Social skills assessment techniques for determining individual-specific deficits are presented within a framework for integrating information and identifying reciprocal relationships. Employing socially valid measures is recommended to determine target behaviors that predict relevant outcomes and to assess training efficacy. (Author/JDD)

Examines the use of functional assessment techniques in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities. Presents the theoretical foundations of functional assessment, describes the procedures involved in conducting a functional assessment, discusses obstacles to applying functional assessment in general education classrooms, and…

This paper proposes that power/control and affiliation may be valid functions of some behaviors and should be considered in a functional behavior analysis of maladaptive behavior in students. Suggestions are offered for school-based manipulations to determine whether power/control and affiliation are relevant functions in given situations.…