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