Individualised Supports for Students with Problem Behaviors: Designing Positive Behavior Plans

Noted for providing everything needed to develop individualised positive behaviour support (PBS) plans for students with pervasive behavioural challenges, this authoritative guide has been revised and expanded to reflect 15 years of changes in the field. The book walks practitioners through the PBS process, emphasising a team-based approach and presenting assessment procedures, intervention strategies, and guiding questions. Detailed case examples illustrate ways to meet the diverse needs of students across abilities, grade levels (PreK–12), and problem behaviours. In a convenient large-size format, the book follows the sequence of a typical PBS course, making it ideal for use in teaching and training.

New to This Edition:

• Incorporates current tools and practices within an expanded, whole-school PBS approach.
• Chapters on multi-tiered systems of support and the fundamentals of classroom management.
• Chapter on writing, monitoring, and evaluating a complete PBS plan.
• Two extended case examples that run through many of the chapters.
• “Commentaries from the Field” in which leading experts reflect on the contributions, challenges, and future directions of PBS.

Table of Contents

1. Evolution of Positive Behavior Support
• Linda M. Bambara, Raquel Burns, & Amanda Thomas
2. Schoolwide Systems of Positive Behavior Support
• Angus Kittleman, Kent McIntosh, Sara C. McDaniel, Heather Peshak George, & Timothy J. Lewis
3. Supportive Classroom Contexts
• Diane Myers, Sarah Wilkinson, Janet VanLone, Jennifer Freeman, & Brandi Simonsen
4. Understanding the Environmental Determinants of Problem Behaviors
• Glen Dunlap, Joshua Harrower, & Lise Fox
5. Overview of the Individualized Behavior Support Process
• Linda M. Bambara & Julie B. Fogt sample
6. Teaming
• Linda M. Bambara & Jacquelyn Chovanes
7. Strategies for Measuring Behavior Change
• Raymond G. Miltenberger & Jennifer L. Cook
8. Gathering Functional Assessment Information
• Lee Kern, Robert E. O’Neill, Jennifer M. Fletcher, & John Mercer
9. Developing Hypothesis Statements
• Lee Kern & Colleen E. Commisso
10. Antecedent and Setting Event Interventions
• Lee Kern & Shelley Clarke
11. Teaching Alternative Skills
• Joe Reichle, Jessica Simacek, James Halle, & Linda M. Bambara
12. Responding to Problem Behavior
• Lee Kern, Rui Chen, & Devon Carter
13. Long-Term Supports
• Tim Knoster, Laura Kern, Don Kincaid, & Danielle Empson
14. Putting It All Together: Developing, Monitoring, and Evaluating the Behavior Support Plan
• Linda M. Bambara & Lee Kern

Index