TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Rationale for Developing Positive Behavioral Interventions
• Overview of Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Addressing Student Problem Behavior is a Team Effort
• A Method for Developing, Implementing and Monitoring a Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
• Obstacles to Effective Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans and Supports
• Conclusion
• Additional Information on Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention Plans
• Appendix A:
  Functional Assessment/Behavioral Intervention Checklist
• Appendix B:
  Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan Planning Form
• Appendix C:
  Forced-Choice Reinforcement Menu
• Appendix D:
  Sample Crisis/Emergency Plan
• Other Available Resources

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors wish to thank the following individuals for their valuable assistance in the review and production of this document:

Ed Amundson, National Education Association

George Bear, National Association of School Psychologists

Maureen Conroy, University of Florida

James Fox, Eastern Tennessee State University

Lee Kern, Lehigh University

Megan McGlynn, Arizona State University

Kathy Riley, American Federation of Teachers

Pat Rutherford, Special Education Teacher, Anasazi School, Scottsdale, AZ

Tom Valore, West Shore Day Treatment Center