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Certificate in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS)
Program Coordinator: Dr. Marcel Lebrun, e-mail: mrlebrun@plymouth.edu
Assistant Professor of Education
B.Ed., B.A., M.Ed., University of Manitoba; Ph.D., University of San José
The certificate in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) is designed for teachers, para-educators, administrators, guidance counselors, psychologists and other school or community providers, and family members interested in increasing their understanding of the process of enhancing the emotional well being of students through systemic, positive, prevention-focused and data-based decision making in schools.
Program Requirements
- The student must hold a bachelor's degree in education or a related field.
- The Coordinator of the Special Education program must interview the student.
- The student must complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. Courses will be determined according to the individual needs of the student and must be approved by the program director.
- The student must maintain a B average or higher in the program.
Competencies
- Knowledge and application of positive behavioral interventions and supports designed to enhance the emotional well-being of all students in schools
- Knowledge and application of universal, positive and proactive schoolwide approaches designed to enhance discipline practices and school climate including:
- Developing skills in collaboration and consultation with colleagues and families
- Developing and implementing school-wide expectations
- Developing and implementing a behavior matrix of expectations across settings
- Developing and implementing teaching scripts to address pro-social behaviors
- Developing and implementing a school wide reinforcement system
- Determining office vs. classroom referrals
- Developing and implementing a database system for behavior
- Evaluating the universal system using databased decision-making for improving practice.
- Knowledge and application of targeted approaches aimed at addressing the behavior of students for whom universal interventions are insufficient including:
- Developing skills in collaboration and consultation with colleagues and families
- Developing and implementing a process for addressing the behavior of students who are not experiencing success with universal interventions
- Completing functional behavioral assessments on targeted students
- Completing behavior intervention plans based on functional behavioral assessments
- Designing and implementing targeted group interventions aimed at reducing problem behavior and increasing pro-social behavior and academic achievement
- Evaluating the targeted system using data-based decision-making for improving practice
- Knowledge and application of intensive approaches aimed at addressing the behavior of students for whom targeted interventions are insufficient including:
- Developing skills in collaboration and consultation with colleagues and families
- Developing and implementing a process for addressing the behavior of students who are not experiencing success with universal and targeted interventions
- Developing skills in a wraparound planning
- Developing skills in interagency coordination
- Evaluating the intensive system using databased decision-making for improving practice.
These courses are sequential and build upon one another. It is key to take the courses in this specific order.
Required Courses
PBIS Courses
SE 5563 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support: Schoolwide Approaches for All Students - 3 credits
SE 5566 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support: Targeted Approaches for Students At-Risk - 3 credits
SE 5564 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support: Comprehensive Approaches for Students with Intense and Chronic Needs - 3 credits
SE 5568 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support: Facilitation Specialist as Coach and Resource Person - 3 credits
- OR -
SE 5565 PBIS Summer Institute - 3 credits
Total for Certificate in PBIS - 12 credits
Students who are part of a school that is implementing PBIS will receive graduate credits for the work that they are doing at the school level. Please sign up for the classes that are called PBIS: Advanced. Individuals not in a school presently doing PBIS may sign up for the regular classes on PBIS. If interested, contact Dr. Marcel Lebrun at (603) 535-2288 to set up a program of study.
