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Positive Behavior Supports Case Study Groups: Supporting School Based Teams - Billings - October 29th

MSU Billings College of Education Building - Room 122

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is an approach to helping people improve their difficult behavior that is based on four things:

1. An understanding that people do not control others, but seek to support others in their own behavior change process

2. A belief that there is a reason behind most difficult behavior, that people with difficult behavior should be treated with compassion and respect, and that they are entitled to lives of quality as well as effective services

3. The application of a large and growing body of knowledge about how to better understand people and make humane changes in their lives that can reduce the occurrence of difficult behavior

4. A conviction to continually move away from coercion, the use of unpleasant events, to manage behavior

Participants are required to present a brief case summary for discussion and are encouraged to remain for the duration of the learning group to participate in all of the case presentations. Cases may be presented orally, however short video presentations of 5-10 minutes, are preferred for the group to review. Each case will be allotted a one‑hour review. A signed student information release form from the parent/guardian for case presentation is required.

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disabilityscoop.com: Scoop Essentials: Behavior, Taming The 800-Pound Gorilla

Link: disabilityscoop.com
If you feel like behavior issues are taking over your life, you’re certainly not alone. With disability often comes communication troubles that manifest into undesirable outbursts.

sciencedaily.com: Anti-social Behavior In Girls Predicts Adolescent Depression Seven Years Later

Link: sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Feb. 18, 2009) — Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls.

New Resources To Help Students Learn About The Scientific Study Of Behavior And Mental Illness Available Online

Link: Behavior

Science of Healthy Behaviors, is a FREE online curriculum from the National Institutes of Health that introduces middle school students to the scientific study of behavior. Lessons focus on defining "behavior," what influences it, surveys, and behavioral specialists in healthcare settings. In role-playing activities as behavioral therapists, students investigate the influences and consequences of behaviors. They also learn how science provides evidence that can be used to understand and treat human disease.

Link: Mental Illness

Science of Mental Illness, is a FREE online curriculum from the National Institutes of Health that provides six lessons to students on understanding what mental illnesses are. PET images show changes in the brain and how treatment can change activity levels and restore functioning. Case studies and other activities explore differences among illnesses, risk factors, and treatment plan goals. Students develop a brochure to inform people about mental illness.

Children's Cell Phone Exposure Tied to Behavior Problems

Link: Cell Phones

Children who use cell phones and have mothers who used the devices frequently during pregnancy were 80% more likely to have behavior problems, according to preliminary new UCLA research. "It's a wonderful technology and people are certainly going to be using it more and more," said researcher Dr. Leeka Kheifets of the UCLA School of Public Health. "We need to be looking into what are the potential health effects and what are ways to reduce risks should there be any."

Wright's Law: IEPs for Children with Behavior Problems

Link: Behavior

IDEA 2004 and the federal special education regulations include specific requirements for IEPs of children whose behavior impedes their learning or the learning of other children. These requirements include training teachers to use positive behavioral interventions and strategies.

Motivational Interviewing Helps Patients End Negative Behaviors

Link: Interviewing

Nurses are using a technique called motivational interviewing to help patients stop negative behaviors, such as smoking and overeating, and to encourage them to adhere to treatment plans. The counseling method is nonconfrontational and helps patients deal with feelings of ambivalence toward change while building up their desire to alter their behavior.

A Place Where Troubled Kids Can Turn Their Lives Around

Link: Foundation School

They were sent to the Foundation School in Largo as a last resort. Nobody else could handle them, let alone figure out why they were so disturbed. Some had even been expelled from pre-kindergarten because teachers could not get them to be quiet or stay in their seats or stop picking on their peers. They scowled at classmates and cursed their teachers, always bucking for a fight.

Intervention Central: Behavior Resources

Link: interventioncentral.org
Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth.

Jessica Kingsley Publishing

Link: JKP.com

Jessica Kingsley Publishers is a wholly independent company, committed to publishing books that make a difference.

The company was founded in 1987 by Jessica Kingsley and has grown since then to the point where we now publish around 150 books a year, which are available throughout the world. In 2004 we opened our US office, in Philadelphia.

We publish books for professional and general readers in a range of subjects. We are well known for our long established lists on the autism spectrum, on social work, and on the arts therapies. More recently we have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, and practical theology.