This Second Edition updates and expands on the original editorial content and coverage, including new chapters on definitions and rationale, a general overview, research on mental health disorders, report writing, the role of treatment planning, and treatment associated with mental health disorders. The Second Edition builds on the knowledge base by providing the most current information on all aspects of each topic. This unique volume addresses basic questions in salient detail, from types and rates of challenging behaviors to populations that warrant functional assessment. In addition, it examines typical assessment techniques, including interview, scaling, experimental, and in vivo methods. The use of functional assessment in treatment planning and in combination with other interventions is covered in depth. Given the vulnerable populations and challenging behaviors (e.g., individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, mental health issues), the book provides detailed coverage of informed consent as well as legal and ethical issues.

Key areas of coverage include:

• The history of behavior analysis and functional assessment.
• The nature, prevalence, and characteristics of challenging behaviors.
• Interview and observation methods in functional assessment and analysis.
• Experimental functional analysis for challenging behaviors.
• Treatment methods commonly used with functional assessment.
• Using functional assessment in treatment planning. Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors , Second Edition, ** is an essential updated resource for researchers, clinicians and other practitioners, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, pediatric psychiatry and medicine, social work, rehabilitation, developmental psychology as well as other interrelated disciplines.

Examines functional behavior assessment (FBA) techniques (e.g., interviewing, scaling, experimental, and in vivo methods) Describes interview and observation methods in functional behavior assessment Addresses treatments for vulnerable populations and challenging behaviors Explores informed consent and legal and ethical considerations related to treatment of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities

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Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., is Professor and Distinguished Research Master in the Department of Psychology at LSU. He has served as major professor for 71 Ph.D.'s during a 42-year career and has more than 850 publications, including 48 books. He is founding editor of the Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

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Part 1. Foundations of Functional Assessment .- Chapter 1. Definition and Rational for Functional Assessment.- Chapter 2. A Brief History of Functional Assessment and Applied Behavior Analysis.- Chapter 3. Overview of Functional Assessment.- Chapter 4. How Maintaining Variables Are Defined and Established in Functional Assessment.- Part 2. Functional Behavior Assessment .- Chapter 5. Populations and Problems Evaluated with Functional Assessment.- Chapter 6. Nature, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Challenging Behaviors in Functional Assessment.- Chapter 7. Research on Challenging Behaviors and Functional Assessment.- Chapter 8. Research on Nature, Prevalence, and Characteristics in Mental Health Disorders and Functional Assessment.- Chapter 9. Methods of Defining and Observing Behaviors in Functional Assessment.- Chapter 10. Interview and Report Writing in the Context of Functional Assessment.- Chapter 11. Experimental Functional Analysis.- Chapter 12. Scaling Methods in Functional Assessment.- Part 3. Treatment of Challenging Behaviors .- Chapter 13. Treatments Associated with Challenging Behaviors and Functional Assessment.- Chapter 14. The Role of Treatment Planning in Functional Assessment.- Chapter 15. Treatments Associated with Mental Health Disorders and Functional Assessment.- Chapter 16. Ethical Issues in Functional Assessment.- Chapter 17. Informed Consent in Functional Assessment.