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Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities pp 351–365Cite as

Components of a Private School Program Serving Children and Adolescents with Severe Problem Behavior

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Behavior analytic private schools offer increased supports to address the unique needs of individuals who engage in severe problem behavior. Increased supports may include fewer teachers per child, a full-year school calendar, professionals from a variety of disciplines, and a full range of educational, behavioral, and rehabilitative services. The purpose of this chapter is to outline a number of desirable system-level supports that address the needs of individuals with severe problem behavior. These include creating a therapeutic environment (classrooms, interdisciplinary teams, availability of data) and process variables (preadmission, baseline/assessment, treatment, and evaluation). The chapter ends with a discussion of how system supports can be used to shape the culture of the private school.

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We would like to thank all of the students and families for their hard work and dedication, and the staff of the May Center for their efforts to enrich the lives of the students.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY, 11367, USA

    Daniel M. Fienup

  2. May Center for Education and Neurorehabilitation, Brockton, MA, USA

    Amy Baranek, Jennifer Derderian, Maria Knox & Gary M. Pace

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Fienup, D.M., Baranek, A., Derderian, J., Knox, M., Pace, G.M. (2013). Components of a Private School Program Serving Children and Adolescents with Severe Problem Behavior. In: Reed, D., DiGennaro Reed, F., Luiselli, J. (eds) Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6531-7_20

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