BEHAVIOR

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "BEHAVIOR?"
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Is it a symptom or a "behavior," and how does what we call it affect how we respond to it or approach it.

HONE YOUR SKILLS
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Some practical tips to improve your effective use of praise and reprimands

DOES IT PASS THE "ACID TEST?" (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Before jumping to behavior modification, see if you should be even thinking about behavior modification.

PITFALLS IN SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION PLANS
(PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Discussion of common errors that are made in the implementation of behavior modification plans

ANALYZING BEHAVIOR'S: THE ABC'S
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Doing it well isn't as simple as it sounds

REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER "RAT RUNNER" (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Applying my professional behavior skills to my own family leads to some realizations and a change in my approach...

RELAXATION TECHNIQUE
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
A simple breathing-based technique that you can use for yourself or teach to your students.

MIS-DIAGNOSIS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF
GIFTED CHILDREN: GIFTED AND LD, ADHD,
OCD, OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
(PDF File)
James T. Webb, 2000

SUSPENDING DISBELIEF (PDF File)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 2003
Moving beyond punishment to promote effective interventions for children with mental or emotional disorders

SEVEN SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN (PDF File)
Carta, 2004
From OSEP, Ideas That Work

SELF-MUTILATION (PDF File)
Chris Simpson, 2001
Self-injurious behavior may be associated with some of the conditions discussed on this web site, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.

DELIBERATE SELF-HARM IN YOUNG PEOPLE (PDF File)
Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2004
This fact sheet talks about the reasons and risk factors for youth self-harm.

THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS ON DROPOUT RATE FOR YOUTHS WITH DISABILITIES (PDF File)
Brian Cobb, Pat Sample, Morgen Alwell, Nikole Johns, 2005
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities

BULLYING AND TEASING OF YOUTH WITH
DISABILITIES: CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE INCLUSION (PDF File)
John Hoover and Pam Stenhjem, 2003
Background information on bullying, with concrete suggestions for creating positive school environments.

BULLYING PREVENTION IS CRIME PREVENTION.
A REPORT BY FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
(PDF File)
D. Kass, P. Evans, and R. Shah, 2003
Identifies programs that have reduced bullying by as much as half and cut future arrests in half, and urges schools to invest in these programs.

From the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice:

ADDRESSING STUDENT PROBLEM BEHAVIOR:

• Part I: An IEP Team's Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans (PDF File)
  CECP, 1998
• Part II: Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (PDF File)
• Appendices for Part 2:
  • A: Scatterplots (PDF File)
    B: ABC Charts (PDF File)
    C: Functional Assessment Interview Forms (PDF File)
    D: Sample Teacher and Student Interviews (PDF File)
    E: Problem Behavior Questionnaire (PDF File)
    F: Behavior Pathway Charts (PDF File)
    G: Behavior Pathway Charts (PDF File)
    CECP, 1998
• Part III: Creating Positive Behavioral Intervention Plans and Supports (PDF File)

  CECP, 2000

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS: CREATING A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS (PDF File)
NASP (Winter, 2000)

TAKING STOCK OF RISK FACTORS FOR 
CHILD/YOUTH EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR
PROBLEMS
(PDF File or zipped PDF File)
Della Hann, Ph.D. (Editor), NIMH
This book, available as a free e-book, provides a summary of expert consensus on factors and processes that contribute to youth conduct problems

TEACHING DECISION MAKING TO STUDENTS WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES BY PROMOTING
SELF-DETERMINATION (PDF File)
Alan Hoffman, 2003
From ERIC Digest

LINKS
Links to other web sites with information on behavior management. There is also a page with links to sites dealing with bullying.