Overview

This module is a resource for PBIS Leadership Teams as they develop their system for responding to challenging behaviors. In this module, teams will learn the four parts to developing a system in early childhood settings, tips for training staff on the system, and how the system connects to discipline policies. Participants will explore information from TFI Features 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, and 1.12 on how to develop a system to respond to challenging behavior in a developmentally appropriate manner for young children.

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 1/2 hours

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand why changing adult behavior is an important component of the process
  • Learn how to define challenging behaviors
  • Understand the difference between TFI language of staff-managed and office-managed behavior and terms such as safe and unsafe behavior
  • Identify what a flowchart is and why it is important for the system
  • Understand the continuum of strategies for responding to behavior
  • Identify the process used in early childhood for collecting behavior data
  • Identify elements of professional development and training staff on the system for responding to challenging behavior
  • Describe how discipline policies are connected to the system of responding to challenging behavior
  • Jillian Alli, MSEd, BCBA, Consultant, State Support Team Region 3
  • Debbi Bailey, MEd, LSW Consultant, State Support Team Region 9
  • Rebecca Brinkman-Clayman, MEd-Sped, MEd-Edl, Consultant, State Support Team Region 10
  • Krista Dickens, M.Ed., Consultant, State Support Team Region 4
  • Tom Hanicak, Regional Field Coordinator
  • Kathryn Jillson, M.A., CCC-SLP, Consultant, State Support Team Region 3
  • Alexis Kirk, M.Ed., Consultant, State Support Team Region 14
  • Tom Main, Consultant, State Support Team Region 7
  • Michelle Smith, M.Ed., Consultant, State Support Team Region 8
  • Margie Spino, Ph.D. Education Program Specialist, Ohio Department of Children and Youth

Additional Documents

Ohio Local PS BIR Guidance

Ohio Local PS BIR Sample

Ohio Local PS Behavior Definitions

Ohio Local PS Flow Chart

Ohio Local PS Responding to Challenging Behavior System

Responding to Challenging Behavior Notetaker

This module has received the Ohio Approved (OA) Designation; however, it is only offered for completion of the modules on this website.

To receive credit, please enter your Ohio Professional Registry OPIN in your Profile. If you do not know your OPIN, or you need to create one so that you receive Ohio-approved training, visit occrra.org. When you have completed an approved module, you will submit it to OCCRRA by following the prompts provided. If you have any questions about this credit, please email CEU_info@ocali.org.

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