Severe Problem Behavior: Treatments & Support Plans

For practitioners reviewing a support plan for severe behavior, Jen LaLuzerne and Amanda Yeager (now Amanda Fishley) examine assessment, replacement behavior and staff implementation. Their recorded session uses clinical videos and case graphs to discuss aggression, self-injury and other behaviors, including interventions that failed and cases with uncertain explanations for change.

Presenter biographies: Jennifer LaLuzerne, Amanda Fishley.

The presenters compare interviews, direct observation and experimental functional analysis, then examine target definitions, prevention and replacement behavior. They discuss functional communication training, choice, differential reinforcement and extinction within treatment packages.

The closing cases include an unsuccessful aggression intervention and a case whose graphs overlap with medication changes. The presenters acknowledge that they cannot separate behavioral and medication effects in that case. They also state that the functional analysis demonstration does not train viewers to conduct that procedure.

What does this recording cover?

• Assessment distinctions cover indirect interviews, direct observation and experimental functional analysis.
• Behavior plan components include target definitions, prevention, replacement behavior, reinforcement and staff rehearsal.
• Functional communication training, choice, differential reinforcement and extinction appear in the intervention review.
• Case discussions examine unsuccessful treatment, staff consistency and medication changes that complicate interpretation.

Recording context: This historical recording has an unconfirmed date; its latest identified research citation is from 2011.

What did learners say?

The six-item evaluation mean was 4.15/5 across 53 complete responses, from 499 recorded rating responses. This mean includes only complete six-score responses. Source: Special Learning's course evaluation records, snapshot October 11, 2026.

Three selected anonymous responses appear below, with the wording and spelling retained. They describe learners' experiences and requests; they are not a guarantee of results.

Update trainings--I know this is a current process!

Course evaluation response, 2023

Update to current information and studies from this decade

Course evaluation response, 2023

Focus on just a few case studies and go into depth on how to implement the procedures and how they can be generalized

Course evaluation response, 2023

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