Transcript Tough Kids: Practical Behavior Management

+Evidence Based Practice
University of Utah
Training School Psychologists to be Experts in Evidence Based Practices for Tertiary Students with Serious Emotional
Disturbance/Behavior Disorders
US Office of Education 84.325K
H325K080308
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Technical Assistance Center on
Social Emotional Intervention for
Young Children (TACSEI)
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2008, the Center for Evidence-Based Practice:
Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP)
became TACSEI (www.challengingbehavior.org)
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is a 5 year program that will envelope the
research synthesis generated by CEBP and
implement the most effective interventions
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TACSEI Management Team
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Co-principle investigators
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University of South Florida
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Lise Fox
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Glen Dunlap
University of Colorado-Denver
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Barbara Smith
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Phil Strain
Senior Faculty
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Karen Blasé, Judith Carta, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Jill Giacomini,
Roxane Kaufmann, Diane Powell
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TACSEI Funding and Partners
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Funding
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United States Department of Education
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Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Partners
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Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
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National Head Start Association (NHSA)
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IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA)
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Many more
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TACSEI Mission
To identify, disseminate, and promote the implementation of
evidence-based practices in order to improve the social,
emotional, and behavioral functioning of young children with
or at risk for delays or disabilities
www.challengingbehavior.org
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TACSEI Goals
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Technical assistance (TA) collaboration and coordination
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Research dissemination to various states and training centers
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TA training and education to trainers, coaches and providers
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Develop and scale-up Pyramid model variations
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Evaluate all functions and continue to make improvements
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Provide technology mediated resources to all consumers
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TACSEI Key Beliefs
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TA efforts must be deliverable and effective for diverse
populations
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TA outcomes must be valued by families as well as the
broader community
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Practices endorsed must be affordable, feasible, and
acceptable to diverse stakeholders
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Key Beliefs (cont.)
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Families and program personnel are vital partners in the
design, implementation, and evaluation of the work of the
Center
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Practices must be based on best available evidence and must
be replicated across sites and states
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Practices must be designed primarily to enhance
competencies, rather than remediate problems
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How They Do It: The Pyramid
Model
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Developed by TACSEI and the
Center for the Social and
Emotional Foundations for
Early Learning (CSEFEL)
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Four tiers:
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Yellow: Systems and
Policies
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Blue: Universal Supports
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Green: Prevention
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Red: Intervention
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The Pyramid Model
Yellow Tier (Foundation): Systems and policies
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The foundation for all of the practices in the pyramid are the
systems and policies necessary to ensure a workforce able to
adopt and sustain these evidence-based practices
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Effective workforce is a crucial component
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The systems and policies developed are necessary for
educators to adopt and sustain the pyramid model
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The Pyramid Model
Blue Tier: Universal supports
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Universal supports for all children through nurturing and
responsive relationships and high quality environments
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Emphasize nurturing and responsive relationships
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Establish positive, inclusive and supportive environments
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Provide information and support to parents and educators
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The Pyramid Model
Green Tier: Prevention
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Prevention represents practices that are targeted social
emotional strategies to prevent problems
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Explicit instruction and support
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Develop self-regulation and appropriate emotional
expression
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Focus on positive interactions and social problem solving
skills
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The Pyramid Model
Red Tier: Intervention
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Intervention is comprised of practices related to
individualized intensive interventions
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Family based, comprehensive solutions for problem
behaviors
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Positive behavior support (PBS) provided at individual level
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Focus on skill building and development of positive
behaviors
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Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
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Describes the approach used to provide intensive
individualized interventions to individual children with
challenging behavior
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Understanding of why the child is performing the behavior
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Strategies for preventing the behavior and replacing it with
new skills
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Six step implementation plan
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PBS: The Six Steps
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1. Building a Behavior Support Team
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2. Person-Centered Planning
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3. Functional Behavioral Assessment
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4. Hypothesis Development
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5. Behavior Support Plan Development
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6. Monitoring Outcomes
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Program-Wide Adoption
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Systemic effort to maintain program-wide fidelity
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Develop supports and infrastructure for classroom and home
environments
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Staff-wide training in Pyramid model implementation
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Comprehensive support from all staff and family
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Leadership team follows data-driven decision making
process
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TACSEI Training
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6 states will receive TACSEI training between 2010 and 2012
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Based on “readiness” criteria
This will be implemented in four stages
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Training of a cadre of state trainers
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Selection and support of local coaches
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Selection and support of three demonstration sites
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Facilitation of a state interagency team to develop the
infrastructure, policies and resources to implement and sustain
the training, coaching and demonstration sites
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TACSEI TA Model
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Universal Outreach
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Web-based TA, National Training Institute, Consultant Bank
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Available to anyone
Targeted TA
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Families, teachers, program administrators
Intensive TA
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6 states to develop infrastructure and systems
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Web-based TA and Resources
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Available to everyone
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Print resources
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Interactive opportunities
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Policy briefs, research syntheses, fact sheets and powerpoints
Webinars, long distance learning and discussions
State TA pages
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In-depth evaluation and record of each state’s progress
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To date, only Alaska and Minnesota have adopted TACSEI
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Summary
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