Behavioral Interventions in Schools: Evidence-Based Positive Strategies (School Psychology (APA)) by Akin-little, Angeleque Published by Amer Psychological Assn 1st (first) edition (2009) Hardcover

by Angeleque Akin-Little

This book provides school psychologists, counselors, social workers, school administrators, and teachers with a summary of ecologically sound primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. The contributors cover fundamentals such as how to conduct a behavioral assessment, how to measure treatment integrity and response to intervention, and how to promote generalization and maintenance of learned positive behaviors. They also discuss prevention measures such as positive behavior support and group contingencies that schools can implement system-wide. Several chapters describe more narrowly focused interventions such as daily report cards and self modeling, while the final section explains how to customize behavioral strategies for special populations such as preschoolers; children with autism, internalizing, or externalizing disorders; and those who have experienced trauma.

Hardcover

First published June 15, 2009

About the author

Angeleque Akin-Little, PhD, is director of the Svarcanas Centre and president of Akin-Little and Little Behavioral Psychology Consultants, PLLC. She earned her PhD in school psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1999 and is a licensed psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D). She has served on the faculty at a number of universities in the United States and New Zealand and is a Fellow of Division 16 (School Psychology) at APA. Her primary research interests are in behavioral interventions in homes and schools, particularly applied behavior analysis with children with autism spectrum disorder and holistic approaches to behavioral interventions with children. She lives in Malone, New York.