Positive Behavior Support at the Tertiary Level

Laura A. Riffel is currently the director of Behavior Doctor Seminars, a company dedicated to helping teachers have all the tools they need to ameliorate behavioral issues in the classroom. She has trained hundreds of thousands of teachers, bus drivers, administrators, parents, paraprofessionals, counselors, psychologists, and social workers in the United States, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. She taught for over 30 years and ran a statewide program for children with behaviors that were impeding learning in the classrooms and a day program for children with severe behaviors.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Overview of Functional Behavior Assessment2. Function Based Support: Mining the Data for Gold3. Indirect Methods for Determining Function of Behavior4. Direct Methods for Data Collection5. Observing and Recording Behavior6. Crisis Plans7. Data Don’t Lie: Real Data from the Field8. Analysis of the Data9. Behavioral Intervention Planning Using a Problem Solving Model10. Antecedent Manipulations or Modifications for Proactive Planning11. Behavior Teaching12. Consequence Modification13. Sample Interventions Based on Function14. Carrying Out the Plan and Follow-UpAppendix

"The true test of a teacher’s character is not about managing problem behavior today in our classroom but how we, as educators, move towards modifying and shaping behaviors for individuals to achieve a better future. Laura Riffel’s book provides us with the knowledge and insight to challenging behaviors and assists educators with a roadmap to success. A must read for all teachers!"