Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (EC-PBIS) is an approach for addressing a child´s behavior based on humanistic values and research. This approach assists the user to develop an understanding of why the child has challenging behavior and teach the child new skills to replace the challenging behavior. It is a holistic approach that considers all of the factors that impact a child, a family, and the child´s behavior. Ongoing research has found that Positive Behavior Supports, the foundation for EC-PBIS, is a very powerful intervention that is effective with all ages, diverse groups, and people of various cultures and abilities. It is the only comprehensive approach that is evidence-based and addresses challenging behaviors within a variety of natural settings. This workshop will cover the new CSEFEL Inclusion Module and EC-PBIS implementation.

Participants will:
• Describe an evidence-based framework for addressing social emotional development and challenging behavior.
• Identify strategies to address common barriers to evidence based practices.
• Identify effective leadership strategies including collaborative planning, program-wide planning and professional development.
• Apply collaborative action planning strategies for improving children’s social emotional and behavioral outcomes.

Instructors: Kathy Bartling, Jennifer Jansen
Session No.: 6018
Dates & Times:
8/15/13 @ 8:00 - 11:00
11/13/13 @ 12:30 - 3:30
2/26/14 @ 8:00 - 11:00
Location: Clinton Administration Center