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Managing Behaviors
After brain injury in school
By Ron Savage, Roberta DePompei, Stephen Bruce & Marilyn Lash ~ 2002
General guidelines to prevent, reduce, or even eliminate behavior problems...
- Complete a thorough functional behavior assessment.
- Determine why the unwanted behavior occurs.
- Establish a behavior management plan.
- Decrease unwanted behaviors while increasing positive behaviors.
- Teach appropriate behavior to meet wants and needs.
- Clearly state what is acceptable behavior, model behavior, and reinforce appropriate behavior.
- Provide adequate supervision.
- Do not assume the student is at the same develop-mental level for controlling impulses and regulating behavior as peers.
Functional Behavior Management Strategies
A functional behavior assessment identifies variables that make inappropriate behavior more likely. Students usually engage in unwanted behavior to communicate that they want: 1) something tangible, e.g., toy or food, 2) attention, 3) not to do something, or 4) to be left alone.
Tips for working with students with behavioral challenges...
- Set up and reinforce structure and consistency.
- Show what comes next (prediction) to decrease anxiety.
- Follow through on previously established contracts.
- Decide on a set prompting sequence.
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