Tier 3 Behavioral Support
Intensive, individualized behavioral interventions for students with significant behavioral needs who have not responded adequately to Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports. These interventions involve comprehensive assessment, highly individualized behavior support plans, and specialized personnel working collaboratively with families and community partners.
Key Components
- •Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
- •Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
- •Crisis intervention protocols
- •Wraparound services coordination
- •Intensive progress monitoring
Implementation Strategies
- •Multidisciplinary team approach
- •Person-centered planning
- •Individualized reinforcement systems
- •Environmental modifications
- •Family-school collaboration
Assessment Tools
- •Functional analysis protocols
- •Direct behavior observation
- •Behavior rating scales
- •Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence analysis
- •Quality of life measures
Evidence-Based Practices
Elementary
- Function-based interventions
- Cognitive-behavioral interventions
- Individualized positive reinforcement systems
- Parent-teacher action research
Middle School
- Individualized CICO with function-based features
- Wraparound service coordination
- Targeted skills training with coaching
- Therapeutic mentoring
High School
- Person-centered planning
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills
- Vocational/transition planning with behavioral supports
- Community-based functional assessment