This digest summarizes the literature on principles of changing behaviors in students with behavior disorders. Principles include: (1) focus on behaviors that need to be changed; (2) identify new behaviors to be developed; (3) provide opportunities to practice new behaviors; (4) treat social skills deficits as errors in learning; (5) teach students to take responsibility for their own learning; and (6) focus on functional skills that will have broad applications. (Contains 10 references or other resources.) (DB)