Use of the structured descriptive assessment to identify possible functions of challenging behaviour exhibited by adults with brain injury.
Behaviour modification procedures for challenging behaviour, based on principles of operant learning, benefit from an accurate appraisal of behavioural function. Numerous methods of direct and indirect functional assessment exist, which have relative strengths and weaknesses. In this study, structur...
| Publicado en: | Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 501 - 528 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2013
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