Practical and comprehensive, this book focuses on the nuts and bolts of designing positive behavior support plans for students with such disabilities as mental retardation, autism, learning disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Strategies are provided for addressing individual behavioral problems at all levels of severity. Filled with illustrative examples, the book shows how to conduct a functional assessment and develop an overall support plan, using a team-based approach. Of particular utility, chapters detail specific types of interventions that could be included in the plan: antecedent interventions, alternative skills training, responses to problem behavior, long-term supports, home-based strategies, and more. Featuring self-check questions to facilitate learning and problem solving, this is an invaluable classroom text and professional guide. The Table of Contents contains the following chapters: (1) Evolution of Positive Behavior Support (Linda M. Bambara); (2) Understanding the Environmental Determinants of Problem Behaviors (Glen Dunlap, Joshua Harrower, and Lise Fox); (3) Overview of the Behavior Support Process (Linda M. Bambara); (4) Teaming (Linda M. Bambara, Stacy Nonnemacher, and Freya Koger); (5) Strategies for Measuring Behavior Change (Raymond G. Miltenberger); (6) Gathering Functional Assessment Information (Lee Kern, Robert E. O'Neill, and Kristin Starosta); (7) Developing Hypothesis Statements (Lee Kern); (8) Antecedent and Setting Event Interventions (Lee Kern and Shelley Clarke); (9) Teaching Alternative Skills (James Halle, Linda M. Bambara, and Joe Reichle); (10) Responding to Problem Behavior, Lee Kern; (11) Long-Term Supports and Ongoing Evaluation (Tim Knoster and Don Kincaid); (12) Extending Behavior Support in Home and Community Settings (Lynn Kern Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, Mendy Boettcher, and Lauren Brookman-Frazee); and (13) Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: An Alternative Approach to Discipline in Schools (Robert H. Horner, George Sugai, Anne W. Todd, and Teri Lewis-Palmer).