Positive Strategies for Students with Behavior Problems
When a student's challenging behavior can't be resolved through either traditional disciplinary approaches or schoolwide positive behavior support (PBS), what can a teacher do next? This groundbreaking manual has effective solutions for educators from grades K-12. Developed for use with children who have persisted or severe behavior problems, this book introduces educators to the systematic Positive Strategies method, which helps them understand why behaviors persist, prevent problem...
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When a student's challenging behavior can't be resolved through either traditional disciplinary approaches or schoolwide positive behavior support (PBS), what can a teacher do next? This groundbreaking manual has effective solutions for educators from grades K-12. Developed for use with children who have persisted or severe behavior problems, this book introduces educators to the systematic Positive Strategies method, which helps them understand why behaviors persist, prevent problem behavior, and replace challenging behaviors with better alternatives. The Positive Strategies approach gets results because it's: grounded in the proven and popular PBS approach used in schools across the country, field tested-hundreds of school teams have used it, nonaversive, stopping escalating cycles of problem behavior and helping students develop better skills, adaptable to the unique needs of individual children in different educational contexts, equally useful for students with or without special needs.Educators will get complete, step-by-step instructions on the two-part Positive Strategies method: 1) conducting functional behavioral assessments to see how student characteristics and environment interact with consequences to shape behavior and 2) developing behavior intervention plans to prevent problem behaviors and teach replacement skills, Readers will also discover how to assemble effective school teams, implement the Positive Strategies method, and follow up with students to ensure the benefits are sustained. With the appropriate, effective, and individualized Positive Strategies method, school teams will help bring about long-term improvements in the social success, academicachievement, and overall quality of life for children with severe problem behaviors.About the Author:Daniel Crimmins, Ph.D., is Vice President for Community Programs, Westchester Institute for Human Development, and Associate Professor, New York Medical College School of Public Health, Valhalla, New YorkAbout the Author:Anne F. Farrell, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, School of Family Studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, ConnecticutAbout the Author:Philip W. Smith, Ph.D., is Psychologist and Project Coordinator, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New YorkAbout the Author:Alison Bailey, M.S.Ed., is Director of Administrative Operations, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York
About the Authors viForeword James M. Jeffords viiPreface ixAcknowledgments xiiIntroduction to Positive Strategies 1Essentials of Behavior 17Setting the Stage: Classroom and School as Context 37Positive Strategies Teams 51Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans 71Functional Behavioral Assessments 89Behavior Intervention Plans 121What Is Next? Promoting Long-Term Success 165References 179Appendix 185Index 219
