Discussion 1 & 2

Required Resources

1. Read from your text,  Challenging Behavior in Young Children :

· Chapter 9: Guidance 

· Chapter 9 provides specific strategies for helping young children with challenging behavior.

· Chapter 10: Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support  

· Chapter 10 provides information on the functions that behaviors serve and developing a positive behavior support plan.    

2. The IRIS Center. (n.d.).  A-B-C Analysis . Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/mcontent/behavior-abc-video/

1. This activity will allow students to observe a child having tantrums and list the target behavior, antecedents, consequences, and hypothesis regarding the function of behavior. This activity will assist you in completing the second discussion question.

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1. The IRIS Center. (n.d.).  Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan . Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/fba/chalcycle.htm

1. This module outlines the steps of the Functional Behavioral Assessment process and will assist you in completing the second discussion question. 

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Recommended Resource

1. The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (n.d.).  Methods of Functional Behavioral Assessment . Retrieved on from http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/pdfs/pbs_FBA_Practice.pdf

· This info brief provides a brief overview of different methods to use when conducting functional assessments.