Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Overview of functional behavior assessment -- 2. Function-based support: mining the data for gold -- 3. Indirect methods for determining function of behavior -- 4. Direct methods for data collection -- 5. Observing and recording behavior -- 6. Crisis plans -- 7. Data don't lie: real data from the field -- 8. Analysis of the data -- 9. Behavioral intervention planning using a problem-solving model -- 10. Antecedent manipulations or modifications for proactive planning -- 11. Behavior teaching -- 12. Consequence modification -- 13. Sample interventions based on education -- 14. Carrying out the plan and following up.

How would you respond to a student who has tantrums or hits other students? These and other extremely challenging behaviors are identified as tertiary level or "red zone" by the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) model. Laura A. Riffel describes in teacher-friendly terms how to use this model to create an intervention plan to modify behavior that disrupts learning. Research-based tools for general and special educators, administrators, and counselors include: a data-driven approach to solving problems, techniques and strategies for collecting and analyzing data, methods for teaching replacement behavior and examples that show how to modify consequences.