Positive Practices

IABA's Quarterly Newsletter

Dedicated to the advancement of positive practices in the field of challenging behavior

Unfortunately Positive Practices is no longer in print. Printed back issues for Volumes I, II, and III (4 newsletters per Volume) are available. Only $25 per Volume for USA delivery; $40 per Volume for delivery outside the US.

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VOLUME 1
	Number 1 • October 1995
		Challenging Behavior: A Model for Breaking the Barriers to Social and Community Integration	Page 1
		Positive Programming: An Organizational Response to Challenging Behavior	Page 3
		A Person Centered Approach to Supporting People with Severe Reputations	Page 16
		Definition of a Problem Behavior (Aggression)	Page 18
		Procedural Protocols - Interpersonal Style	Page 21
	Number 2 • January 1996
		Behavioral Assessment: An Overview Part 1	Page 1
		The Behavior Intervention Support Team Program: Addressing Challenging Behavior of People with and Intellectual Disability in Victoria, Australia	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior (Unexplained Possession)	Page 16
		Procedural Protocols - Interactional Style	Page 17
	Number 3 • April 1996
		Behavioral Assessment: An Overview Part 2	Page 1
		The Development of a Statewide Behavior Resource in the State of Montana	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior (Inappropriate Interactions)	Page 20
		Procedural Protocols - Transition	Page 21
	Number 4 • July 1996
		Behavioral Technology in Support of Values	Page 1
		Quality Monitoring at Church Parade	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior (Defiance)	Page 17
		Procedural Protocols - Behavioral Escalation	Page 18
		Resource Focus: Competency Based Training	Page 22
VOLUME II
	Number 1 • October 1996
		Motivational Analysis	Page 1
		Psychometric Characteristics of Evaluation Instruments for Behavioral Assessment Reports and Intervention Plans	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior (Anxiety Outbursts)	Page 15
		Procedural Protocols - Learning to Tolerate and Cope with Denial	Page 17
		Profiles in Courage	Page 21
	Number 2 • January 1997
		Severe and Challenging Behavior: Counter-Intuitive Strategies for Crisis Management Within a Nonaversive Framework	Page 1
		Quality Assurance: What Made it Work For Us	Page 3
		Daily Life of a Person Who is Disabled	Page 7
		Commentary on a Speech on the Daily Life of a Person Who is Disabled	Page 8
		Definition of Problem Behavior (Verbal Defiance/Resistance)	Page 18
		Procedural Protocols -Task Interruption: Self Direction	Page 19
	Number 3 • April 1997
		Respondent Strategies	Page 1
		Understanding and Helping a Boy with Problems: a Functional Approach to Behavior Problems	Page 3
		Definition of Problem Behavior (Inappropriate Sexual Behavior)	Page 19
		Procedural Protocols - Wearing a Bra	Page 21
	Number 4 • July 1997
		Applying Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to the Carers of People with Learning Disabilities who Display Challenging Behavior	Page 1
		The Use of Edited Videos for the Treatment of Selective Mutism	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior	Page 19
		Procedural Protocol	Page 21
VOLUME III
	Number 1 • October 1997
		Suzanne Wishes to Retire: A Case Example	Page 3
		Definition of a Problem Behavior and Procedural Protocol	Page 19
		Letters to the Editors	Page 21
	Number 2 • January 1998
		Mediator Analysis	Page 1
		An Application of Crisis Services Within the Multielement Approach: A Community Behavioral Support and Crisis Response Demonstration Project	Page 3
	Number 3 • April 1998
		Anger Management and Assertiveness Skills: Use of a Curriculum in Supported Living Services	Page 1
		Rug rats, Videos and the Use of Ecological Strategies in the Rapid Reduction of a Severe and Challenging Behavior Problem	Page 3
		The Use of Contingency Diagrams in the Functional Analysis of Challenging Behavior	Page 17
	Number 4 • July 1998
		Anger Management and Assertiveness Skills	Page 1
		PSR: Progressively Sustainable Results	Page 3
		The STEP Matix	Page 9

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