Intensive Interaction was introduced to a special developmental school in Melbourne, Australia. The school had previously used behavioural and skills-based teaching approaches to underpin the teaching of students with severe/profound intellectual disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders. Video baselines of students involved in classroom…

A teacher training program located in the Department of Communication at the University of Montana systematically attempts to modify teachers' communication behavior within the classroom. In step 1, baseline behavioral data are collected from each teacher by videotaping within the classroom. Step 2 involves coding the videotapes, using a "simple"…

This paper describes a group counseling program designed to teach secondary students identified with behavior and academic problems to become proactive in the classroom through the use of behavioral techniques. A session-by-session examination of the 10-session program is provided and interventions used by students in the classroom to gain a…