Research: State of the Science in the Assessment and Management of Severe Behavior Problems in School Settings: Behavior Analytic Consultation to Schools

Authored by Mueller, MM, and Nkosi A. in International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, Volume 3, Issue 2, p. 176-202, (2007).

Article summary (posted Nov 11, 2008):

Many children with autism may have behavior problems, and Behavior Analytic Consultation to Schools (BACS) may be a good approach to managing students with severe problem behaviors in the school.

Most therapists agree that children with severe behavior should be treated and then followed to make sure that the treatment is working. The BACS model was designed as a way of looking at the child's behavior at school and creating a treatment plan. Other behavior models rely on teachers being trained to assess the behavior of a student. The BACS model does not rely on teacher training, but instead uses experts trained in BACS. This paper describes two case studies of children with severe behavior problems who were treated using the BACS model.

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assessment, autism, problem behavior, school, science, severe behavioral problems, student, teacher, teacher training, therapist, therapy, treatment, treatment plan
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