Positive Strategies for Students with Behavior Problems

by Daniel Crimmins, Anne Farrell, Philip Smith

When a student's challenging behavior can't be resolved through either traditional disciplinary approaches or schoolwide positive behavior support (PBS), what can a teacher do next? This groundbreaking manual has effective solutions for educators from grades K—12. Developed specifically for use with children with persistent or severe behavior problems, this book introduces educators to the systematic Positive Strategies method, which helps teachers understand why behaviors persist, prevent problem behavior, and replace challenging behaviors with better alternatives. Why does the Positive Strategies approach get results? Because it's







Teachers will get complete, step-by-step instructions on the two parts of the Positive Strategies 1) conducting functional behavioral assessments to see how student characteristics and environment interact with consequences to shape behavior, and 2) developing behavior intervention plans to prevent problem behaviors and teach replacement skills. Educators will also discover how to assemble effective school teams, implement the Positive Strategies method, and follow up with students to ensure the benefits are sustained. With the appropriate, effective, and individualized solutions in Positive Strategies, school teams will help bring about long-term improvements in the social success, academic achievement, and overall quality of life for children with severe problem behaviors.

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2007

Reviews

[ween_silyums · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a pretty good resource for developing behavior plans in schools. It explains the entire process well and there are some good nuggets of information, especially the forms and templates which are provided in the appendix section. However, I found some of their sample behavior plans a little too wordy and lacking some information which I would include in my own plans. Still a good book for teachers or those doing behavior support in a school setting.