Interventions for disruptive behaviors: Reducing problems and building skills

Interventions for disruptive behaviors: Reducing problems and building skills is a 164-page guide written by a professor of counseling, school, and educational psychology. It offers educators tools for supporting students' positive behavior in school and in social situations. Interventions at the whole-class, targeted, and individual levels are covered as well as parent training programs and strategies for building adaptive skills.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

FBA to Z: Functional behavior and intervention plans for individuals with ASD

FBA to Z: Functional behavior and intervention plans for individuals with ASD offers 114 pages of guidance on developing behavior and intervention plans for teachers and practitioners who work with individuals on the autism spectrum. Written by autism specialists with decades of combined experience in the field, this book seeks to inform readers about the underlying characteristics of autism and to enhance their understanding of behavior as it relates to those on the spectrum.

The book begins with a quick introduction that includes the authors' viewpoint on using Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and sets the tone for the remaining chapters. An overview of the traditional FBA assessment process is conducted using a single case study as an example of a satisfactory assessment. That case study is then used to look at the individual as a whole person identifying her needs in order to understand her behavior and then create a behavior intervention plan. The book offers sample plans for the case study and concludes with a list for further reading.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Teaching behavior: Managing classrooms through effective teaching

Teaching behavior: Managing classrooms through effective teaching offers 296 pages of guidance for teachers who want to do more than just react to behaviors. Written by a professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville, the book includes thoughts on why instruction is the foundation for all student behavior. It offers tools for managing all types of students and classrooms including self-assessment checklists and discussion questions and more.

The book is written in three sections: Behavior and Instruction, The Daily Grind, and Individualized Strategies. In the first section, best practices for effective instruction are covered along with thoughts on behavior and its purposes. The second section covers classroom arrangements and planning for and presenting instruction along with providing consequences for behavior while the third section offers strategies for monitoring behavior and for handling students with more serious behavior issues. Each chapter begins with discussion questions to set the tone and content. Within each chapter, the author offers short lists of further readings for follow-up research after important points.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf: A Story about Bullying

Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf is for children in preschool through 3rd grade and is appropriate for bullying awareness. It is written by a licensed professional counselor and published by Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychology Association and is beautifully illustrated by an Indiana University alumna. The illustrations fill most of the pages to keep young ones’ interest in the story.

The book starts off by talking about how Little Bitty Wolf used to love taking the path through the forest to go to school until Big Red moved into the neighborhood. Big Red began to terrorize Little Bitty by teasing and taunting him and pulling his tail. His teacher noticed Little Bitty’s sadness and asked him to go talk to the school counselor who gave him a different suggestion to use with Big Red. Life for Little Bitty got a whole lot better after that. A note to parents and caregivers at the end of the book discusses ways to use the book and common warning signs to look for when a child is being bullied. It also points out warning signs for when a child may be the bully.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Behavior Tracker Pro

Designed by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and parent of a child with autism, Behavior Tracker Pro for autism is an iPhone, iTouch and iPad application that allows BCBAs, behavioral therapists, aides, teachers or parents to track behaviors and automatically graph them. Export the data for offline manipulation in Excel.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id319708933

Don't Miss: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: 

Understanding and Helping Students with 

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

November 18, 2016

Westfield, IN

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints.

Wan to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu//index.php?pageId=ross-greene-workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: 

Understanding and Helping Students with 

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

November 18, 2016

Westfield, IN

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints.

Wan to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu//index.php?pageId=ross-greene-workshop

6 Locations and Dates Offered for Upcoming Workshop

Understanding and Managing 

Challenging Behaviors

Presented by 

Dr. Cathy Pratt, BCBA-D 

Director, Indiana Resource Center for Autism

The goal of this full-day workshop is to provide affordable and localized training for those working with students who engage in challenging behaviors. It is relevant for certified and non-certified staff, including general and special educators, paraprofessionals, school psychologists, behavior consultants and interested others.

Dates:                                Locations:
September 2, 2016             Pendleton
September 7, 2016             Kokomo
September 16, 2016           New Albany
September 28, 2016           Lebanon
October 4, 2016                  St. Leon
November 2, 2016              Mt. Vernon

For more information about this workshop and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/understanding-and-managing-challenging-behaviors-workshop

Workshop Dates and Locations Announced

Understanding and Managing 

Challenging Behaviors

Presented by 

Dr. Cathy Pratt, BCBA-D 

Director, Indiana Resource Center for Autism

Sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism

If you work with students who have challenging or difficult behaviors (regardless of their diagnostic label), this workshop may be relevant to you.

The goal of this full-day workshop is to provide affordable and localized training for those working with students who engage in challenging behaviors. It is relevant for certified and non-certified staff, including general and special educators, paraprofessionals, school psychologists, behavior consultants and interested others. Content is practical, based on ongoing experience in the field, and addresses students with various disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders and across grade levels. The hope is that those attending can walk away with ideas that can be implemented immediately and that are evidence-based. Many of these strategies work with students without disabilities as well.

For more information including dates and locations of this workshop, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/understanding-and-managing-challenging-behaviors-workshop

Supporting behavior for school success: A step-by-step guide to key strategies

Supporting behavior for school success: A step-by-step guide to key strategies is "designed for busy teachers and other school-based professionals. This book presents step-by-step guidelines for implementing seven highly effective strategies to improve classroom management and instructional delivery. These key low-intensity strategies are grounded in the principles of positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS), and are easy to integrate into routine teaching practice." -publisher

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Disruptive behavior disorders: Evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention

Disruptive behavior disorders: Evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention "reviews a broad range of evidence-based practices and offers recommendations for selecting, implementing, and evaluating them within a multi-tiered framework. Coverage includes school- and home-based approaches, multi-component programs, prevention strategies, and social skills training." -publisher

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Save the Date!

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

Presenter:  Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

November 5, 2015

Sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism
In Collaboration with Avon Community School Corporation

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, "The Explosive Child" and "Lost at School." The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints. The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/ross-greene-workshop

Save the Dates!

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is announcing two new workshops that will be offered later in the year.

A Year of Social Skills Activities and Games for Children with High Functioning Autism and/or Mental Health Challenges
Presented by:  Joel Shaul, LCSW
Date:  September 25, 2015
Location:  Lawrence Education Community Center, Indianapolis, IN

Workshop Overview
This workshop aims to equip teachers, speech-language pathologists and mental health professionals with abundant, ready-to-use lessons, activities and games that they can use immediately in their work. Each participant will be shown how to access Joel’s website, AutismTeachingStrategies.com, to download and use dozens of free printout games, activities, worksheets, slide presentations and lessons on the topics of conversation, relationships and emotional regulation.
 
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges
Presented by:  Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.
Dates:  November 5, 2015
Location:  Avon Middle School North, Avon, IN

Workshop Overview
This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene described his influential books The Explosive Child and Lost at School.  The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical, and mechanical restraints.  The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual:  it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention. Participants in this workshop will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the model, along with practical assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in these diverse settings.

Registration for these workshops will be available soon so check back often!

All Kids Can Succeed: Effective Interventions for Behavioral and Social Challenges

Looking for a workshop on how to handle meltdowns and design effective behavior plans to prevent them? The folks at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism, in collaboration with Avon Community School Corporation, will sponsor a workshop on this topic presented by Jed Baker, Ph.D. in April.

For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3730

Mobile App Monday - Birdhouse for Autism

Looking for an app that will keep a running, searchable log of your child's daily activities and behaviors? Birdhouse for Autism can help you figure out what's working for your child and what needs to be changed. Birdhouse is designed for parents raising children with Autism BY parents raising a child with Autism. Users must create an account on a full size (desktop/laptop) browser prior to using Birdhouse for iPhone.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/birdhouse-for-autism/id648397801?mt=8

Primarily for Paraprofessionals: Handling Problematic Behaviors and Using Applied Behavior Analysis

Looking to provide paraprofessionals with information about understanding and handling problematic behaviors? The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is offering a workshop on this topic several times this fall.

Paraprofessionals will learn tools associated with both positive behavior support and applied behavior analysis. Practical ideas will be provided that can be quickly utilized in an instructional setting with a range of students.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3722

Been there, done that--try this!: An Aspie's guide to life on earth

In Been there, done that--try this!: An Aspie's guide to life on earth, Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Stephen M. Shore, and many other Aspie mentors, offer their personal guidance on coping with the daily stressors that Aspies have identified as being the most significant, in order of urgency - anxiety, self-esteem, change, meltdowns, depression, friendship, love, and much, much more. Based on years of personal experience, this book is packed with advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there and done that! -book description

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Plausible answers to the question: "why do they do that?"

Plausible answers to the question: "why do they do that?"  is a hands-on reference for parents, other caregivers, and teachers that takes a unique approach to children's behaviors that often dismay and puzzle adults. Each behavior is laid out on a two-page spread with tips and suggestions to help you determine what's potentially causing the behavior and what to do about it.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu.

S.T.A.R.S.: A Social Skills Training Guide

Looking for a personal relationship curriculum to use with teens and adults with developmental disabilities? The STARS model focuses on four areas: Understanding Relationships, Social Skills Training, Sexual Awareness, and Assertiveness—with the goals of promoting positive sexuality and preventing sexual abuse.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Social Behavior and Self Management

Social Behavior and Self-Management uses scales as a way of explaining social and emotional concepts to individuals who have a hard time understanding these concepts. The 5-point scales can be used to increase communication between the person on the spectrum and their support person.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.