Establishing and evaluating the substantive adequacy of positive behavioral support plans

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-206

  Cook, Clayton R ^a   Crews, S Dean ^a   Wright, Diana Browning ^b   Mayer, G Roy ^c   Gale, Bruce ^d   Kraemer, Bonnie ^e   Gresham, Frank M ^f  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Department of Education   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BehaviorTech Solutions   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior support plans; Functional assessment; IDEA; Positive behavioral support

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548217361     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-006-9024-8     Document Type: Article

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