Behavior Intervention Without Tears: Keeping FBAs and BIPs Simple

This book tackles basic issues involved in constructing sound functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs). Written in the author s trademark conversational style, contents pinpoint ways to teach new skills and alternative behaviors to address behavioral challenges. Teachers, counselors, and others will learn how to: use the simple A-B-Cs of learning to prevent, not react to, behavior problems; understand the basic components of an FBA and choose and describe target behaviors so everyone involved can chart them; see how knowledge of a youngster s escalation and de-escalation cycles determines the success of behavioral interventions; integrate simple data collection methods in the FBA/BIP process and write crystal-clear hypothesis statements; identify antecedents and consequences of behavior and manage the context in which behavior problems occur; teach new behavior by controlling the environment and reinforcing youngsters strategically; and intervene effectively to get rapid reduction of problem behaviors.