Even when teachers establish positive
relationships, implement classroom
preventive practices, and use explicit
teaching strategies, a few children are
likely to continue to display challenging
behavior.
Intensive individualized interventions are planned
and implemented by a team for application in home and school environments. The
team includes classroom staff, the child’s family, and
other professionals who may be supporting the teacher,
child, or family. Once established, the team completes
a functional assessment (a process of observing
the child in key situations) to identify the
factors related to the child’s challenging behavior.
The functional assessment leads to the development
of a behavior support plan that includes prevention
strategies, techniques for teaching new skills, and
changes in responses
to the challenging
behavior.
The team implements
the plan at
home and in the
classroom and monitors
changes in the
problem behavior
and the development
of social skills
and other child outcomes.
The Individualized Intervention offers a method for identifying the environmental events, circumstances, and interactions that trigger problem behavior, the purpose of problem behavior, and the development of support strategies for preventing problem behavior and teaching new skills.
