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Preventing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion with Young Children: "The Role of Effective, Positive Practices". Issue Brief
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Dunlap, Glen; Ostryn, Cheryl; Fox, Lise – Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, 2011
In recent years, there have been major concerns expressed regarding the use of restraint and seclusion to control the behavior of children with disabilities and/or challenging behavior. In May of 2009, for example, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings regarding a number of cases in which seclusion and restraint were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Function-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior
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Dunlap, Glen; Fox, Lise – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
It is now axiomatic that challenging behaviors are defined more profitably by their functions (their motivations) than by their topographies (what they look like). The notion that challenging behaviors can be defined on the basis of their function has led in the past 30 years to a dramatically reconfigured approach to assessment and intervention.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Child Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment
A Descriptive, Multiyear Examination of Positive Behavior Support
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Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Use of Positive Behavior Support to Address the Challenging Behavior of Young Children within a Community Early Childhood Program
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Blair, Kwang-Sun Cho; Fox, Lise; Lentini, Rochelle – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2010
This study examined the effects yielded from the implementation of assessment-based behavior support plans on the engagement and problem behavior of three young children with behavioral challenges in a community early childhood program. A concurrent multiple-baseline design across children with generalization probes was used with data collected…
Descriptors: Intervention, Preschool Education, Behavior Modification, Young Children
A Program-Wide Model of Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood Settings
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise; Jack, Susan; Broyles, Linda – Journal of Early Intervention, 2007
An increasing need exists in the field of early intervention for effective approaches to address challenging behavior in early childhood settings. This need is driven by the growing number of preschool children reported to have challenging behavior and the increasing knowledge base about the long-term outcomes for children who engage in problem…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth