School-Based Interventions for Students With Behavior Problems

by Bowen, Julie M.; Jenson, William R.; Clark, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9780306481147
• ISBN10: 0306481146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems is a book about helping children and adolescents who engage in severe behaviors to positively succeed in the school setting. The emphasis of this book is on the prevention of behavior problems through structuring the instructional environment and teaching appropriate skills-and intervention to reduce problems with practical, proven, and positive procedures. This book is designed for educators faced with the daily challenge of instructing students with behavior problems, social skill deficits, and academic delays. It is designed for teachers as well as those who work with teachers and students; school administrators, counselors, special educators, and school psychologists. In searching for effective behavioral, social skill, and academic strategies, the authors have reviewed hundreds of research-validated studies to select techniques applicable to varied instructional settings within the school. The orientation and contents of this book represent the authors' experience and professional training in teaching, clinical work, and research involving students with behavior problems over the last 25 years.

Author Biography

Dr. William Jenson is a professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. His research interests are in the areas of behavioral interventions for tough kids, parent training, generalization of treatment effects, and autism. Dr. Julie Bowen is currently working as a school psychologist in Salt Lake City and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah, where she supervises graduate students in the school psychology program.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction	1	(6)
Who Can Benefit from this Book	3	(1)
The 4 Ps-Proven, Practical, Positive, Preventative	3	(1)
How to Use this Book	4	(3)
CHAPTER 2 What is a Good Intervention?	7	(20)
Effective Interventions	10	(6)
Controversies and Issues Associated with school-Based Interventions	16	(3)
Functional Behavior Assessment and Interventions	19	(2)
Functional Behavior Assessment and Controversies	21	(2)
Grouping and Interventions	23	(2)
Summary	25	(2)
CHAPTER 3 Students with Behavior Problems	27	(18)
Prevalence of Behavior Problems	27	(2)
Risk Factors for Behavior Problems	29	(4)
Behavioral Disorders-Diagnosis and Defining Characteristics	33	(2)
Disorders Found in School-Age Children	35	(8)
Summary	43	(2)
CHAPTER 4 Classroom Basics-Preventing Problems Before They Begin	45	(18)
The Keys to Classroom Basics	45	(15)
Summary	60	(3)
CHAPTER 5 Interventions for Behavior Problems	63	(68)
Aggression	65	(10)
Disruptive Behaviors	75	(27)
Following Directions	102	(6)
Following Rules	108	(5)
Noncompliance	113	(6)
Task Engagement	119	(12)
CHAPTER 6 Interventions for Academic Problems	131	(54)
Reading-Sight Words	132	(6)
Reading-Phonics	138	(3)
Reading-Fluency and Comprehension	141	(4)
Language Arts-Spelling	145	(8)
Language Arts-Writing	153	(9)
Math-Computation	162	(6)
Math-Problem solving	168	(2)
Organizational strategies	170	(15)
CHAPTER 7 Interventions for Social Skills	185	(22)
Social Skills	186	(21)
CHAPTER 8 School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support	207	(20)
What is a School-Wide Intervention?	207	(1)
Developing a School-Wide Intervention Plan	208	(3)
School-Wide Interventions and Positive Behavioral Support Programs	211	(16)
APPENDIX A Student Forms	227	(18)
APPENDIX B Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions for Use with Students with Disabilities	245	(44)
References	289	(10)
Index	299