Summary of "Big Ideas"
- The first step to addressing the child's undesirable behavior is to create a Functional Behavior Analysis to "determine what environmental events predict and currently maintain the student's problem behavior" (Larrivee, 1999, p.216).
- "Behavior Intervention Plans should be based on assessment data, be individualized, include positive approaches, and be carefully implemented and monitored" (Etscheidt & Clopton, 2008, p.375).
- A well-designed Behavior Intervention Plan describes how the educators will teach new behaviors and change the environment to ensure the student is successful (Larrivee, 1999).
- A Behavior Intervention Plan is a teaching plan (Killu, 2008).
- It is essential to focus on a student's strengths when developing the BIP (Behavior, 2014).
- The Behavior Intervention Plan must be proactive (foster independence), educative (teach coping and self-monitoring strategies), and effective (includes consequences and reinforcers) (Riffel, 2007).
- Behavior Intervention Plans should always be "implemented in the least restrictive environment,implemented in a timely manner, and be carefully documented (Maag & Katsiyannis, 2006, p. 357).
- They are reviewed annually, but can be reviewed sooner if changes need to be made (Etscheidt & Clopton, 2008, p.374).
- Include positive behavior supports through positive reinforcement, social skills, and behavior contracts (Etscheidt & Clopton, 2008).
- It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of a BIP throughout the year to ensure it is still working (Savage, 1999).
There are six steps to follow when completing a Behavior Intervention Plan:
1) Understand the function of the behavior (conducted through a Functional Behavior Assessment).
2) Determine the student's replacement behavior
3) Determine a plan to teach the students the newly desired behavior
4) Alter the student's environment
5) Consequences and reinforcers for behavior
6) Write behavioral objectives
(Mayer & Bouck)
If A Child Doesn't Know How: The Role Of An Educator
“If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we... teach? …punish?”
Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as
we do the others? -Tom Herner, 1998.
“If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we... teach? …punish?”
Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as
we do the others? -Tom Herner, 1998.
National Organizations
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Phone: 1-888-232-7733
Website: http://www.cec.sped.org/
E-mail: [email protected]
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Website: http://nichcy.org/
E-mail: [email protected]
Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
1235 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR, 97403-1235
Phone: (541) 346-2505
Website: http://www.pbis.org
Phone: 1-888-232-7733
Website: http://www.cec.sped.org/
E-mail: [email protected]
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Website: http://nichcy.org/
E-mail: [email protected]
Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
1235 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR, 97403-1235
Phone: (541) 346-2505
Website: http://www.pbis.org
Behavior Intervention Tool Kit
Note: some of these programs are not free.
Intervention Central- Behavioral Modifications
http://www.interventioncentral.org/behavioral-intervention-modification
Behavior Intervention Tracking System
http://www.bitsbehavior.com/features/Interventions.aspx
Behavior Tracking
http://www.therapservices.net/products/behavior-tracking/
Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative
http://miblsi.cenmi.org/MiBLSiModel/Evaluation/Measures/Tier23TrackingForm.aspx
inov8- Behavior Intervention Applications http://www.inov8-ed.com/2011/10/theres-a-special-app-for-that-part-10-apps-for-behavioral-management-and-intervention/
Click here (or go to the 'Implications' tab) & scroll to the bottom for websites containing Behavior Intervention Plan Data
Behavior Charts
http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/
http://www.kidpointz.com/printable-charts/behavior-charts/
http://www.interventioncentral.org/behavioral-intervention-modification
Behavior Intervention Tracking System
http://www.bitsbehavior.com/features/Interventions.aspx
Behavior Tracking
http://www.therapservices.net/products/behavior-tracking/
Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative
http://miblsi.cenmi.org/MiBLSiModel/Evaluation/Measures/Tier23TrackingForm.aspx
inov8- Behavior Intervention Applications http://www.inov8-ed.com/2011/10/theres-a-special-app-for-that-part-10-apps-for-behavioral-management-and-intervention/
Click here (or go to the 'Implications' tab) & scroll to the bottom for websites containing Behavior Intervention Plan Data
Behavior Charts
http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/
http://www.kidpointz.com/printable-charts/behavior-charts/
Check out these books on behavior intervention!
BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION MANUAL
Goals, Objectives, and Intervention Strategies
(BIM) Edited by Samm N. House
Copyright © 2002
Behavioral Interventions in Schools: Evidence-Based Positive Strategies
Edited by Angeleque Akin-Little, PhD, Steven G. Little, PhD, Melissa A. Bray, PhD, and Thomas J. Kehle, PhD
Pages: 350
Item #: 4317189
ISBN: 978-1-4338-0460-1
Copyright: 2009
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals
by Catherine Maurice (Author, Editor), Gina Green (Editor), Stephen C. Luce (Editor)May 1, 1996
by Catherine Maurice (Author, Editor), Gina Green (Editor), Stephen C. Luce (Editor)May 1, 1996