Practical Usage, Implementation, & Unwrapping of the Functional Behavior Assessment /Behavior Intervention Plan- Virtual

Practical Usage, Implementation, & Unwrapping of the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)/Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) for PK-12 Teachers

Held Virtually

A one (1) Credit Workshop held over two (2) days from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (a 30 minute lunch breakeach day):

Saturday, July 6, 2024

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Sunday, July 7, 2024

$50 for Support Staff

$80 for NASA Members

$100 for Non-NASA Members

Those repeating this workshop each new school year WILL RECEIVE CREDIT AGAIN as there is new content!​

***School years go from July 1 - June 30***

Dr. Daniel Weintraub

Special Education Instructional Facilitator (SEIF)

Clark County School District

Joseph Thiriot Elementary School

Kathy Batterman Elementary School

School-Based Child Find Team Lead- Batterman ES

Dr. Weintraub has been working in education since 2005. He has taught at the elementary, middle school, and high school level. Dr. Weintraub has taught students with a wide range disabilities including; autism, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, health impairment, and Specific Learning Disability.

Currently Dr Weintraub is a Special Education Instructional Facilitator for the Clark County School District and an adjunct professor at several universities teaching courses in Special Education, General Education and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Dr. Weintraub earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, his Masters from Chapman University, and Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California in 2012. He attained his BCBA certificate from Florida Institute of Technology in 2016.

Workshop Description:

A workshop on theories, practices and ethical issues in modifying and remediating behavior with an emphasis on creating positive, productive school climates and implementing effective, positive and respectful applied behavior analysis techniques.

Working with challenging classroom behaviors is not easy. It is critical to know how to take behavior data in order to create an effective and working Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) so that student achievement can be positively impacted. General Education Teachers, as well as Special Education Teachers, need the tools and resources to gather effective data and use it to teach socially significant replacement behavior. As we find ourselves in classrooms with more and more students in need of behavior support, we must be prepared to use a scientific evidence based system to best meet the social/emotional needs of our students.

This workshop will also focus on classroom environment support which can assist students in both the general education and special education setting with challenging behaviors. Classroom strategies to assist with setting events and antecedents will be reviewed as well as appropriate and effective response strategies for when a problem behavior occurs. The formulation and implementation of a crisis plan will also be discussed and developed. The second half of the workshop will focus on behavior data collection including graphing of data in various formats.

Learning Outcomes:

• Gather Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence (ABC) behavior data on a target student with challenging behavior.
• Analyze the data and look for patterns.
• Identify the function of the behavior (attention, escape, access, and sensory needs).
• Create a direct and indirect Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) with a clear operational definition of the target behavior.
• Put together an effective Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) utilizing a replacement behavior and reinforcement system.
• Review antecedent strategies which can be utilized to prevent problem behaviors before they occur.
• Discuss ways the classroom environment can be modified to work on challenging behaviors.
• Strategize and identify Functionally Equivalent Replacement Behaviors (FERB) which can be taught in place of socially unacceptable behavior.
• Explore ways of making the classroom environment a safe and calming place, in order to circumvent negative interactions of students.
• Graph behavior data to make it easier to utilize a visual analysis of patterns and trends in behavior.

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position!

Participants will earn 1 credit (15 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO 5 CUs - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR 5 hours toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.

Washoe County School District (WCSD) participants are required to submit a 300-word essay on how they will implement this professional learning to increase student achievement before a certificate is issued.