Contents
Overview of the Second Edition
A Personal Note from Dr. Cipani
Additional Readings from ERIC
Free Electronic Resources from Dr. Cipani
Test Bank
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Instructors Manual for
Functional Behavioral Assessment,
Diagnosis, and Treatment
A C o m p l e t e S y s t e m f o r Ed u c a t i o n a n d
M e n t a l H e a l t h S e t t i n g s , S e c o n d Edi t i o n
Ennio Cipani, PhD
and
Keven M. Schock, MA, BCBA
New York
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ISBN: 978-0-8261-0845-6
Instructors Manual for
Functional Behavioral Assessment,
Diagnosis, and Treatment
A C o m p l e t e S y s t e m f o r Ed u c a t i o n a n d
M e n t a l H e a l t h S e t t i n g s , S e c o n d Edi t i o n
Ennio Cipani, PhD
and
Keven M. Schock, MA, BCBA
New York
Copyright 2011 Springer Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-8261-0845-6
Overview of the Second Edition
The second edition of Functional Behavioral Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment contains
many additions designed to help students cultivate an in-depth understanding of assessing,
diagnosing, and treating problem behaviors in a functional perspective. These features are
described in the preface (pages xii-xiii) and outlined below:
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Principles
n
See pages 13-21 for a greater analysis of the role of establishing operations (EO) and
abolishing operations (AO).
n See pages 24-26 for a discussion of the nature of contrived contingencies and their
relation to behavioral function.
Chapter 2: Functional Behavioral Assessment of
Problem Behavior
n
The behavioral contingency is now defined in this edition as the A-B-C analysis, but
the consequent events are divided into socially mediated effects and direct effects.
n See pages 54-59 for a procedure that utilizes a trigger analysis with behavioral descriptions as a new innovation in descriptive assessment methods.
n See pages 73-74 for a presentation of an eco-systemic assessment within classrooms
to determine if classroom systemic contingencies might be at the heart of a referred
students problem behavior.
Chapter 4: Replacement Behavior Options
n
See pages 161-163 for a discussion of a method for evaluating potential extinction
bursts and their severity and length via a trigger analysis.
Appendix A: Diagnostic Classification System for
the Replacement Behavior (DCS-RB)
n
Includes material on analogue experimental tests.
Appendix B: Why Artie Cant Learn
n
This new Appendix includes an analysis of persistent error patterns through the findings of basic research in stimulus over-selectivity. The entire Appendix was taken from
Triumphs in Early Autism Treatment (Cipani, 2008b) with permission.
Appendix C: Errorless Learning
n
This Appendix is entirely new.
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Overview of the Second Edition
For the Instructor: Faculty PowerPoint Presentations
PowerPoint presentations are provided to enhance your discussion of the first four chapters
and for one of the Appendices.
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Principles
Chapter 2: Functional Behavioral Assessment of
Problem Behavior
Chapter 3: A Function-Based Diagnostic Classification System for problem Target
Behaviors
Chapter 4: Replacement Behavior Options
Appendix A: Diagnostic Classification System for
the Replacement Behavior (DCS-RB)
Appendix B: Why Artie Cant Learn
Appendix C: Errorless Learning
Please feel free to add or delete slides and material as you wish.
For Instructors and Students: Narrated PowerPoint
Presentations
PowerPoint Presentations narrated by Dr. Cipani are noted throughout the text.
SMA or DA?
Is IT ADHD?
MOs & Aggression
Using Reverse Premack
The file names are shown next to an icon in the text margin that highlights the relevant
area of discussion.
Students can log onto the Springer web site (www.springerpub.com) under student
folders, click on the relevant file name, and hear these narrated presentations. These short
lectures on advanced topics provide an excellent point for class discussions.
These audio-enhanced PowerPoint presentations, approximately five minutes long,
will be available in the student folders as well as in the faculty folder. We hope you enjoy
this unique feature!
A Final Note to the Reader
After you teach the course, I would love to hear what you and your students have to say
about the text and some if its ancillary features.
And finally, thank you again for adopting this text.
Ennio Cipani
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A Personal Note from Dr. Cipani
As a faculty member at three universities over a 30 year period, I am very appreciative of
your adoption of our text. Keven and I understand that your adoption conveys a sense of
trust in us and our work, in that student use of the text will make them a more effective
behavior analyst and practitioner. We have included two manuscripts that are available
online for free to users of this text in order to provide you with additional material.
The following value-added supplemental readings for students and faculty can be
found at www.springerpub.com in both faculty and student folders:
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Differential Reinforcement Procedures for Access & Escape Functions (a primer for any
students who may need additional readings and basic instruction on the various differential reinforcement strategies).
n The Cipani Get Me Game: Classroom Edition (provides an instructional system for
developing compliance in young elementary school-aged children).
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Additional Readings from ERIC
I have included a number of articles and manuscripts on a variety of topics within the
ERIC database that you may use to supplement the text.
The easiest way for students to access these additional readings is go to the main page
of ERIC (http://www.eric.ed.gov/) and then enter my last name (Cipani). The entries
listed below will then appear. Students can then download the PDF articles.
Analogue Assessment of the Replacement Behavior (EJ861349)
This published article is an extension of the material written in Appendix A, which covers how to conduct an experimental analysis of the strength of the potential replacement behavior.
Response Cards: A Proven Method for Producing Active Student Engagement during
Math Instruction (ED502862)
This manuscript provides a detailed look at the advantages of using response cards in
teaching (would be great for the teachers who are taking the ABA course) as well as
specific scenarios around its use in math lessons.
Differentiating Behavioral & Traditional Case Formulations for Children with
Severe Behavioral & Emotional Problems (EJ801238) with Jeanne Golden
This published article provides a nice comparison between behavioral and traditional
case formulations, also called case conceptualization.
A Theoretical Analysis of Potential Extinction Properties of Behavior-Specific
Manual Restraint (EJ800992)
After reading Chapters 1-3 of the text, this published article is useful for its examination
of behavioral properties of a procedure.
A Six Week Parenting Program for Child Compliance (EJ846479)
A useful article as an example of how to write a manual for consumers.
An Historical View of the Clinical and Research Base of Functional Analysis.
(EJ660202)
Three Behavioral Functions of Classroom Noncompliance: Diagnostic and Treatment
Implications. (EJ568638)
Treating Problem Behaviors Maintained by Negative Reinforcement. (EJ553878)
With Fred Spooner
This is especially relevant after finishing Chapter 4 of the text.
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Free Electronic Resources from Dr. Cipani
As a thank you for adopting this text, I can send you and your students a free electronic
ABA math curriculum program, by simply emailing me and requesting a copy (ennioc26@
hotmail.com). I can send you the copy and then your students can access it from your web
page or I can email a copy to each of your students directly. Please put ABA Math in the
subject line and I will make sure to select it from the junk mail filter.
The second edition provides two appendices involving instructional design considerations. If you would like additional material on this subject, I have a working paper on
stimulus over-selectivity that I could forward to you, contingent on adoption, for you to
distribute to your class in whatever way you deem feasible (i.e., paper or electronic). Just
email me and indicate your desire for this and I will reply with a PDF attachment.
This text explores but does not delve extensively into the area of punishment. If you
would like your students to have additional material on this topic, I would refer you and
your students to a free e-book of mine, Punishment on Trial: A Resource Guide to Child
Discipline at www.ecipani.com/PoT.pdf (make sure you place caps where indicated).
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