This is the first course in a three-part series on Functional Behavioral Assessment, and contains an introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessments. This course focuses on the requirements specified in the 1997 Amendments to the IDEA that pertain to Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and positive behavioral intervention plans and supports as they relate to the responsibilities of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) team and to the IEP itself.

This is the second course in a three-part series on Functional Behavioral Assessment, and explains in detail the process of conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment. This course examines the rationale for and discusses the process of conducting a functional behavioral assessment and describes the ways schools and Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams can translate this new public policy into classroom practice by means of a step-by-step approach to functional behavioral assessment. This course explains how IEP teams can decide how to collect various kinds of information and how to organize and analyze this information.

This course in the third in a three-part series on Functional Behavioral Assessment, and explores the process of developing, implementing, and monitoring Functional Behavioral Assessments. Today, educators at all grade levels face a growing number of students whose behavior challenges the success of daily classroom instruction. Fortunately, teachers are usually able to rely on standard strategies for addressing classroom misbehavior, such as solid teaching practices, clear rules and expectations, being physically close to their students, and praising and encouraging positive behaviors. Either independently or with the support of colleagues, they are able to find a successful solution to the problem. However, for some students -- both with and without disabilities -- these tactics fail to produce the desired outcome and may actually worsen an already difficult situation.

Autism for Direct Support Staff has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of Autism for those people who have little or no background of the topic. Modules include topics ranging from the overview of Autism itself to Professionalism and Philosophy. While the course title suggests it is only for support staff, we suggest staff at all levels of an organization would benefit from completing it, particularly supervisors and managers. Remember, "For supervisors to supervise and for managers to manage, they need to know what staff have learned" (Deming, 1974).

No classroom teacher or teacher aide can be expected to be an expert on autism. This course will help you understand some of what you see and some of the more recent information about autism. This will be especially useful to those who have not received autism specific training in their teacher education programs. This course will also provide guidance of positive behavioral supports aimed at helping children with autism develop in both the classroom and their wider community.

Challenging behavior is the one thing that continues to consume our time, resources and emotion in the work we do. The more efficient we become at supporting people to change their behavior, the closer we get to achieving the outcomes we strive toward. Understanding whether our efforts to support behavior change are working, is the foundation of any effective behavior support plan. To know this....we need data! Data Collection is a "quick course" of study in why we need to collect data and covers the fundamentals of how to do so. This includes graphing and how to ensure the data you collect is reliable.

Person Centered Planning (PCP) is a course designed to provide a firm understanding of the philosophy and process of thinking and planning in a person centered way. EVERYBODY should do this course. Whether you are a newly employed support person or a seasoned professional or manager, this course will allow you to truly understand what it means to provide support to someone in a "Person Centered" manner.

This course has been designed to give you an increased awareness and understanding of challenging behaviors, and help you to understand some strategies to help prevent challenging behaviors from occurring while supporting people when they do.

This course focuses on the key elements of effective best practice and educational models for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.