Maintaining Safety and Facilitating Inclusion: Using Applied Behavior Analysis to Address Self-Injurious Behaviors Within General Education Classrooms. (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robinson, Jason; Gershwin, Tracy; London, Dina
• Is Part Of: Beyond behavior. Volume 28:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 154
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: support planning -- behavior(s) -- applied behavior analysis -- autism/PDD -- behavioral -- interventions -- positive behavioral supports -- self-injurious behavior; Problem children -- Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children; Problem children -- Education; United States; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 371.93
• DOI: 10.1177/1074295619870473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-2956

Abstract

This article provides educators with a research-informed process for addressing student problem self-injurious behaviors within inclusive settings. The process involves (a) identifying functions of problem behaviors, (b) implementing function-based interventions that include teaching and reinforcing socially acceptable replacement behaviors, (c) monitoring student progress and fidelity of implementation, and (d) fading interventions to facilitate long-term success. The process is described in practical detail using a case study vignette about a fifth-grade student who engages in self-injurious behaviors.