We have started diving into the 5 Steps of Behavioral Support and our first step is beginning the functional behavior assessment. Or to paraphrase my friend Abby, the Undercover Secret Behavior Detective stage. In this episode I am talking about the methods we can use to gather the information we need to help figure out the functions of the behavior….
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I talked in Episode 7 about the need to look at the functions of behavior rather than the form. Why we focus on whether it gets something or avoids something rather than whether it’s biting or spitting. In this episode, I give you a deeper dive into what those functions can be and the beginning steps for what to look at to…
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In this episode I talk about how we can prevent behaviors problems from happening in the first place. In episode 6, I talked about the foundations of how challenging behavior develops and maintains. I also focused in on the importance of looking at the function of behavior to determine how to treat it. But one of the wonderful things about this…
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One of the most frequent questions I get through the blog, the Academy and social media is how to handle challenging behavior in the classroom. It’s probably one of the biggest hurdles that teachers face in their classroom and the one that may contribute the most to burnout. And a good part of my career has been focused on assessing,…
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Giving feedback to teaching team mates can be one of the most frustrating and intimidating things about being a teacher, especially in special education. It’s tough to put yourself out there and have the tough conversations. But without giving feedback, no one improves and issues just continue. As Brene’ Brown says, “Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind.” Simply this means that…
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