behavioral interventions in schools: a response-to-intervention guidebook

ISBN-13: 9780415875851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 288 str.

David Hulac

Opis

This book is a how-to manual for school mental health professionals, educators, and administrators that discusses a series of steps that can be used to proactively manage and prevent many different types of behavioral problems in a positive manner. It incorporates both the high structure and high behavioral expectations that are crucial for school success, but also describes following this structure in such a way that students feel included, important, and respected. Rather than requiring the mental health providers to investigate the research themselves and come up with a behavioral problem solving model, this book includes step-by-step guides on how to implement school-wide and classroom-wide interventions in a response-to-intervention format. For those students who demonstrate more behavior problems, more intensive interventions are included to help alleviate those problems. The first section of the book discusses Tier I interventions and assessments designed to ensure that the school is effectively implementing a high quality, research-based behavioral management system. The next section covers Tier II interventions, those used for students who do not respond adequately to those of Tier I. These interventions are research-based, rigorous, and designed to address a broad range of behavior problems. Finally, the last section discusses Tier III interventions for students in need of highly individualized and intensive interventions to manage behavior problems.

Spis treści

Mennuti, Foreword. Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports and Response to Intervention for Behavior. Building the School-based Problem-solving Team. Part I: Tier I. Understanding Positive Behavior Support. School-wide Prevention. Preventing Classroom Misbehaviors. Implementing a School-wide Token Economy. Making Office Discipline Referrals Work. Identifying School-wide Problems. Identifying Class-wide Problems. Part II: Tier II. Identifying Students for Tier II Interventions. Providing Interventions for Students at Tier II. Part III: Tier III. Understanding the Function of Behavior. Creating Individualized Behavior Plans. Appendix A: List of Forms. Appendix B: Intervention Coach Cards. Appendix C: Tracking Office Discipline Referrals Using Excel. Appendix D: Ways to Reward Kids. Appendix E: List of Inservice Topics.