Principles:

Positive Behavior Intervention (PBI)  is a method  based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for addressing behaviors which students may use in the classroom or school setting which are considered to be not appropriate or "undesired."  The Ventura County SELPA has consistently promoted PBI as an overall construct since 1993 through its leadership, staff training, policies, forms, guidelines and published materials.

The underlying tenets of PBI are:

• All behavior communicates something for the student (a want or need).  

• If we only punish a student after the misbehavior occurs, we will not make a lasting change in the behavior, as it may only be temporarily suppressed.

• We must teach students new, appropriate ways to communicate their wants and needs.

• There are many accommodations to the school environment that can be made to reduce the incidence of (and need for) non-desired behaviors.

• Teaching new, more appropriate behaviors requires a continuous process of modeling, prompting, shaping and reinforcing - just like teaching any new skill.

• Information on Behavioral Intervention Plans from the California Department of Education (CDE) 

UPCOMING VC SELPA BEHAVIOR TRAININGS: Workshops and Events 

 If a special education student exhibits challenging behaviors which are disrupting the learning process or social activities of self or others at school,   the IEP Team may develop a plan to intervene and change the student's   behavior. The teacher, parents and other staff who know the student would provide input into the development of the plan.

 For all Behavior Intervention Forms and Instructions go to PBI Forms and Instructions. in the menu bar to the left