Candidates will develop a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) using positive behavioral
supports and intervention based on the Functional Behavior Assessment completed in
Module 1.
Instructions:
Candidates will use the template provided that addresses APA formatting (includes a
title page, headers, page numbers, and references). This plan must be based on the
function of the behavior derived from the Functional Behavior Assessment. The paper
should be written as a report and not in first person.
A. Write the Behavioral Objective: Using the student’s current level of
functioning, write an objective that includes the learner, the expected positive
behavior, condition, and criteria in ONE sentence.
B. Write the Behavioral Operational Definition: Definition of the behavior of
concern (BOC).
C. Intervention Plan. Candidates will provide an overview of the intervention
plan that includes the following
a. Description of all individuals involved and their roles in the plan. b. A
description of the intervention that is supported by evidence based
research for selection.
D. Proactive Preventative Strategies.
Describe what strategies will be implemented to avoid triggering the BOC. This is
not the intervention.
E. Replacement Skills
a. Identify the behavior that will replace the target behavior.
b. Describe how it will be taught.
c. Describe when and how long it will be taught.
F. Consequence strategies
a. Criteria for token economy system
b. Descrbe a brief crisis intervention plan.
G. Generalization.
a. List setting(s) for implementation (i.e. classroom, hallway, cafeteria)
b. Identify timeline of implementation (1 week)
c. Identify strategies that will be used to maintain positive behavior
skills.
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H. Monitoring.
List how often the team will meet to monitor or revise the Behavior Intervention Plan.
Data will be collected for a minimum of 10 days ( 5 days for baseline and 5 days for
intervention) using a provided frequency chart.
