ASSESSMENT-BASED INTERVENTION FOR SEVERE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN A NATURAL FAMILY CONTEXT

Functional assessments and assessment-based interventions were conduct ed with a boy with disabilities and severe problem behavior in the con text of two family routines: using the bathroom in the family home and dining in a fast-food restaurant. A multiple baseline design demonstr ated the effectiveness of the intervention package as implemented by t he boy's mother in the two routines. The results provide a systematic replication and extension of behavior-analytic interventions in natura l family contexts.