FBA & BIP

Killu, K. (2008). Developing effective behavior intervention plans: Suggestions for school personnel. Intervention In School And Clinic, 43(3), 140-149.

 

The relationship between behavior and learning is a strong one.  Behavior intervention plans give a teacher strategies to deal with a problem behavior and the tools necessary to get a student on track for learning. Teachers may struggle with finding the plan that best fits the student’s needs.  This article attempts to explain the issues that must be addressed before a successful plan be written.

The first requirement is a functional behavior assessment. The article suggests that several methods should be used and a number of people must participate. There should be data, assessments, interviews, observations, and discussions. Further, the participants will include, the student, teachers, parents, and peers. There must be a team approach.

 Once the behavioral behavior assessment is complete, a behavior intervention plan can be initiated.  The plan must be well developed and include a defined target behavior.  It must also focus on replacing problem behaviors.  Also, teaching the student self-monitoring and self-management strategies can increase the chance for success. Further, time is an important factor. Time must be allowed to implement the plan and time needs to be given to allow for progress.

I chose this article because of the many parallels between this week’s lesson and the project we have been working on in our other class. I was a bit skeptical because the copyright date was 2008 but I was proven wrong.  The information seemed very current.

 I definitely recommend this article to my fellow students in the LBS1 and LBS2 program. This information was right on target with our Behavior Intervention Plan project.  Shawna would like it tooJ