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Decision-making in Secondary and Tertiary Interventions of School-Wide Systems of Positive Behavior Support
Education and Treatment of Children
  • Terrance M. Scott
  • Peter Alter, Saint Mary's College of California
  • Michael Rosenberg
  • Chris Borgmeier
SMC Author
Peter Alter
Author Role

co-author

Status
Faculty
School
Kalmanovitz School of Education
Department
Teacher Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Publisher/Venue
Project MUSE
Description/Abstract

Although the conceptual foundations of PBS at the universal level have been widely described and presented in the literature, secondary and tertiary interventions have been presented through very limited examples. This paper defines the key features of secondary and tertiary interventions and presents a decision-making process to guide schools through a continuum of strategies at these levels. The continuum is described in terms of a recursive loop, repetitively asking four questions: what is predictable about student failure, what is the simplest effective intervention, how can consistent implementation be achieved, and is it working? With each pass through this set of questions there is a steadily increasing focus on smaller groups and eventually individual students. The focus on the continuum of strategies at the tertiary level for individual students is presented through the lens of functional behavior assessment. A summary and recommendations for future study are included.

Scholarly
Yes
Peer Reviewed
1
DOI
10.1353/etc.2010.0003
Disciplines
Rights
Open Access repository: Portland State University
Original Citation

Scott, Terrance M. & Alter, Peter J. & Rosenberg, Michael & Borgmeier, Chris. "Decision-making in Secondary and Tertiary Interventions of School-Wide Systems of Positive Behavior Support." Education and Treatment of Children, vol. 33 no. 4, 2010, pp. 513-535. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/etc.2010.0003

Citation Information
Terrance M. Scott, Peter Alter, Michael Rosenberg and Chris Borgmeier. "Decision-making in Secondary and Tertiary Interventions of School-Wide Systems of Positive Behavior Support" Education and Treatment of Children Vol. 33 Iss. 4 (2010) p. 513 - 535
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peter-alter/32/