Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems

Severe social, emotional, and behavioral challenges can be major obstacles to your students academic success. Break down those barriers with the researchbased interventions in this book, your guide to addressing serious problem behaviors in K12 classrooms. Aligned with recommended practices for schoolwide positive behavior supports (SWPBS), this book presents a highly effective tiered approach that helps you develop school and classwide interventions and match behavior interventions to each students needs. Developed by trusted PBS experts and packed with concrete strategies, this essential resource will prepare teachers to prevent and reduce severe behavior problems, improve students social interactions, and increase academic engagement. A must for both preservice and inservice educators! THE GUIDE YOU NEED TO:Improve the behavior of students with or without a specific diagnosisBoost your behavior management skills and empower yourself to take actionAssess and improve your classroom environment, including physical setup, routines, and emotional climatePrevent behavior problems by keeping students engaged and motivated during instructionDirectly teach social skills during your everyday classes and routinesIdentify student mental health problems and select appropriate interventionsDetermine when a student needs Tier 2 intervention or more intensive Tier 3 supportsConduct functional behavioral assessments and use them to develop support plansSelect and use a behavioral management system to track your students progress PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Realworld strategies, case studies, forms, and reflection activities that can be used right away in the classroom and across various school settings.