Individualized behavioral supports at 15 years; It's still lonely at the top

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-45

  Crimmins, Daniel ^a,c   Farrell, Anne F ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c Westchester Institute for Human Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior intervention plan; FBA; Functional behavioral assessment; IDEA; Positive behavior support; Schoolwide positive behavior support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745645660     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.31.1.31     Document Type: Article

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