How is Individual Student Positive Behavior Support Implemented?
Students who engage in chronic high intensity patterns of problem behavior are in need of individualized and intensive support strategies. Patterns of chronic behavior problems signal to adults that the student is experiencing some unmet need in their life. The unwanted problem behavior enables the student to express themselves in ways that make it impossible for parents and school personnel to ignore, even if this means placing themselves at serious risk. The nagging question for parents and school personnel is what to do when a student presents behaviors that are dangerous and or disruptive. Positive behavior support offers a systematic process for assessing behavioral needs and designing interventions that can result in decreases in problem behavior and improvements in life quality. Like schoolwide positive behavior support, planning for individual student needs uses an assessment based five step process that includes (a) conducting a functional behavioral assessment, (b) developing
