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A Blueprint for Assessment of Automatically Maintained Self-Injurious Behavior in Schools
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Thomas K. Franzmann; Tyler L. Renshaw – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2025
This article presents a structured blueprint for school psychologists to assess and intervene in cases of automatically maintained self-injurious behavior (SIB) while adhering to the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mandate. We outline a six-step process for conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) of automatically maintained SIB,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, School Psychologists, Student Behavior, Educational Legislation
School-Based Autism Evaluations in the COVID-19 Era
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Brunson McClain, Maryellen; Roanhorse, Tyus T.; Harris, Bryn; Heyborne, Megan; Zemantic, Patricia K.; Azad, Gazi – School Psychology, 2021
School psychologists play a critical role in school-based Autism (AU) evaluations. Evidence-based AU evaluations should be multimodal, include multiple informants, and assess functioning across several domains. In the current era of COVID-19, school-based AU evaluations have become increasingly complex with school psychologists having to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Evaluation Methods, School Psychologists