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Conducting School-Based
Functional Behavioral Assessments
The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
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Conducting School-Based
Functional Behavioral
Assessments
A Practitioner’s Guide
THIRD EDITION
MARK W. STEEGE
JAMIE L. PRATT
GARRY WICKERD
RICHARD GUARE
T. STEUART WATSON
Foreword by Frank M. Gresham
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Steege, Mark W., author. | Pratt, Jamie L. (Jamie Laura), author. |
Wickerd, Garry, author. | Guare, Richard, author. | Watson, T. Steuart, author.
Title: Conducting school-based functional behavioral assessments : a practitioner’s guide /
Mark W. Steege, Jamie L. Pratt, Garry Wickerd, Richard Guare, T. Steuart Watson.
Description: Third edition. | New York : The Guilford Press, [2019] | Series:
The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series | Includes bibliographical references
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018031209 | ISBN 9781462538737 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Behavioral assessment of children—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Problem
children—Behavior modification—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | School psychology—Handbooks,
manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC LB1124 .W38 2019 | DDC 370.15/28—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018031209
To the children, families, and colleagues
who continuously inspire us to engage in clinical inquiry
to arrive at meaningful solutions
to school-based challenges
About the Authors
Mark W. Steege, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D, is Professor of Educational and School Psychol-
ogy at the University of Southern Maine. He has written numerous research articles, book
chapters, and books on functional behavioral assessment and response to intervention.
Dr. Steege’s primary research interests are the application of applied behavior analysis in
the assessment and treatment of interfering behaviors with persons with developmental dis-
abilities. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
School Psychology Review, and Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools.
Jamie L. Pratt, PsyD, BCBA-D, is Assistant Professor and Chair of Educational and School
Psychology at the University of Southern Maine. She coauthored several articles and book
chapters on behavioral assessment and intervention and provides assessment, intervention,
and consultation services for school-age children with developmental, emotional, and behav-
ioral disorders. Dr. Pratt’s primary research interests are in extending behavior- analytic
assessment and intervention methods to improve outcomes for children.
Garry Wickerd, PhD, NCSP, BCBA, is Assistant Professor of Educational and School Psy-
chology at the University of Southern Maine. He has coauthored several behavioral research
publications and serves on the editorial board of School Psychology Forum. Dr. Wickerd’s
primary research interests are behavioral measurement and assessment validity.
Richard Guare, PhD, BCBA, is Director of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His research and publications focus on the understanding
and treatment of learning and attention difficulties. Dr. Guare frequently consults to schools
and agencies. He is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including Smart but
Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Smart but Scattered—and Stalled (with a focus on
emerging adults), and The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (with a focus on adults).
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Dr. Guare is also coauthor of The Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition, and
books for professionals including Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edi-
tion.
T. Steuart Watson, PhD, retired in 2011 from Miami University, where he was Professor
in the Department of Educational Psychology. He is a recipient of the Lightner Witmer
Award from Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. W atson is a former coeditor of the Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools, and
he has written numerous articles, books, and book chapters on behavioral interventions,
functional assessment, and the application of behavioral principles in school settings. His
research has focused on evaluating the effects of external reinforcers on motivation, direct
behavioral consultation, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of behavioral interven-
tions, promoting treatment integrity, functional assessment methodologies, and investigat-
ing the effects of olfactory stimuli on learning.
