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Deborah Russell Carter

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Concurrent Validity Of Office Discipline Referrals And Cut Points Used In Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support, Kent Mcintosh, Amy L. Campbell, Deborah R. Carter, Bruno D. Zumbo Feb 2009

Concurrent Validity Of Office Discipline Referrals And Cut Points Used In Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support, Kent Mcintosh, Amy L. Campbell, Deborah R. Carter, Bruno D. Zumbo

Deborah Russell Carter

Office discipline referrals (ODRs) are commonly used by school teams implementing school-wide positive behavior support to indicate individual student need for additional behavior support. However, little is known about the technical adequacy of ODRs when used in this manner. In this study, the authors assessed a) the concurrent validity of number of ODRs received with a contemporary standardized behavior rating scale (the BASC-2 Teacher Report Form), and b) the validity of common cut points to determine level of support needed (i.e., 0 to 1, 2 to 5, and 6 or more ODRs). Results indicated strong correlations between ODRs and rating …


Adding Functional Behavioral Assessment To First Step To Success: A Case Study, Deborah R. Carter, Robert H. Horner Jan 2007

Adding Functional Behavioral Assessment To First Step To Success: A Case Study, Deborah R. Carter, Robert H. Horner

Deborah Russell Carter

First Step to Success is a manualized early intervention program with documented success in reducing the problem behavior of young children. Walker and colleagues are now engaged in analyses of variables that will increase the proportion of children for whom First Step is effective. A possible enhancement to the First Step to Success protocol is the use of functional behavioral assessment, and individualized, function-based behavior support. The present analysis provides a case study with one, six-year old student who received First Step to Success. Following the “coaching phase” of First Step a reversal design was employed in which function-based features …


Functional Behavioral Assessment And Behavior Support Planning, Deborah Russell Carter, Robert Horner Jan 2007

Functional Behavioral Assessment And Behavior Support Planning, Deborah Russell Carter, Robert Horner

Deborah Russell Carter

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