Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Menzies, Holly Mariah; Bruhn, Allison L.; and Crnobori, Mary. Managing Challenging Behaviors in Schools. The Guilford Press. 2011.  ISBN 13: 978-1-60623-951-3

This course is designed to provide special education teachers with strategies for classroom and behavior management. Students will address such topics as a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Improvement Plans, Adaptive Behavior Analysis, Discreet Trial Training, picture schedules, and picture stories.

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

• Understand the Prevention and Management of Learning and Behavior Problems.
• Identify the Continuum of Behavior Support.
• Recognize the importance of Classroom Climate.
• Understand how Instructional Delivery impacts Student Behaviors.
• Identify the Instructional Delivery Models.
• Develop a lesson plan for social skills.
• Recognize Low-Intensity Strategies of Behavior Supports.
• Develop a Behavior Contract / Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Understand the Process of Self-Monitoring of Students with Behavior Concerns
• Develop a picture story and picture schedule
• Recognize the effectiveness of Function-Based Assessment Interventions.