Functional Assessment

Horner, R.H. & Carr, E.G. (1997). Behavioral Support for Students with Severe Disabilities: Functional Assessment and Comprehensive Intervention. Journal of Special Education, v31 n1, p84-104.

Two major advances in the provision of behavioral support to students with severe disabilities include: (1) procedures for conducting functional assessment, and (2) design of comprehensive interventions. The research foundation for these advances, implications for clinicians, and future research directions are presented.

Sugai, G., Sprague, J.R., Horner, R.H. (1999). Functional Assessment Based Behavior Support Planning: Research to Practice to Research. Behavioral Disorders, v24 n3, p253-57.

Describes functional assessment, discusses the need to translate research findings into formats and processes that can be used efficiently in applied settings, and stresses the need for research to continue to build a technology of functional assessment that meets the range of situations faced in schools and communities.