Learn More About Organization-wide Planning Processes
PBS Kansas Organization-wide Planning Checklist (PDF checklist)
This tool contains a list of the important features of a PBS plan for organizations interested in preventing problem behavior.
PBS Kansas Self Assessment Agency-wide Benchmarks of Quality (PDF benchmark)
This tool contains a list of the important features of a PBS plan for an individual.
Steps 1 & 2 of Organization-wide Planning (Planning 1-2)
Step 3 Self Assessment and Action Plan (planning 3)
Freebies 2003
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/familyInfo/freebies/index.html
Learn More About Early Childhood Positive Behavior Support
Autism Research and Training Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara
www.education.ucsb.edu/autism/behaviormanuals.html
The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education has developed several practical training manuals on a wide range of behavior strategies, available for a small fee. See, for example, Frea, Koegel & Koegel, Problem Behavior Manual: Understanding Why Problem Behaviors Occur: A Guide for Assisting Parents in Assessing Causes of Behavior and Designing Treatment Plans ($7 includes shipping and handling).
Beach Center on Families and Disabilities
http://www.beachcenter.org/
The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice “Mini web” on Functional Behavior Assessment
http://cecp.air.org/fba/default.asp
This “mini web” is designed to provide resources needed to understand the usefulness of functional behavior assessments and behavioral intervention plans in addressing problem behavior, as well as what the law requires of school districts. Part I is An IEP Team’s Introduction to FBA and BIPs. Part II is Conducting an FBA. Part III is Creating Positive Behavioral Intervention Plans and Supports. Coming soon is Part IV: A Trainer of Trainers Guide. Supporting videos are available for loan or purchase.
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Learning
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/whatworks.html
This site contains summaries of effective practices for supporting children’s social-emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors. “What Works Briefs” describe practical strategies, provide references to more information about the practice, and include a one-page handout that highlights major points.
Early Childhood Resource Center – Kansas Inservice Training System
www.kskits.org/ecrc
The Early Childhood Resource Center is designed to provide access to a continuously updated collection of materials on topics related to children birth to eight who are identified with special needs.
Educating Children with Autism: Chapter 10 Problem Behaviors
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10017&page=115
This chapter from Educating Children with Autism, provides a good introduction to defining problem behaviors and examining the different perspectives: child, parent, teacher, care-giver, case manager, etc. The chapter is available for online reading as a courtesy of the National Academies Press, the National Academy of Sciences and the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Functional Behavioral Assessment – Kansas Inservice Training System http://www.kskits.org/ta/Packets/FuncionalBehPDF/Overview.pdf
The purpose of this packet is to provide information about conducting a problem-solving process for challenging behavior. This process, called Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), is meant to examine problem behavior in the environments in which the behavior occurs, and determine the meaning (or function) that the problem behavior serves for the child.
Interactive Collaborative Autism Network (ICAN) Instructional training module on Functional Behavior Assessment
www.autismnetwork.org/modules/assess/fba/index.html
A Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is typically only used in instances where behavior interferes significantly with the student’s learning or that of his/her peers despite the consistent implementation of behavioral interventions developed from less formal behavioral assessments. In this lesson, we will be looking at the various elements of designing a good FBA, how to develop an effective support plan, and how to collect the data that will tell you whether or not the plan was successful.
Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
http://www.kschildrenscabinet.org/
The Kansas Children's Cabinet has been directed by the statute to undertake these four overarching responsibilities: 1. Advising the Governor and the legislature regarding the uses of the moneys credited to the Children's Initiatives Fund; 2. Evaluating programs which utilize Children's Initiatives Fund moneys; 3. Assisting the Governor in developing and implementing a coordinated, comprehensive delivery system to serve children and families of Kansas; 4. Supporting the prevention of child abuse and neglect through the Children's Trust Fund.
Kansas Inservice Training System
www.kskits.org
The KITS project is designed to provide a training and resource system for early intervention networks and early childhood special education program staff through collaborative training and technical assistance activities on a comprehensive statewide basis. Additionally, parents and staff of agencies collaborating with these early intervention networks and preschool programs are afforded the opportunity to be involved in all activities associated with the project. The comprehensive system is realized through four identified system components of collaboration / linkages, information services, training, and technical assistance.
Positive Beginnings Training Modules
http://pbs.fsu.edu/return.html
These training modules have been designed to provide sequenced instructional materials that will build the capacity of early educators, interventionists, and therapists in meeting the needs of young children with challenging behavior. The training materials were developed by a team of faculty who has distinctive expertise in early intervention, behavior support, communication disorders, and developmentally appropriate practice.
Positive Behavioral Supports – Kansas Inservice Training System www.kskits.org/ta/Packets/PosBehSupport.shtml
This link provides multiple information packets in PDF format related to Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood Settings.
Related Early Childhood Links
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/links.html
Teaching Tools for Young Children
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/tools.html
The Teaching Tools are intended to assist teachers in problem-solving a plan to support young children who are having challenging behavior. The User's Manual will explain how to use the tools and all of the technical information you will need to access the hyperlinked visual supports and materials. Also included within the Teaching Tools is the Routine Based Support Guide. The Guide is a document that accompanies all of the tools and is organized in routines and activities that typically occur in early childhood programs. It will assist teachers in support plan development.
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/
Effective January 1, 2008, the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) became the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, or TACSEI. TACSEI is a continuation and expansion of the work of CEBP. A major change is that TACSEI will now take the enormous amount of research CEBP conducted and synthesized on effective practices and move it into actual, everyday practice by: providing technical assistance (TA) with specific emphasis on behavior and social/emotional development; providing information, products, training and e-learning opportunities on evidence-based practices and the Pyramid Model of promotion, prevention and intervention; synthesizing and disseminating research findings on evidence-based practices for children and families served by IDEA; documenting factors in model programs that lead to the adoption, fidelity, implementation and sustainability of the Pyramid Model practices; and coordinating a cadre of experts that provide consultation to the field.
PBS Kansas Resources and Tools for Families
Alaska's Stone Soup Group
http://www.stonesoupgroup.org/
Stone Soup Group is a statewide collaboration
located in Anchorage, Alaska, aimed at improving services for families who have children with developmental disabilities
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Briefs for Families on Evidence Based Practices
http://cecp.air.org/familybriefs/
Families Together of Kansas
http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/
Families Together is a statewide non-profit organization serving families in Kansas which include a son or daughter with a disability for more than 25 years.
How to Find a PBS Facilitator (PDF finding facilitators)
This document provides helpful hints on how to find someone to facilitate PBS planning.
Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
http://www.kpirc.org
The Kansas Parent Resource Center, federally funded under Title V of No Child Left Behind, is the official Parent Information Technical Assistance Center for the state of Kansas. We are one of a national network of 60 PIRCs. The KPIRC works hand-in-hand with the KSDE State and Federal Programs office in providing you information and resources on early childhood through high school parent involvement.
Nicholas Krishnan's Website
http://www.nicholaskrishnan.com/
This website has been developed to help Nicholas' teachers and friends learn more about him and how best to approach him (with fun!) during social interactions. Nicholas was diagnosed with autism at 18 months, but he has become a skier, golfer, gymnast, swimmer, horseback rider, soccer player, baseball player, basketball player, bowler, singer, guitar player, percussionist and an activist for the rights of 6.5 million students with disabilities in America.
Parent's Guide to Functional Assessment
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ttobin/parent.pdf
Tips for parents: How to get behavior supports into the IEP.
http://www.pbis.org/files/parentiep.doc
This guide, a collaboration between the Beach Center on Disabilities and the Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, contains a wealth of suggestions for parents
Vanderbilt University
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/modules.html
This website is for the Center on Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (CSEFEL) at Vanderbilt University. The focus of the clips is on young children with challenging behaviors and their families. On the CSEFEL home page, click on the picture of Training Modules (click on View rather than the PDF icon). Once on the modules page, scan down and look for Module 3a. There is a subheading for video clips. Open up the videos for Brendan's Family--Before PBS (clips #3 and #4--the former is 1:26 and the latter is 2:44) and also the clip for Brendan's Family with PBS (clip #6). This clip is 2:23 and is a solid example of a great PBS testimonial from parents.
Learn More About Positive Behavior Support
International Association for Positive Behavior Support
http://apbs.org
This is the international association supporting PBS
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
http://education.ucsb.edu/autism/jpbi.html
This is a peer-reviewed journal specializing in positive behavior support
Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support Online Library
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/kipbsLibrary.html
This library contains three levels. The first level contains simple introductory information about positive behavior support. The middle or Community Level provides more detailed information for individuals who are participating in PBS. The third level, the KIPBS Library contains more detailed training material for individuals who are providing training in PBS.
PBS Stories
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/familyInfo/exampleStories.html
This link will take you to stories that describe how positive behavior support has been implemented with children and adults.
Positive Behavior Support: Evolution of an Applied Science
http://www.apbs.org/files/PBSevolutions.pdf
This article describes positive behavior support
Positive Behavioral Support Project of the University of South Florida Facilitator Guide
http://www.apbs.org/files/PBSwhole.pdf
This is one of many publications available through the Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Service, Florida Department of Education, designed to assist school districts, state agencies which support educational programs, and parents in the provision of special programs.
Supporting Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury Using Positive Behavior Support
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/familyInfo/TBI/index.html
Read more stories about positive behavior support
