ERIC Number: ED510200
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 242
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-978-1-6062-3600-0
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Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools: The Behavior Education Program. Second Edition
Crone, Deanne A.; Hawken, Leanne S.; Horner, Robert H.
Guilford Publications
This bestselling book has been used in schools across the country to establish efficient and cost-effective systems of Tier II positive behavior support. The Behavior Education Program (BEP) was developed for the approximately 10-15% of students who fail to meet schoolwide disciplinary expectations but do not yet require intensive, individualized services. Clear, step-by-step guidelines are provided for implementing the approach, which incorporates daily behavioral feedback, positive adult attention, and increased home-school collaboration. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the book includes reproducible daily progress reports, handouts, and planning tools. New to This Edition: (1)Significantly revised for even greater flexibility and user friendliness; (2) Chapters on high school implementation, preschool implementation, tailoring the BEP for a particular school, cultural considerations, and measuring intervention effectiveness; (3) Describes how the program can fit into a response-to-intervention framework as a Tier II intervention; (4) 18 of the 26 reproducibles are new or revised; (5) Expanded FAQ section and expanded chapter on training needs and approaches. Contents include: (1) Introduction to the Behavior Education Program; (2) The Context for Positive Behavior Support in Schools; (3) The Basic BEP: Critical Features and Processes; (4) Getting a BEP Intervention Started; (5) Roles, Responsibilities, and Training Needs Related to Implementing the BEP (Deanne A. Crone, Leanne S. Hawken, and K. Sandra MacLeod); (6) Designing the BEP to Fit Your School; (7) Measuring Response to the BEP Intervention and Fading; (8) The Modified BEP: Adaptations and Elaborations; (9) High School Implementation of the BEP (Jessica Swain-Bradway and Robert H. Horner); (10) Adapting the BEP for Preschool Settings (Susan S. Johnston and Leanne S. Hawken); (11) Cultural Considerations and Adaptations for the BEP (Joan Schumann and Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez); and (12) Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting the BEP Implementation. Twenty-six appendices are included. [This title is part of the Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Kenneth W. Merrell.]
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Needs, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Guidelines, Family School Relationship, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Measures (Individuals), Student Behavior
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Preschool Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Students; Counselors; Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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