Individualized Supports for Students with Problem Behaviors Designing Positive Behavior Plans

Noted for providing everything needed to develop individualized positive behavior support (PBS) plans for students with pervasive behavioral 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, emphasizing 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 behaviors. 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.

Linda M. Bambara, EdD, is Professor Emerita and former Program Director of Special Education at Lehigh University. Her expertise in developmental disabilities spans over 40 years, and includes research in the areas of social communication, self-determination, and self-management interventions, as well as positive behavior support for individuals’ challenging behaviors. While at Lehigh University, she directed two university-based service programs for transition-age youth and adults with developmental disabilities. A former editor-in-chief of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Dr. Bambara has served on the editorial boards of five academic journals; is author of numerous articles, chapters, and books; and has served on the national boards of the disability advocacy organization TASH and the Association for Positive Behavior Support.

Lee Kern, PhD, is Professor of Special Education, Director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice, and Director of Autism Services at Lehigh University. She has worked in the field of special education since the 1980s as a classroom teacher, behavior specialist, consultant, and faculty member. Her research interests focus on severe challenging behavior, functional assessment, and curricular interventions, primarily with individuals with social, emotional, and behavioral needs. She has published numerous articles and book chapters in these areas. Her research on strategies to address children’s behavioral challenges has been supported by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Kern is past coeditor of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions and serves on the editorial boards of seven education journals.

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
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
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