Promoting Social Emotional Competence Individualized Intensive Interventions: Determining the Meaning of Challenging Behavior Module 3a Handout
Jan 07, 2016
Promoting SocialEmotional Competence
Individualized Intensive Interventions: Determining the Meaning of
Challenging Behavior
Module 3a Handout
Agenda
• Introduction • Challenging Behavior• Overview of PBS • Behavior Equation • The Process of PBS, Building a Team • Introduction to Functional Assessment • Functional Assessment Observation• Conducting Observations, Data to Collect• Functional Assessment Interview• Case Study Activity: Determining the Function• Hypothesis Development • Not Sure about The Hypothesis
Learner Objectives
This workshop will teach you to:
1. Understand the difference between PBS and traditional discipline approaches.
2. Define forms and function of communication and identify the behavioral mechanisms that contribute to viewing challenging behavior as communicative.
3. Identify methods that may be used to determine the function of challenging behavior.
4. Use interview and observation data to determine the communicative function of challenging behavior and develop behavior hypotheses.
Challenging Behavior• What we are referring to when we say • “challenging behavior” is:
• Any repeated pattern of behavior that interferes with learning or engagement in pro-social interactions with peers and adults• Behaviors that are not responsive to the use of
developmentally appropriate guidance procedures.• Prolonged tantrums, physical and verbal aggression,
disruptive vocal and motor behavior (e.g., screaming, stereotypy), property destructions, self-injury, noncompliance, and withdrawal
The Teaching Pyramid
Designing Supportive Designing Supportive EnvironmentsEnvironments
Building Positive RelationshipsBuilding Positive Relationships
Social Emotional Social Emotional Teaching Teaching
StrategiesStrategies
(PBS)(PBS)Individualized Individualized
Intensive Intensive InterventionsInterventions
Few children
Children at-risk
All children
Intensive Individualized Interventions
Intensive individualized instruction and interventions are used with children who have very persistent and severe challenging behavior and do not respond to the typical preventive practices, child guidance procedures, or social emotional teaching strategies that would normally work with most children.
Group Discussion:Challenging Behavior Challenges
• Chart on chart paper
Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
• An approach for changing a child’s behavior.• Is based on humanistic values and research.• An approach for developing an understanding of
why the child has challenging behavior and teaching the child new skills to replace challenging behavior.
• A holistic approach that considers all of the factors that impact on a child, family, and the child’s behavior.
Research on PBS
• Effective for all ages of individuals with disabilities 2-50 years.
• Effective for diverse groups of individuals with challenges: mental retardation, oppositional defiant disorder, autism, emotional behavioral disorders, children at risk, etc.
• PBS is the only comprehensive and evidence-based approach to address challenging behavior within a variety of natural settings.
Old Way – New Way
Old Way
• General intervention for all behavior challenges
• Intervention is reactive
• Focus on behavior reduction
• Quick fix
New Way
• Intervention matched to purpose of the behavior
• Intervention is proactive
• Focus on teaching new skills
• Long-term interventions
Challenging Behavior Communicates
May be used to communicate a message when a child does not have language
May be used instead of language by a child who has limited social skills or has learned that challenging behavior will result in meeting his or her needs
Challenging Behavior Works
• Children engage in challenging behavior because “it works” for them.
• Challenging behavior results in the child gaining access to something or someone (i.e., obtain/request) or avoiding something or someone (i.e., escape/protest).
Video 3a.2: Brendan – Before PBS
Video 3a.3: Brendan’s Family – Before PBS
Video 3a.4: Brendan’s Family– Before PBS (Cont.)
Video 3a.5: Brendan – With PBS
Video 3a.6: Brendan’s Family – With PBS
Video 3a.7: Tim – Before PBS
Video 3a.8: Tim – With PBS
Video 3a.9: Importance of PBS
Dimensions of Communication
Every communicative behavior can be described by the form and function.
• Form: the behavior used to communicate.• Function: the reason or purpose of the
communicative behavior.
Children Communicate in Many Ways:
• Forms of communication– Words– Sentences– Point to a picture– Eye gaze– Pulling adult– Crying– Biting– Tantrums– ?
Children Communicate a Variety of Messages
Functions of communication– Request object, activity, person– Escape demands– Escape activity– Escape a person– Request help– Request social interaction– Comment– Request information– Request sensory stimulation– Escape sensory stimulation– ?
Trigger BehaviorMaintaining
Consequence
Behavior Equation
Joey is asked to come to circle. Teacher provides physical prompt to move him to group.
Joey resists, cries, and hits teacher.
Teacher moves away from Joey and allows Joey to select a different activity.
Setting Event
• Event that occurs at another time that increases the likelihood the child will have challenging behavior. Setting events serve to “set the child up” to have challenging behavior.
Behavior Equation
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Quan approaches computer and sees child working on program.
Quan moves his picture to indicate that he is next. Quan observes and waits for his turn.
Child leaves computer and Quan sits down and begins working.
Maintaining ConsequenceBehaviorTrigger
Setting Event
Child leaves computer and Quan sits down and begins working.
Quan hits child and pushes his body on the child’s chair.
Quan approaches computer and sees child working on program.
Quan was up most the night with an asthma attack. He arrives at school looking sleepy and with dark circles under his eyes.
Behavior Equation
Evan
• Evan is playing with Duplos. He tries to attach a block to his stack of 3. He can’t quite get the blocks to connect. He looks up at the adult and begins fussing. He holds the stack of blocks up, looks at the blocks, and looks at the adult. The adult helps him put the blocks together.
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Evan
Function:
Shana
• Shana is sitting in her high chair with nothing on the tray. Her mother is stirring her oatmeal. Shana begins crying and bangs her head on the back of the seat. Her mother says to her, "It's not cool enough, honey; just a minute." Shana stops crying when the oatmeal is placed on her tray.
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Function:
Shana
Gabriella
• Gabriella is playing in her room. Her mom says, “Come on Gabriella. Time to go to school.” Her mom pulls on her arm to try to get Gabriella to stand and go to the car. Gabriella yells, screams, and begins kicking at her toys. Her mother says, “All right, 5 more minutes. But then we must go.” Gabriella’s mom walks away, and Gabriella continues playing with her toys.
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Function:
Gabriella
Tim
• Tim is riding a trike on the playground bike path. He sees a child move to the sandbox where Tim had just finished building a road-way. He leaps off his trike and tackles the child. He hits the child. An adult comes over to intervene. She comforts the child and scolds Tim. Tim goes to the sandbox and continues construction on his road-way.
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Tim
Function:
Madison
• Madison is in housekeeping, putting on high heels and a hat. Emily moves into the area and selects a purse from the dress-up box. Madison shouts “no” and bites Emily. A teacher comes over; she asks Madison to go to the thinking chair and takes Emily to the bathroom to look at the bite. After 4 minutes, Madison leaves the thinking chair and returns to housekeeping. She grabs the purse Emily had selected and continues to play. Emily leaves the bathroom with the teacher and then begins an art activity where the teacher is present.
Setting Event Trigger Behavior
Maintaining Consequence
Madison
Function:
Process of Positive Behavior Support
Step 1: Establishing a collaborative team and identifying goals
Step 2: Gathering information (functional assessment)
Step 3: Developing hypotheses (best guess)
Step 4: Designing behavior support plans
Step 5: Implementing, monitoring, evaluating outcomes, and refining plan in natural environments
Potential Team Members
• Parents/Family
• Teacher(s)
• Assisting Teacher/Paraprofessional
• Therapists
• Administrative Staff
• Other(s)
Group Discussion:Welcoming Families
• Chart on chart paper
Process of Positive Behavior Support
Step 1: Establishing a collaborative team and identifying goals
Step 2: Gathering information (functional assessment)
Step 3: Developing hypotheses (best guess)
Step 4: Designing behavior support plans
Step 5: Implementing, monitoring, evaluating outcomes, and refining plan in natural environments
Functional Assessment
• A process for developing an understanding of a person’s challenging behavior and, in particular, how the behavior is governed by environmental events.
• Results in the identification of the “purpose” or “function” of the challenging behavior.
Functional Assessment
• Observe the child in target routines and settings.
• Collect data on child behavior, looking for situations that predict challenging behavior and that are linked with appropriate behavior.
• Interview persons most familiar with the child.• Review records.
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Name: Observer: Date:
General Context: Time:
Social Context:
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Name: Karen Observer: teacher Date: 1/22
General Context: Choice time/art Time: 10:00
Social Context: Playing alone in house. Teacher comes over to Karen and asks her to come to the art table for art. When she doesn’t respond, the teacher tries to assist her by taking her arm to nudge her to stand.
Challenging Behavior: Karen pulls away and begins to protest by saying, “No! I not go to art!” as she pulls away from the teacher.
Social Reaction: The teacher walks away and says, “I will be back in a few minutes to see if you are ready.”
POSSIBLE FUNCTION: Escape art
Observation CardExample
Video 3a.10: Observation Vignette #1
Name: Segment 1 Observer: Date:
General Context: Choice time Time:
Social Context:.
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Video 3a.11: Observation Vignette #2
Name: Segment 2 Observer: Date:
General Context: Playground Time:
Social Context:
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Video 3a.12: Observation Vignette #3
Name: Segment 3 Observer: Date:
General Context: Computer Time:
Social Context:
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Video 3a.13: Observation Vignette #4
Name: Segment 4 Observer: Date:
General Context: Enter Library Time:
Social Context:
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Video 3a.14: Observation Vignette #5
Name: Segment 5 Observer: Date:
General Context: Circle with puppet Time:
Social Context:.
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
Video 3a.15: Observation Vignette #6
Name: Segment 6 Observer: Date:
General Context: Center time Time:
Social Context:
Challenging Behavior:
Social Reaction:
POSSIBLE FUNCTION:
Observation Card
MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN
What happened the night before?
Slept Poorly
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
Mom on Midnight
Shift
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
How was his
behavior?
Tantrum in A.M.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
Tantrum in P.M.
Yes
No
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Yes
No
Sample Setting Event Chart
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
How does
he come to school?
Rides the bus
Mom brings
Tantrum at a.m. circle
His behavior?
Tantrum at snack
Tantrum at small group
Sample Setting Event Chart
Scatter Plot
Dates
Time Activity 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/8 10/9 10/10 10/11 10/12
7:30 Arrival
Free Choice
9:00 Planning
9:30 Centers
10:30 Snack
11:00 Outside
11:30 Small Group
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Nap
1:30 Outside
2:30 P.M. Circle
3:00 Departure
Student:
Observer:
Dates:
Target Behavior:
Using a scatter plot involves recording the times of day (and/or activities) in which the behavior does and does not occur to identify patterns over days or weeks
RachelMaya10/1 through 10/12
Hitting Peers
Behavior did not occur
Behavior did occur
Did not observe
NA
Child: Rachel Routine/Activity: House Center
Activity Description Behavior Expectations Problems
Steps:
1. Select materials 1. Pick materials that no one is using.
2. Pretend in roles 2. Use materials appropriately.
3. Exchange materials with peers
3. Don’t take from peer. 3. Takes materials from others.
4. Follow peers’ lead or accept role assignment
4. Maintain engagement. 4. Ignores peers, interferes in play.
5. Clean-up 5. Put materials on shelf in correct area.
Activity Analysis
Child: Rachel Routine/Activity: Snack
Activity Analysis
Activity Description Behavior Expectations Problems
Steps:
1. Sit in chair. 1. Stay in seat.
2. Take food from plate when passed.
2. Take one item, wait for turn.
2. Takes multiple items, puts hand in bowl, grabs while plate is passed.
3. Eat food on plate. 3. Eat from own plate. 3. Takes food from other children’s plates.
4. Drink juice from own cup. 4. Drink and put cup on table.
5. Ask for more food. 5. Ask using please. 5. Grabs food when she wants more.
6. Wipe face with napkin. 6. Use napkin, not clothing.
7. Throw plate/cup/napkin away when finished.
7. Clear place, throw in trash.
Everybody Helps
• Family collects data
• Educational staff collects data
• Therapists collect data
• Collect data in ALL settings
“KIS”
• “KIS it” (Keep It Simple) - - Create simple, user-friendly forms to collect information (e.g., rating scales, checklists).
Home Observation Card
Home Observation Card
Functional Assessment Interview
• Define behavior (describe what you see)• Describe frequency and intensity• Explore possible setting events• Identify predictors (triggers)• Identify maintaining consequences• Identify current communicative functions• Describe efficiency of the behavior• Describe previous efforts• Identify possible reinforcers
Functional Assessment Interview
• Refer to Tim’s Sample Functional Assessment Interview
• TimFAI.pdf
Large Group Activity:Complete Last Section of Tim’s FAI
Distant Setting Event
Immediate Antecedent
(Trigger)
Problem Behavior
Maintaining Consequences
Function
LINK TO ANSWER
Process of Positive Behavior Support
Step 1: Establishing a collaborative team and identifying goals
Step 2: Gathering information (functional assessment)
Step 3: Developing hypotheses (best guess)Step 4: Designing behavior support plansStep 5: Implementing, monitoring, evaluating
outcomes, and refining plan in natural environments
Hypotheses Statements
• Triggers of the challenging behavior
• Description of the challenging behavior
• Responses that maintain the challenging behavior
• Purpose of the behavior
Trigger Behavior Maintaining Consequence
• Group play: centers and outside play
Setting Events (if applicable):
Verbal aggression (threats), physical aggression (hit, push, kick, punch), property destruction
• Peers give up toys/items• Peers leave area• Adults intervene with negative attention on Tim
Preventions New Skills New Responses
Tim’s Support Planning Chart- Hypothesis
Function:obtain toy/play
Hypothesis Statement
In group play situations (outside play/centers), Tim uses verbal aggression (threats), physical aggression (hit, push, kick, punch), and property destruction (throwing or banging toys) to obtain toys and/or join play. When this occurs, the peer relinquishes the desired toy and leaves the play area and/or an adult intervenes and provides Tim with excessive negative attention.
Hypothesis Statement
Billy will use tantrums to request a social interaction. Billy will initiate a chase game or request to be held by pulling the adult’s hand or positioning the adult. If the adult does not comply, Billy will cry loudly, scream, and bring his hands to his face or ears. Often the adult will comply with his request or pick him up.
Hypothesis Statement
Marcia tantrums to escape moving to a new activity. When she is asked to transition from an activity (e.g., playing in the sandbox) to another activity, she will whine, cry, pretend to vomit, slap at the adult, and scream. When she does this, the adult lets her stay a little longer with the original activity or picks her up kicking and screaming.
Not Sure About the Hypothesis?
• What would make the challenging behavior stop? Is it something you would provide or allow the child to access? Or is there something to remove? Or can you allow the child to leave?
• If still unsure, collect more data in the same context.
• Some challenging behavior may have the same form but serve multiple functions.
• Some challenging behaviors may begin around one function (e.g., escape) and continue to serve another function (e.g., gain attention).
Working as a Collaborative Team
• Assign roles.
• Determine agenda and time for meetings.
• Ensure group participation through facilitation and participatory processes.
Roles
• Facilitator – person who guides group in stating agenda, work goals, time allocation
• Recorder – person who writes down the discussion
• Time Keeper – Person who tracks time and warns when agenda item is ending
• Reporter – person who shares group information, makes presentation
• Encourager – person who provides feedback to group members
• Jargon-buster – person who asks the question “what do you mean when you say ‘gobbley-gook’ and helps the group with communicating clearly
Hypothesis Development
• Assign roles.• Review child description, observation, and
interview.• Complete final page of interview.• Determine functions of challenging behavior.• Write hypothesis statement for at least
one function.• Report to group.
Major Messages
1. Challenging behavior has meaning for the child.
2. Children use behavior to access something or someone (obtain/request) or avoid something or someone (escape/protest).
3. The process of Functional Assessment is used to determine the function or purpose of challenging behavior.
4. Hypotheses statements describe the triggers, challenging behavior, maintaining consequences, and function.