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Best Practices in Positive Behavior
Management
!Special Education District of Lake County
Jennifer Penzenik
Positive Behavioral Support Strategies
Positive Behavior Management• Management system to maintain challenging
behaviors !• Behaviors can be difficult to change as they serve a
purpose for the individual !
• Behaviors are supported by reinforcement, both positive or negative !
• Not all behaviors have equal priority for behavioral change
!• There are evidence-based best practices for
behavioral interventions !
Positive and proactive interventions• Visuals !• Task analysis !• Social skills/social narratives/video modeling !• Reinforcement system !• Processing time
!• Proximity Control !• Pre-teaching/front loading !• Prompt Hierarchy
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Visuals
Task Analysis
Social Skills Instruction
Video Modeling Social Narratives
Reinforcement System
Processing Time
Proximity Control
Prompt Hierarchy
Least Restrictive Most Restrictive
Natural Prompt
Position Prompt
Gesture Prompt
Object Prompt
Visuals
Indirect Verbal
Direct Verbal
Partial Physical (PP)
Full Physical (FP)
Natural or Environmental
Set up environment so that student completes desired task
Position object in a way that a student is likely to take it
Position
Gesture
Point or use another gesture that will direct student
ObjectPlace a needed object near student to encourage
them to complete the task
Student refers to icons/symbols, pictures or visual schedules to complete desired task
Visual
Indirect Verbal
Give student hints as to what they are supposed to do
Direct Verbal
Give full verbal instructions
Partial PhysicalLight physical touch or direction
to encourage student to finish the task
Full Physical
Full hand-over-hand or hand-under-hand support
Prompt Hierarchy
Schedules
Why are they important?• Increases independence
!• Reduces anxiety
!• Plays off of strong visual skills
!• Reduces behavior
!• Ensures predictability
!• Supports coping strategies
!• Reduces dependency on adults
Various types for various needs
• Object Schedule !
• Tactile Schedule !
• Picture Schedule !
• Word Schedule !• Mini Schedule
Object Schedule
Object Schedule
Object Schedule
Tactile Schedule
Tactile Schedule
Picture Schedule
Picture Schedule
Picture Schedule
Mini Schedules
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