A process used to identify and understand challenging behaviors, while also coming up with possible solutions and more appropriate, alternative behavior. Once a challenging behavior is defined, observations and data is collected. After developing a hypothesis of why the behavior is occurring, staff can create and implement strategies to increase positive behavior. A positive behavior support plan is then created to identify scripts, skills to be taught and individual interventions for the student.
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Audra Holst-VanNoord (Lowell Area School District, USA), Jessica Lewin (River Valley School District, USA), and Courtney Rosborough (Edmonton Catholic School District, Canada)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 41
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5097-0.ch005
Abstract
Child life specialists in schools help students, school staff, and families function more cohesively, advocating for the needs of each individual while continuing to prioritize child development. This chapter will outline the student and staff needs that child life specialists are uniquely suited to meet while also giving an overview of interventions, supports, roles, and coping strategies that can be led by a child life specialist within the school setting. Throughout this chapter, one will see how easily a child life specialist can integrate into existing systems or propose a new position within the school environment.