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Training Functional Communication Responses To Decrease Challenging Behaviors Among Students In An Alternative Education Setting, Kaitlin N. Haggard

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

This study answered a series of questions related to single case research design and potential use of functional communication-based intervention. It compared and contrasted multiple probe versus multiple baseline single case research designs, finding that multiple probe would be more appropriate to answer the intended research question. This study further analyzed the rigor, quality, and bias of Turton, Umbreit, & Mathur’s (2011) article in which functional communication-based intervention was used to decrease challenging behaviors among adolescents in an alternative education setting. Finally, this study described for practitioners the importance of studying the effectiveness of functional communication-based intervention and how such …