J. Northup et al., THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL SETTINGS USING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MODEL, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 27(1), 1994, pp. 33-47
We evaluated the feasibility of local school personnel conducting func
tional analysis and reinforcement-based treatment procedures within ac
tual classroom setting. Following an initial in-service workshop on fu
nctional assessment and differential reinforcement procedures, on-site
technical assistance was provided two to four times per month to loca
l school personnel working in transdisciplinary teams. Overall results
suggest that local school personnel were able to implement all proced
ures adequately with periodic technical assistance. In addition, funct
ional analysis was effective in identifying individual maintaining con
tingencies, the derived treatments were effective, and the results wer
e maintained throughout the approximate 18 months of this investigatio
n.