Implementing Supportive Consequences in the Classroom
Summary
Many educators across the country are implementing Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) in their schools and classrooms. While PBIS primarily focuses on proactive and preventative approaches to improve behavior, one of the essential elements of PBIS is the consistent use of consequences when students do not meet behavioral expectations. Most teachers view consequences as punitive reactions to misbehavior. However, there are ways to deliver consequences that are supportive in nature that result in positively redirecting students to engaging in desirable behavior, thereby eliminating the necessity of punitive responses. In this presentation, we will discuss the problems associated with commonly used punitive consequences to address challenging behaviors in classrooms and provide an alternative approach that is more in line with PBIS frameworks. This entails the use of a hierarchy of supportive consequences, which will be explained in detail allowing participants to immediately replicate or adapt this method in their classroom.
Implementing Supportive Consequences in the Classroom
Many educators across the country are implementing Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) in their schools and classrooms. While PBIS primarily focuses on proactive and preventative approaches to improve behavior, one of the essential elements of PBIS is the consistent use of consequences when students do not meet behavioral expectations. Most teachers view consequences as punitive reactions to misbehavior. However, there are ways to deliver consequences that are supportive in nature that result in positively redirecting students to engaging in desirable behavior, thereby eliminating the necessity of punitive responses. In this presentation, we will discuss the problems associated with commonly used punitive consequences to address challenging behaviors in classrooms and provide an alternative approach that is more in line with PBIS frameworks. This entails the use of a hierarchy of supportive consequences, which will be explained in detail allowing participants to immediately replicate or adapt this method in their classroom.
