Challenging Behavior Support Team
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
The Challenging Behavior Support Team collaborates with AEA and LEA teams for the purposes of assessing challenging behavior, developing effective intervention plans, providing the supports needed for school teams to implement individual plans effectively, and building capacity in the areas of assessment and intervention planning.
Prior to Our Involvement
If the student has autism, please make a referral your Autism Consultant if you have not done so
Building-based AEA staff has been involved in supporting the school team with collecting data to identify function and implementing function-based interventions.
If you have not begun collecting ABC data, begin this process (contact us if you would like support with this process)
Referral Process
Referrals will be scheduled in the order received. Once a referral and supporting documents have been received, the CBS Team will contact you to notify you of possible timelines for an initial team meeting. To refer a student, please provide the following information:
CBS Team referral form
IEP or signed FIE
Current FBA and BIP (if developed)
Additional observation and/or implementation data (if applicable)
Reports from AEA practitioners and/or outside agencies (with appropriate parental consent to release information)
Expectations for Collaboration
Due to the important role that AEA practitioners play in supporting LEA teams, the CBS Team prefers that referrals are made by AEA building team members. Please consider the following:
If a referral is received directly from an LEA team or a student’s parent/guardian, the CBST will recommend that the individual(s) contact their AEA team members prior to accepting the referral.
The CBST expects at least one AEA practitioner from the referring team to participate for the duration of our involvement.
The role of the CBST is to provide input to the IEP/FIE team. That is, we will provide recommendations and consultation, but decisions regarding program components, support decisions, and placement are ultimately made by the IEP team.
Services and Supports
While each referral may be unique, it is important to note that our process will likely include interviewing staff who are familiar with the student, observing the student, and collecting data on the behavior(s) of concern prior to making formal recommendations to the team. Changing problem behavior is a process that begins with gathering information and ends with evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention. The CBS Team is available to provide collaboration and consultation in one or more of the following areas:
Conducting a functional behavior assessment (FBA), which may include:
Defining behaviors of concern
Determining appropriate data tools (e.g., ABC data)
Identifying additional assessments (e.g., preference, functional analysis, structural analysis)
Interpreting FBA results
Developing and implementing a behavior intervention plan (BIP), which may include:
Generating ideas for research-based intervention strategies for a BIP, based on FBA information
Determining if the appropriateness/necessity of specific components in a BIP
Developing a system to monitor the effectiveness of a BIP
Hands on training for AEA and LEA teams in implementing BIP strategies
Members of the Challenging Behavior Support Team include Amy Graber (), Kristi Miiller (), Jake Vitense (), and Hannah Stokes ()