Technical adequacy of the Functional Assessment Checklist: Teachers and Staff (FACTS) FBA interview measure

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-45

  McIntosh, Kent ^a   Borgmeier, Chris ^b   Anderson, Cynthia M ^c   Horner, Robert H ^c   Rodriguez, Billie Jo ^c   Tobin, Tary J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Behavioral assessment; Functional assessment; Functional behavioral assessment; Positive behavior supports; School based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349079948     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300707311619     Document Type: Article

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