Positive Behavioral Supports

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Positive Behavioral Supports

• Overview of Proactive Support Strategies

Module 1 2004
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Multimedia Development Design Bette
Greer Betsy Stanwood
Content Advisors and Activity Design
Anne Goins Cathy Hooper-Newlin
Suzanne Rilling
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Why Are We Here?

• NHCS Elementary Discipline Intervention Proposal
• Problem Solving Model Pilot
• Review changes from PBS Improvement Team
• Explain new PBS process, procedures and tools
• Teach PBS Training Modules

BIP
FBA
PBS Overview
Other PBS Processes
Data Collection
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PBS Improvement Team 2003-2004

• Gwen Johnsen Bette Greer
• Linda Granger Cathy Hooper-Newlin
• Heather Humphrey-Greer Nord Cofini
• Betsy Stanwood Tyese Scott-Oates
• Suzanne Rilling Lisa Brewster
• Sheryl Ewing Ben Thomas
• Frank Winters Penny DeHart
• Anne Goins Carolyn
  McLamb

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What is Positive Behavioral Support?

• PBS focuses on PROACTIVE support strategies that
  reduce the likelihood of problem behavior and
  allows individual students to be as independent
  and successful as possible in the school setting.
  It encompasses a range of strategies from
  systemic to individual supports.

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Major Rationales for the Use of Positive
Behavioral Support Strategies

• ØSchools will continue to see more kids who
  engage in problem behaviors.

ØThe strategy of exclusion typically has been
ineffective and will become increasingly more
problematic to use.
ØSchools need to increase the use of special
education practices in general education to
assist in proactively addressing problem
behaviors.
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Is this your idea of Positive Behavioral
Support?
John, you skipped school the last 2 days. Our
school policy for skipping is to suspend you for
a day.
Bob, if it is attention you want lets just go
see the principal.
Mary, if you are not going to do your work then
we will just have to take your book.
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Positive Behavioral Support

Proactive Approach
Positive Approach

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Research Based Strategies. . .
ØChanging aspects of the environment that trigger
or follow challenging behavior
ØTeaching the student more acceptable replacement
behaviors
ØMonitoring the effectiveness of modifications
and instruction
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Recommended Changes

• Emphasize PBS as a PROACTIVE process

• Emphasize data collection for decision making

• Revise tools to support new processes

• Modify change in services determination timeline
• (15 10 days)

• Incorporate Individual Accommodation Plans

• Identify process details

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PBS Continuum
Intensive Interventions -individualized
strategies supporting students with high risk
behaviors
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Universal Interventions proactive strategies
supporting all students
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Targeted Interventions specialized strategies
supporting students with at risk behaviors
80 of Students
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Positive Behavioral Support
Universal
Targeted
Intensive

• School-wide PBS
• System wide procedures
• School wide systems
• - Classroom systems
• - Non classroom systems
• Student Support Team
• - Proactive management
• ideas
• Informal/formal data
• collection and evaluation
• Protective Factors
• / Resiliency

• SST / IAP / IEP
• Intervention Plan for
• Student Success
• IAP or IEP
• Functional Behavior
• Assessment
• Behavior Intervention Plan
• Data collection, assessment,
• observation
• Mental Health in the
• Schools

• SST / IAP / IEP
• -Formal evaluation
• -Functional Behavior
• Assessment
• -Behavior Intervention Plan
• Manifestation Determination
• Change in Services
• Determination

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Problem Solving Continuum
INTENSIVE 1 7
STRATEGIC 5 - 15
Levels of Intervention
CORE 80 - 90
School-wide systems to support student
achievement.
Adapted from Sugai and Horner
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Problem Solving Model
Level IV IEP Consideration
Level III Student Study Team (SST)
Level II Consultation with other resources
Amount of Resources Required to Meet the
Students Needs
Level I Consultation between teachers and
parents
Intensity of Needs
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What did you learn?
Proactive

• 1. PBS focuses on support
  strategies.

2. PBS Proactive approach
Positive approach.
3. The PBS continuum consists of
Universal,
and Intensive Supports.
Targeted,
4. One PBS strategy is to change the that
triggers/follows the behavior.
environment
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What else did you learn?
teach
5. A primary PBS strategy is to the
student replacement behaviors.
6. It is critical to the
effectiveness of modifications and instruction.
monitor
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Coming Attractions
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2004 Reauthorizationof IDEA

• December 3, 2004 President George W. Bush signed
  the reauthorization of IDEA.
• Most of the changes go into effect on July 1,
  2005.

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2004 Reauthorization of IDEA

• The new law insures that the discipline
  provisions for students with disabilities
  continue to protect the rights of these students
  to FAPE.

Additional training will take place to reflect
these changes.
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Resources

• NHCS Positive Behavioral Supports Training
  Modules
• NHCS Student Support Intervention System Manual
• Web Resources
• -www.pbis.org
• -http//cecp.air.org
• -www.udel.edu
• -http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/ttobin/
• (Click on Case Study)