Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Why Problem Behaviors Occur

Chapter 2: How Are Behaviors Learned?

Chapter 3: Getting Started: First Steps for Completing a Functional Behavior Assessment

Chapter 4: Measuring Behavior

Chapter 5: Finding Out Who Knows What

Chapter 6: Observation Time

Chapter 7: Test Your Hypothesis

Chapter 8: Putting It All Together: A Summary of the Assessment Process

Chapter 9: You Finally Know the Function of the Behavior: Now What?

Chapter 10: Special Circumstances and Troubleshooting

References

Appendix A: Frequency Recording Data Sheet

Appendix B: Duration of Behavior Data Sheet

Appendix C: Latency to Behavior Data Sheet

Appendix D: Data Sheet for Measuring the Intensity of the Behavior

Appendix E: Time Sample Data Sheet

Appendix F: Permanent Products Data Sheet

Appendix G: A-B-C Data Sheet

Appendix H: Descriptive Analysis Data Sheet

Appendix I: Antecedent Manipulations Data Sheet

Index