Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Behavioral assessment of children -- Iowa; School psychologists -- Iowa -- Attitudes; Behavior modification -- Iowa; Behavior disorders in children -- Iowa; Problem children; Child psychology -- Methodology;
Abstract
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a process that attempts to uncover specific causes and reinforcement of inappropriate behavior in order to design and implement interventions that more accurately address these behaviors. According to the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, functional assessments are now required in working with students struggling with inappropriate behavior. Despite these requirements there is still ambiguity about how these assessments are carried out in school settings (Gartin and Murdick, 2001). This study consisted of a survey of school psychologists in the state of Iowa to understand how the process looks currently, ten years after the law required it. This survey assessed the comfort level professionals have with the FBA process as well as how they perceive the utility and value of functional behavioral assessments.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Kimberly K. Knesting
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (vi, 63 pages)
Copyright
©2010 Clint Henning
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Henning, Clint, "Functional behavioral assessment : school based practice and perception" (2010). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 390.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/390
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