Building Trainer Competencies within SWPBS

Rob Horner and Steve Goodman

GoalsLogic for investing in Trainer development

For state leadership teams developing action plan For individuals identified as state trainers (or state

trainer to be)

Core Trainer Skills/ Competencies

Sustaining Trainer Capacity

Practical Example of how this is done in Michigan

Leadership Team

Funding

Visibility PoliticalSupport

Training Coaching Evaluation

Active Coordination

Local School and District Teams/Demonstrations

Behavioral Expertise

Policy

Role and commitment of trainers Collaboration with Leadership Team Provide overview presentations on SWPBS Help form clusters of 5+ teams (within district,

region) for training Team with full representation Coach Local administrative support and funding

Deliver training to coaches and teams Typically 4-6 days of on-site training (year 1); 2-4

days (year 2) Collaborate on evaluation

Data collection, summary, use in decision-making Collaborate with national network

Trainer Skills/FTE Knowledgeable about core content of SWPBS Active experience as coach or team member in a

school that has implemented SWPBS to criterion Presentation skills

Use of PowerPoint, Video, Evaluation Tools Use of assessment and evaluation data Social skills Time and ability to sustain implementation

support (.10-.50 FTE) Train in pairs:

Most Team/Coach training should be delivered by two Trainers.

Build/sustain relationships with coaches and teams.

Activity: Rate your current skills/knowledge.Select 2 top requirements worthy of focus.

Trainer Core Requirements Current Self-Assessment

Knowledge about SWPBS: Low High1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge about behavioral and/or instructional theory 1 2 3 4 5

Experience with SWPBS Team Imp:1 2 3 4 5

Presentation Experience/Skill:1 2 3 4 5

Use of Evaluation Data: Self-Assessment Survey; ODR (SWIS) SET/ TIC / BoQC 1 2 3 4 5

Social Skills:1 2 3 4 5

Time/Availability:1 2 3 4 5

Four Broad Considerations for TrainersKnow who you should be training

Know how to organize training material

Know how to deliver instruction

Know how to assess if you were effective.

Who should you be Training?Organize to train 5-10 teams togetherAll teams include administratorTeams should include an identified coach

Clarify “internal” coach versus “external” coachTeams should have a representative who

has heard overview of SW-PBSTeams should enter training with

understanding of commitment Multiple Days of training over two years

Expectation that team meets at least every 2 weeks

80% of faculty supporting effort

Organizing Training Material: Building your curriculumAlways start by first defining what you

want people to know and do differently as a function of training

Then, build a strategy for determining if you were successful. Outcome measure(s)

Develop presentation content and activities:Initial presentation can be didacticAll other presentations should deliver no

more than 30 min before application event (activity)

Increase rate of application events to build fluency.

Organizing Training Material: Building your curriculum

How to use the Training MaterialsMaterials to pass out to participantsAssessment toolsPowerPoint slidesResearch References

Focus on the OutcomesReview the “key ideas”Adapt the material to your personal experience

Training ContentPre: Coaches Coaches role and content overview

Day 1: Coach and Team

Defining the main ideas of SW-PBSEstablishing CommitmentImplementation Process/ Action Planning

Day 2: Coach and Team

Non-classroom SettingsUsing Data for Decision-Making

Day 3: Coach and Team

Classroom; Bully Prevention within SWPBS;Targeted Interventions

Day 4: Coach and TeamAdditional

Individual student interventionsPreparing for sustained implementationTeam Reports/ Systems Change

SWPBIS Training Manualshttp://www.pbis.orghttp://pbismanual.uoecs.org (University of Oregon)http://www.cebr.org (resources/ training materials) UConnhttp://www.cenmi.org/miblsi (Michigan)http:// pbisillinois.org (Illinois)http://pbismaryland.org (Maryland)http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu (University of South Florida)http://pbismissouri.org (University of Missouri)

-----California SWPBS Technical Assistance Center Dr.

Barbara Kelley

Delivering trainingEstablish credibility and connection

* Engage participants within first 10 minDefine the main ideas

Present (a) ideas, (b) logic, (c) supporting evidence, documentation, examples.

Tie session ideas to overall SW-PBS ideasActivities to establish outcome behaviors and

build fluency Opportunities for elaboration, clarification and

revision (questions, examples from teams)Tie content to published research

Assessing Effects of TrainingSelf-assessmentActivities with permanent products

Curriculum matrixTeaching plansWorking Smarter matrixSelf-Assessment SurveyTeam Checklist, Benchmark of QualityODR data summariesAbility to respond to “what is SWPBS?”

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