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SWPBS: Preventing & Reducing Effectiveness of Bullying Behavior. George Sugai OSEP Center on PBIS Center for Behavioral Education & Research University of Connecticut Aug 18, 2010 www.pbis.org www.cber.org www.swis. org. PURPOSE
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SWPBS: Preventing & Reducing Effectiveness of Bullying Behavior George Sugai OSEP Center on PBIS Center for Behavioral Education & Research University of Connecticut Aug 18, 2010 www.pbis.orgwww.cber.orgwww.swis.org
PURPOSE To improve our understanding of & responding to bullying behavior from perspective of school-wide positive behavior support. • Re/over-view of SWPBS • Bullying behavior in SWPBS • Strategies
SWPBS: Re/over-view
8 SWPBS Logic! Successful individual student behavior support is linked to host environments or school climates that are effective, efficient, relevant, durable, salable, & logical for all students (Zins & Ponti, 1990)
Integrated Elements Supporting Social Competence & Academic Achievement OUTCOMES 15 Supporting Decision Making Supporting Staff Behavior DATA SYSTEMS “BULLY BEHAVIOR” PRACTICES Supporting Student Behavior
17 SWPBS Practices School-wide Classroom Family Non-classroom • Smallest # • Evidence-based • Biggest, durable effect Student
“Is SWPBS evidence-based practice?” Horner, R. H., Sugai, G., & Anderson, C. M. (in press). Examining the evidence base for school-wide positive behavior support. Focus on Exceptionality. www.pbis.org
Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT FEW ~5% Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior ~15% SOME Primary Prevention: School-/Classroom- Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings 23 ALL ~80% of Students
Intensive, Individual Interventions • Individual Students • Assessment-based • High Intensity • Intensive, Individual Interventions • Individual Students • Assessment-based • Intense, durable procedures • Targeted Group Interventions • Some students (at-risk) • High efficiency • Rapid response • Targeted Group Interventions • Some students (at-risk) • High efficiency • Rapid response • Universal Interventions • All students • Preventive, proactive • Universal Interventions • All settings, all students • Preventive, proactive Responsiveness to Intervention Academic Systems Behavioral Systems 1-5% 1-5% 5-10% 5-10% 80-90% 80-90% Circa 1996
23 Behavior Continuum Academic Continuum RTI Integrated Continuum Mar 10 2010
23 RTI Continuum of Support for ALL Few Some All Dec 7, 2007
Continuum of Support for ALL Math Science Spanish Reading Soc skills Soc Studies Basketball Label behavior…not people Dec 7, 2007
Continuum of Support for ALL Anger man. Prob Sol. Ind. play Adult rel. Attend. Coop play Peer interac Label behavior…not people Dec 7, 2007
Doesn’t Work Works • Label student • Exclude student • Blame family • Punish student • Assign restitution • Ask for apology • Teach targeted social skills • Reward social skills • Teach all • Individual for non-responsive behavior • Invest in positive school-wide culture
Mean % Students 2009-2010 Majors Only Most are responsive…but some need a bit more. 9% 19% 24% 18% 91% 81% 76% 82% N = 2565 713 266 474
And we know who they are! Mean % ODRs 2009-2010 Majors Only 74% 82% 84% 79% 18% Students: 9% 19% 24%
K-6 Problem Behavior ODR Aggression-fighting & disrespect
6-9 Problem Behavior ODR Disrespect
9-12 Problem Behavior ODR Disrespect + tardy, skip, truant
Victim attention • Bystander attention • Self-delivered praise • Tangible access
ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS • TERTIARY PREVENTION • TERTIARY PREVENTION • Function-based support • Wraparound • Person-centered planning ~5% ~15% • SECONDARY PREVENTION • SECONDARY PREVENTION • Check in/out • Targeted social skills instruction • Peer-based supports • Social skills club • PRIMARY PREVENTION • PRIMARY PREVENTION • Teach SW expectations • Proactive SW & classroom discipline • Positive reinforcement • Effective instruction • Parent engagement • Active supervision ~80% of Students
MUST….. • Be easy & do-able by all • Be contextually relevant • Result in early disengagement • Increase predictability • Be pre-emptive • Be teachable • Be brief