Introduction to Behavior Advantage: Simple BIP Case Study

Behavior Advantage Orientation Training:  A Self-Guided Introduction & Case Study

Welcome to Behavior Advantage!  Here is the checklist of items to complete that will help you become familiar with Behavior Advantage so you can start developing and implementing evidence-based behavior plans while saving hours of time!

Step 1:  Watch the Introduction to Behavior Advantage video below:

Step 2:  Now let's develop a Simple BIP in Behavior Advantage for our case study student.  Here is some information about our friend Shane:   

Case Study: Shane Burton

Shane is a 16-year-old male in 10th grade at Seaside High School.  He enjoys art, especially drawing, and science fiction literature.  He reports only having one or two friends at Seaside.  He shows great compassion for students with significant disabilities, when he provides support in Seaside’s special day class for his practicum course.  Shane has struggled both academically and behaviorally across several school settings, including Math, Science, and English Language Arts.  Behavioral challenges include being tardy to class, ignoring teacher instructions, failing to initiate or complete tasks, arguing with staff, yelling, minor property destruction, and leaving the classroom without permission.  He has received 6 office referrals so far this school year.  Shane is being referred to Seaside’s Behavior PLC Team to develop a Simple Behavior Intervention Plan to support Shane in targeted school settings.

Step 3:  Next, let's conduct an observation of Shane in his math class:

Step 4: We're taking a team-based approach to behavior planning right?! So, we met with the math teacher, Mr. Alley during lunch, and used the Simple BIP Team Collaboration Form to guide everyone to consider context and function surrounding Shane's behavior. This collaboration helped everyone get on the same page, stay solution-oriented, and this information will support us now to develop a Simple BIP with matched interventions to Prevent, Teach, and Respond to Shane's behaviors moving forward.

Download a copy of the Simple BIP Team Collaboration Form - Case Study PDF below and review with the team (Click >> in the upper-right and Save):

  

Step 5:  Now login to Behavior Advantage and follow the Get Started - Resource Center Guide to Start a Simple BIP by Creating a New Student - Shane Burton.

Important Note: When creating Shane as a new student, use your own personal Date of Birth for his Student Information to avoid duplicate student entries!

Simple BIP Case Study Tips:

1. Use the Case Study Simple BIP Team Collaboration Form to "match" strategies to Shane's specific needs
   
2. Select only 1 - 2 Prevention Strategies to support Shane and Mr. Alley
3. Select only 1 - 2 New Skills to Teach and keep your teaching plan (Strategies to Teach, Prompting, Motivation) simple
4. Use the completed escalation cycle or behavior chain in the Simple BIP Team Collaboration Form to fill out the left column in Response Strategies and then "match" only 1 - 2 Response Strategies per level of escalation
5. Feel free to "assume" or "incorporate" any details that might fit with this case study (e.g., "maybe Shane receives Resource support," "maybe there is a positive peer support in Shane's math class," etc.).
6. Lastly, when you're done developing the Simple BIP, review the Report and Implementation Checklist and discuss a) how this plan will be efficiently implemented with fidelity, b) how we will include Shane in the process (we need his buy-in!), and c) how will we know if the plan is working (e.g., progress monitoring)?

Great job Team, you did it!!!

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