This comprehensive text provides research and practical strategies on how to implement a positive behavioral support (PBS) plan in the classroom. In this book you will:

• examine the origins of PBS in public education
• explore the possibilities and boundaries of the support process within today's schools
• learn a planning protocol for the entire support process from concept to revision, along with assessment practices
• address the practical details of planning, designing, and implementing support processes for individual students
• link behavioral support concepts to the broader practices of school communities and society

This book also includes photocopiable forms to aid preservice and in-service educators as they begin to assess children with challenging behavior and plan effective interventions. And vignettes, accompanied by thought-provoking questions for the reader, give a peek into the reality of PBS in action.