Positive Behavioral Support in the Classroom

This comprehensive text provides research and practical strategies on how to implement a positive behavioral support (PBS) plan in the classroom. In this book you will examine the origins of PBS in public education explore the possibilities and boundaries of the support process within today's schools learn a planning protocol for the entire support process from concept to revision, along with assessment practices address the practical details of planning, designing, and implementing support processes for individual students link behavioral support concepts to the broader practices of school communities and society This book also includes photocopiable forms to aid preservice and in-service educators as they begin to assess children with challenging behavior and plan effective interventions. And vignettes, accompanied by thought-provoking questions for the reader, give a peek into the reality of PBS in action.