Communicative Alternatives to Challenging Behavior: Integrating Functional Assessment and Intervention Strategies (Communication and Language Interv)

Offers a review of current knowledge in the field of functional assessment of behavior, and discusses the use of such data in designing behavioral support programs. Illustrative examples of strategies for the use of communication training to alter problem behavior are given, including points of controversy and areas where further work is needed. Of interest to speech-language pathologists, psychologists, educators, researchers and graduate students in these fields. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.