Introduction for Positive Behavioral

SupportHealthyCHILD

Training

What Do You Think?

Have your heard of PBS?

What do you think it stands for?

What practices do you currently

use that may be under this umbrella?

Why might it be important to

the children in the class room?

What questions do you have?

And /or What would you like to learn?

Definition of PSBPBS is a process for understanding and resolving the problem behavior of children that is based on values and empirical research. It offers and approach for developing and understanding of why the child engages in problem behavior and strategies' for preventing the occurrence of problem behavior while teaching the child new skills. Positive behavior support offers a holistic approach that considers all factors that impact the child and the child’s behavior. It can be used to address problem behaviors that range from aggression, tantrums, and property destruction to social withdrawal.

PBS by Lise Fox, Michelle A Duda. www.challengingbehavior.org

PBS The Essential StepsBuilding a Behavior Support

Team

Person-Centered Planning

Functional Behavior

Assessment

Hypothesis Developme

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Behavior support

Plan Developme

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Monitoring Outcomes

Building a TeamO Who do you bring to the

table……………O EducatorO FamilyO TherapistsO Instructional /administrative

personnelO Medical professionalsO People who transport the child, Bus

Driver, family member etc.

Person Centered Planning

Strength Based

of the child!

CELEBRATION

Person Centered Planning

O Person centered planning is a key feature of positive behavior support for young children with problem behavior and families that are committed to a collaborative team approach.

O Provides a process for bringing the team together to discuss visions and dreams for the child.

O Person Centered Planning uses group facilitation techniques

Functional Behavior

AssessmentIs a process used to

develop understanding and

determine function of a child’s behavior.

How does this fit with the Pyramid model?

FBA ToolsO Observations- The

foundationO ABC recording and

AnalysisO Interviews.O Behavior Rating

scalesO Brainstorming

functions of behavior.

FunctionsO To Avoid……..

O Sensory stimulationO AttentionO DemandsO Tasks or activitiesO PeopleO Activities

FunctionsO To Obtain

O Sensory stimulationO AttentionO Objects and MaterialsO PeopleO ActivitiesO Help

Hypothesis Development

O What is a hypothesis?O A predictionO A best guess

O Taking into account all of the info. O Predictors, circumstances, settings, and

purpose.

Sample HypothesesO Nathan appears to use tantrums to

request help and objects. When these tantrums occur, the caregiver is likely to provide attention, the requested object, or another preferred object. Nathan does not make requests verbally, but will bring an adult to desired object. If he does not receive a consequence for his request, Nathan will have tantrum.

Behavior Support Plan Development

O Prevention strategies: strategies used to reduce the likelihood that the behavior will occur

O Replacement Skills: skills to teach that will replace the problem behavior

O Consequence Strategies: Guidelines for how the ADULTS will respond to the problem behavior in ways that will NOT maintain the behavior positive reinforcement

O Long Term Strategies: Long Term goals that help the child and the family in meeting their goals for the child.

Monitoring OutcomesO Effectiveness of the behavior support

plan must be monitored.O Measurement of changes in problem

behavior/ achievement of new skills and lifestyle outcomes

What do we do? What are we looking at?

Data Collection

Defining the Behavior

Measuring the Behavior

Maintenance

Generalization

Direct Measurements

Event Recording

Percentage

Rate

Why is this important?

O PBS and FBA are common processes used by most local school systems.

O It is a researched based method of problem solving around children’s behavior.

O It is effective!

Lets think together!O Anticipated

Positive Outcomes……..

O Anticipated Hurdles…….

What We Know!ORevisit graphic

organizer.OMake a list of questions

for your HealhtyCHILD DHC.

Thank You For your time and participation!

Stacy and Audra