Bimose Tribal Council

First Nation Student Success Program

* The Behaviour Intervention Plan

*What’s up?

*Why teach behaviour?

*Four functions of behaviour

*Behaviour is a way of communicating

*Behaviour Triangle

*Phases of “Acting Out”

*What is discipline?

*Discipline process

*Student support

*How to write a BIP

*Why is teaching “behaviour”

important?

*Changing Behaviour is

Complex

*You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge

*What is discipline?

*Discipline is not…

*Did you know?

*The human brain automatically ignores the negative word: “stop, not, no.”

*Pink Toad

*The Big Picture: Positive Behaviour

Support

Tertiary Prevention:Systems for Students with High-Risk BehaviorBIP referred students

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems forRecognizing the “GOOD” students

Secondary Prevention: Specialized GroupSystems for Students with At-Risk BehaviorOffice-referred students; Counseling referred, etc.

5%

10%

85%

Student Behaviour

*Top of the Triangle

*Function of problem behaviours

*Conducting a Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA).

*Developing a Behaviour Intervention Plan

*Problem Behaviour is…

*A way of Communicating

*Associated with

*Predictability

*Choice

*Control

*Controls one’ Enviroment

*Four Functions of Behaviour

1. Escape

2. Tangible

3. Attention

4. Sensory

*Phases of “Acting Out” Behaviour

Low Calm

*Phase 1: Calm

*On-task

*Follows rules and expectations

*Responsive to praise

*Initiates behaviour

*Goal oriented

*Socially appropriate

*Phase 2: Trigger or Antecedents

*Conflicts

*Denial of something needed

*Something negative is inflicted

*Changes in routine

*Provocations

*Phase 3: Agitation

*Increase in Behaviour

*Eyes dart

*Language non-conversational

*Busy hands

*In and out of group

*Off-task/On-task

*Decrease in Behaviour

*Stares into space

*Language subdued

*Hands contained

*Withdraws from group

*Off-task, “Frozen”

*Phase 4: Acceleration

*Questioning & arguing

*Non-compliance & defiance

*Off-task

*Provoking students

*Compliance with accompanying inappropriate behaviours

*Criterion problems

*Whining & crying

*Avoidance & escape

*Threats & intimidation

*Verbal abuse

*Phase 5: PEAK

*Serious destruction of property

*Assault

*Self-abuse

*Severe tantrums

*Hyperventilation

*Screaming, running, violence

*Phase 6: DE-ESCALATION

*Confusion

*Reconciliation

*Withdrawal

*Denial

*Blaming others

*Sleeping

*Responsive to directions

*Responsive to manipulative or mechanical tasks

*Avoidance of discussion (unless there is occasion to blame others)

*Phase 7: RECOVERY

*Eagerness for independent work or study

*Subdued in group work

*Subdued in class discussions

*Defensive

*Avoidance of de-briefing

*Student Support:A Team Support

*Does every student need a

behaviour plan?

*Suspension

*Principal will start BIP process.

*Discipline Process

*Re-entry Process

*Behaviour Intervention Plan for students suspended more then 2 times

*Process to inform parents if their child is sent home for disciplinary reasons

*Continuum of supports for positive and preventive strategies

*The B.I.P Process

*DREAM

*Describe

*Reasons

*Expected Behaviour

*Assist

*Measure the success of this plan

* Behaviour Plan

*Student Information

*Behaviour Planning Team: Who is in the planning team?

*Student Profile: A bit of information about the student

*Problem Behaviour: Be specific. Be sure to include a strength of the student.

*Replacement Behaviour: What is expected of the student?

*Method of Teaching Replacement Behaviour and by whom? * See check list

*Accommodations: *See check list

*Interventions and who’s responsible for them: List 3 -4 interventions

* Behaviour Plan

*Method of measuring success: How do we know if the plan is working or not? *See checklist

*Length of Behaviour Intervention Plan? Decide together as team

*Positive Consequences for Appropriate Behaviour: What can the student earn?

*Negative Consequences for Inappropriate Behaviour?

What happens if the student does not behave?

* Behaviour Plan

*Activity

*Get into groups of 4-5 and pretend you are the IRRC meeting.

*Choose the student your team would like to work with.

*You have 10-15 mins. Begin!

*Sonya

*Paul

*The End

*Any questions/comments?