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Handling PBIS with Care: Scaling up to School-Wide Implementation
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Cressey, James M.; Whitcomb, Sara A.; McGilvray-Rivet, Susan J.; Morrison, Rebecca J.; Shander-Reynolds, Katherine J. – Professional School Counseling, 2015
This case study describes the leadership of a school counselor in implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in a low-income, diverse elementary school with a modest level of external supports. After initiating a grade-level pilot program, the school counselor partnered with university-based consultants to expand the PBIS…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Program Descriptions, School Counselors, Program Implementation
Perceived Barriers and Enablers to Implementing Individualized Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in School Settings
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Bambara, Linda M.; Goh, Ailsa; Kern, Lee; Caskie, Grace – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
Identifying factors perceived to either hinder or support the implementation of individualized positive behavior interventions and supports (IPBIS) is essential for promoting sustainable practice. This survey study examined the extent to which school-based professionals (n = 293) experienced barriers and enablers and examined their perceived level…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Barriers, Program Implementation, Individualized Programs
Drug Dependence and Abuse in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Strategies for Intervention
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Ngesu, Lewis M.; Ndiku, Judah; Masese, Alice – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
There may have been a time when we in Kenya considered the use or abuse of drugs as a problem relating only to Western world. Today it has become an African problem to the extent that a month hardly passes without media reports on large quantities of drugs having been intercepted in a number of African cities and towns. The results of the study…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Intervention, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
Principals' Opinions on the Role of Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Students with Communication Disorders Involved in Violence
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Ritzman, Mitzi J.; Sanger, Dixie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey the opinions of principals concerning the role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serving students with communication disorders who have been involved in violence. Method: A mixed methods design involving 678 questionnaires was mailed to elementary, middle, and high school principals in a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Principals, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology
District-Level Administrators' Perspectives on the Implementation of Functional Behavior Assessment in Schools
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Conroy, Maureen; Zhang, Dalun – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 1997) through the current reauthorization (IDEA 2004), disciplinary procedures and functional behavioral assessment (FBA) have been widely used in school districts to assist in the prevention and amelioration of problem behaviors. Although researchers have…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Discipline, Intervention, Disabilities
School Personnel's Professional Development Needs and Skill Level with Functional Behavior Assessments in Ten Midwestern States in the United States: Analysis and Issues
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Pindiprolu, Sekhar S.; Peterson, Stephanie M.; Bergloff, Hollie – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2007
The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) require states address the training needs of in-service and pre-service personnel for developing and implementing positive intervention strategies (Gable, Quinn, Rutherford, & Howell, 1998; Shelladay & Stichter, 1999; The Center for Effective Collaboration and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Intervention, Disabilities, School Personnel