodriguez, Wayne W. Fisher, and Michael E. Kelley v
vi Contents 12 The Role of Functional Assessment in Treatment Planning... 195 Deborah A. Napolitano, Vicki Madaus Knapp, Elizabeth Speares, David B. McAdam, and Holly Brown 13 Ethical Issues and Considerations... 213 Alan Poling, Jennifer L. Austin, Stephanie M. Peterson, Amanda Mahoney, and Marc Weeden About the Editor... 235 Index... 237
Contributors Jennifer L. Austin School of Psychology, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK R. Justin Boyd Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Holly Brown Hillside Children s Center, Rochester, NY, USA University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, USA Robert Didden Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Dennis R. Dixon Center for Autism and Related Disorders Inc., Tarzana, CA, USA Wayne W. Fisher Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Max Horovitz Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA John M. Huete Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Sarah Hurwitz Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA Michael E. Kelley Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Vicki Madaus Knapp Summit Educational Resources, Getzville, NY, USA Alison M. Kozlowski Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA Patricia F. Kurtz Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA vii
viii Contributors Giulio E. Lancioni Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Bary, Italy Russell Lang College of Education, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA Amanda Mahoney Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA David B. McAdam University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA Noha F. Minshawi Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA Deborah A. Napolitano University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA Mark F. O Reilly Department of Special Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA Stephanie M. Peterson Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA Alan Poling Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA Henry S. Roane State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA Nicole M. Rodriguez Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe- Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Amanda B. Rone Psychology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Jeff Sigafoos School of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Nirbhay N. Singh American Health and Wellness Institute, Raleigh, NC, USA Megan Sipes Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA Elizabeth Speares Hillside Children s Center, Rochester, NY, USA Peter Sturmey Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY, USA
Contributors ix Jonathan Tarbox Center for Autism and Related Disorders Inc., Tarzana, CA, USA Talya Vogel Center for Autism and Related Disorders Inc., Tarzana, CA, USA Timothy R. Vollmer Psychology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Marc Weeden Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA