SMH-PAL - AN EXPERT-SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING TREATMENT PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES

A variety of difficulties are associated with the development and implementation of assessment for students with severe and multiple disabilities. This article describes an assessment approach, SMH PAL, that employs expert system technology to help teachers identify interventions that may be effectively used with students exhibiting selected problem behaviors. The system matches behavior topography with studies describing treatment approaches and then generates case-specific, annotated descriptions of potentially useful articles. In addition, the system models a reasoned approach to searching intervention literature.