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Modifying & Assessing PBS Plans

  1. Positive behavioral support plans
    1. Strategy for evaluating effectiveness and efficiency
    2. Ongoing efforts for designing, evaluating, and modifying

  2. The evaluation plan
    1. Details related to data collection
    2. Procedures for summarizing information
    3. Names of the individuals responsible for collecting data
    4. Regularly scheduled meetings to review data
    5. Data collected evaluates a number of factors
      1. Decreases in problem behavior
      2. Increases in alternative skills
      3. Changes in quality of life

    6. Accurate evaluation includes several features
      1. Active participation of all team members
      2. Inclusion of multiple measurement strategies
      3. Interpretation of data utilizing multiple perspectives

    7. Effective evaluation also considers two issues
      1. Feasibility and fidelity issues
      2. Team members' satisfaction


  3. Evaluating contextual fit
    1. The plan is compatible with the people implementing it
    2. The positive behavioral support plan is designed for long-term maintenance
    3. Strategies for evaluating contextual fit
      1. Review the implementation plan
      2. Assess the quality of the data collected
      3. Invite a team member to observe and problem solve
      4. Devise a simple list containing important elements of the intervention
      5. Conduct regular surveys of staff satisfaction


  4. Modifications based on contextual fit
    1. A natural part of a positive behavioral support plan
    2. Should relate to long-term goals
      1. Increasing significant social relationships
      2. Expanding communication or coping skills
      3. Transferring control to the student
      4. Improving generalization

    3. Adapting data collection for efficiency
    4. Consumer satisfaction survey information
    5. Additional resources or training may be identified

  5. Using evaluation data to troubleshoot
    1. Functional assessment review
    2. Issues related to contextual fit



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