Schoolwide Screening and Programs of Positive Behavior Support: Informing Universal Interventions

Researchers have suggested that screening, identification, and treatment are important components of comprehensive systems of positive behavior support. The authors highlight a procedure for using multiple data sources to develop strategies at the universal intervention level. Examples of schoolwide...

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Published in:Preventing school failure 2009-04, Vol.53 (3), p.131-144
Main Authors: Marchant, Michelle, Anderson, Darlene H., Caldarella, Paul, Fisher, Adam, Young, Benjamin J., Young, K. Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Academic failure
At Risk Students
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Problems
Data collection
Drug use
Educational Environment
emotional behavioral disorders
Emotional Disturbances
Focus Groups
Identification
Intervention
positive behavior support
Positive Behavior Supports
Prevention
R&D
Referral
Research & development
Research methodology
Risk factors
School Safety
schoolwide screening
Screening Tests
Social Support Groups
Students
Substance abuse treatment
Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders
universal interventions
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Summary:Researchers have suggested that screening, identification, and treatment are important components of comprehensive systems of positive behavior support. The authors highlight a procedure for using multiple data sources to develop strategies at the universal intervention level. Examples of schoolwide assessments include interviews, observations, focus groups, archival data, systematic screening for behavior disorders, and office disciplinary referrals. A descriptive summary of data collected in an elementary school illustrates an interpretive process that school teams could use before selecting universal interventions. A comparison of subjective and objective data collection methods suggests that varied data sources have differing implications for intervention planning. The authors underscore the benefits of integrating data before selecting universal interventions and include implications for research and practice.
ISSN:1045-988X
1940-4387
DOI:10.3200/PSFL.53.3.131-144