IABA PROFESSIONAL TRAINING RESOURCES

"(This book) provides a comprehensive treatment of alternatives to punishment in dealing with behavior problems evidenced by human beings at various levels of development and in various circumstances. Based upon their own extensive observations and a thorough-going analysis of relevant experimental studies, (the authors) have put together a document that is at once a teaching instrument, a summary of research, and an argument for the use of positive reinforcement in the treatment of inadequate or undesired behavior a landmark volume which should forever lay the ghost that aversive methods (even the ubiquitous 'time out') need to be applied to the delinquent, the retarded, or the normal 'learner,' whether in the home, the school, the clinic, or other situations." - Fred S. Keller (From the Preface to Alternatives to Punishment)

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Ethical Considerations
2. Administrative Considerations
3. Functional Analysis of Behavior
4. Positive Programming
5. Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (Alt-R)
6. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)
7. Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates of Responding (DRL)
8. Stimulus Control
9. Instructional Control
10. Stimulus Change
11. Respondent Conditioning Procedures
12. Covert Conditioning Procedures
13. Stimulus Satiation, Shaping and Additive Procedures
14. Conclusion

1986 / 258 pp. / paper, $19.50 / ISBN 0-8290-1245-1

The Behavior Assessment Guide provides the user with a comprehensive set of data gathering and records abstraction forms to facilitate the assessment and functional analysis of a client's behavior problems and the generation of nonaversive behavioral intervention plans. Permission has been granted by the authors to reproduce the forms for professional use.

Topic Headings

• Identifying Information
• Reason for Referral/Assessment Issues
• Background Information
• Health and Medical Status
• Previous and Current Treatment History
• Communication Domain
• Cognitive/Academic Domain
• Self Care Domain
• Domestic Domain
• Community Skills Domain
• Leisure/Recreation Skills Domain
• Motor Activity Domain
• Emotional Domain
• Social Skills Domain
• Problem Behavior Inventory
• Mediator Analysis
• Motivational Analysis
• Summary of Target Areas or Complaints
• Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior
• Reinforcement Inventory

1993 / 108 pp. / spiral bound, $21.00

Evolving from more than a decade of work at IABA, this book provides the tools needed to enhance and maintain high quality service delivery. Translating the principles of effective management into concrete policies and procedures, the Periodic Service Review (PSR) acts as both an instrument and a system. As an instrument, the PSR provides easy to follow score sheets to assess staff performance and the quality of services provided. As a system, it guides managers step-by-step through 4 interrelated elements - performance standards, performance monitoring, performance feedback, and systematic training - to offer an ongoing process for ensuring staff consistency and a high level of quality for services and programs. Practical examples show how the PSR is applied to group home, supported living, classroom, and supported employment settings, and the helpful appendices provide numerous tables and charts that can easily be tailored to a variety of programs.

1994 / spiral bound, $37.95 / ISBN 1-55766-142-1

As individuals with special educational and developmental needs are increasingly being integrated into the community, responding to their problem behaviors in a dignified and appropriate manner becomes essential. In this volume, the authors argue against the use of punishment, and instead advocate the use of alternative intervention procedures. The positive programming model described in this volume is a gradual educational process for behavior change, based on a functional analysis of problems, that involves systematic instruction in more effective ways of behaving. The work provides an overview of nonaversive behavioral technology and demonstrates how specific techniques change behavior through positive means. The extensive examples and illustrative material make the book a particularly useful resource for the field.

1988/192 pp. / paper, $19.95 / ISBN 8077-2911-6

This chapter defines and describes the role of positive programming in supporting people with severe and challenging behavior. After discussing the need for positive programming within a framework based on outcome needs, variations within this strategy are delineated. Then, assessment and analysis are described as critical for comprehensive, positive, and effective support. A case study of severe aggression is then presented in detail to illustrate the process of assessment and analysis, the supports that follows from this process, and the long term results of this approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn that examine the implications of positive programming for the future role of aversive procedures in providing behavioral supports for children, adolescents, and adults and for the practice of applied behavior analysis in the field of developmental disabilities.

12 pp. / paper, $5.00

Module Titles and Descriptions

Module 1 - A Model For Nonaversive Behavior Management

A brief review of the evidence supporting the use of positive approaches to reduce challenging behavior, including a discussion of the ethical, legal, administrative and sociological issues.

Module 2 - Life Style Supports and Positive Programming

A description of life style supports and instructional strategies designed to produce durable changes in behavior and valued outcomes using acceptable means which improve the person's quality of life.

Modules 3 and 4 - Behavioral Assessment

The design and implementation of positive programs and nonaversive intervention plans utilizing information from a functional analysis of behavior.

Module 5 - Focused Intervention Strategies · Part 1

A detailed description of the guidelines to follow and how to provide positive feedback to people with challenging behavior.

Modules 6 and 7 - Focused Intervention Strategies · Part 2

A discussion of advanced positive approaches that produce rapid and positive resolution of challenging behavior.

Module 8 - Reactive Strategies

A description of options for dealing with behavioral crises and escalating situations without resorting to physical management.

Price: $1250.00 (US) Includes the following items: DVDs, pre/post test questions, reading list, lecture notes, and 2 text books.

Description

Based on the book, The Periodic Service Review: a Total Quality Assurance System for Human Services and Education, this video training program is appropriate for all consultants, program managers and supervisors. It will teach viewers how to maximize staff consistency in service implementation utilizing effective staff supervision strategies.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to the problem of quality assurance and a brief review of the research in the field
• Developing Performance Standards
• Performance Monitoring
• Providing Feedback
• Staff Training
• Outcome Evaluation
• Suggestions and Guidelines for Implementation

Participants Will Learn

• to operationally define expectations for staff
• to individualize and implement the Program Status Report (a staff supervision and feedback system proven to improve and maintain the quality of services provided)
• how to introduce a performance monitoring system that is acceptable to staff
• to design and implement a proven, 3-level system of staff training
• to individualize and implement the Procedural Reliability System (a system of checks to ensure program integrity)
• how to produce sweeping improvement in program quality

Price: $750.00 (US), includes DVDs, lecture notes, workshop exercises and text book.

• 16 Modules ·
• 73+ Competencies
• 130 Criteria
• 4 textbooks
• 2 DVDs
• Facilitator's Manual
• Tests and Answers for each module
• Optional purchase of computer disks for further customization
• Price: $1,500 plus shipping

To demonstrate competence for each module, staff must meet specific criteria such as objective tests, field assignments, and role plays.

Competency Based Training has been field tested for over 6 years, is complete and comprehensive, includes the critical training that direct care staff need, and is flexible enough to be integrated with your unique agency needs and existing training.