TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Teleconsultation to Develop Independent Skills of School-Based Behavior Teams in Functional Behavior Assessment
AU - Bassingthwaite, Brenda J.
AU - Graber, Jessica E.
AU - Weaver, Adam D.
AU - Wacker, David P.
AU - White-Staecker, Denise
AU - Bergthold, Sarah
AU - Judkins, Patrick
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank trainers from the University of Iowa who assisted during the course of the project (Tory Christensen, Todd G. Kopelman, John F. Lee), former graduate assistants of the University of Iowa who assisted during the course of the project (Deva Carrion, Jennifer Kuhle, Nicole Lustig, Brooke Natchev, Kelly Schieltz, Julieanne St. John, Michael Schieb), and members of the behavior teams assisting in the case examples discussed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/7/3
Y1 - 2018/7/3
N2 - The Iowa Department of Education (DE) has a history of partnering with the Biobehavioral Service (BBS) at the Center for Disabilities and Development to consult with educational teams in Iowa schools regarding students exhibiting challenging behavior. In 2009, the DE requested that BBS consultants improve behavior assessment skills of school-based behavior teams across the state. One aim of the DE was to develop school-based behavior teams who could independently conduct the full range of behavior assessments (i.e., indirect assessment, direct assessment, and experimental analyses). The BBS consultants worked with challenging behavior teams from eight Iowa Area Education Agencies, teaching them to independently design, conduct, and interpret a variety of behavior assessments (e.g., preference assessments, functional analyses). A three-stage teleconsultation model was developed during consultation visits to support and evaluate the independent assessment practice of consultees. The stages included in-person consultation, onsite teleconsultation, and remote teleconsultation. Consultees expressed satisfaction with the use of teleconsultation during the third stage of the model. Additionally, the use of videoconferencing addressed some of the barriers to conducting team-based behavior assessments in the school setting by creating observation and assessment rooms for team members. Consultees continue to use this method as they independently assess the behavior of students.
AB - The Iowa Department of Education (DE) has a history of partnering with the Biobehavioral Service (BBS) at the Center for Disabilities and Development to consult with educational teams in Iowa schools regarding students exhibiting challenging behavior. In 2009, the DE requested that BBS consultants improve behavior assessment skills of school-based behavior teams across the state. One aim of the DE was to develop school-based behavior teams who could independently conduct the full range of behavior assessments (i.e., indirect assessment, direct assessment, and experimental analyses). The BBS consultants worked with challenging behavior teams from eight Iowa Area Education Agencies, teaching them to independently design, conduct, and interpret a variety of behavior assessments (e.g., preference assessments, functional analyses). A three-stage teleconsultation model was developed during consultation visits to support and evaluate the independent assessment practice of consultees. The stages included in-person consultation, onsite teleconsultation, and remote teleconsultation. Consultees expressed satisfaction with the use of teleconsultation during the third stage of the model. Additionally, the use of videoconferencing addressed some of the barriers to conducting team-based behavior assessments in the school setting by creating observation and assessment rooms for team members. Consultees continue to use this method as they independently assess the behavior of students.
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U2 - 10.1080/10474412.2018.1431548
DO - 10.1080/10474412.2018.1431548
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041560514
SN - 1047-4412
VL - 28
SP - 297
EP - 318
JO - Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation
JF - Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation
IS - 3
ER -