BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES - FUNCTIONALASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION

Authors
HORNER RH CARR EG
Citation
Rh. Horner et Eg. Carr, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES - FUNCTIONALASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION, The Journal of special education, 31(1), 1997, pp. 84-104
Citations number
96
Categorie Soggetti
Education, Special
Journal title
The Journal of special education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224669
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
84 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4669(1997)31:1<84:BSFSWS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Behavioral support for students with severe disabilities has undergone dramatic advances in the past 15 years. The goals of effective behavi oral support, as well as the procedures for reaching those goals, have broadened. Two central advances have been procedures for conducting f unctional assessment and the design of comprehensive interventions. Th e research foundation for these advances, implications for clinicians, and future research directions are presented.