Use a Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) Fidelity Data Checklist as a visual walkthrough of the plan’s implementation strategies.
What is a Positive Behavior Support Plan Fidelity Data Checklist?
The Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) Fidelity Data Checklist outlines the targeted behavior(s), prevention strategies, replacement skills to be taught, consequence strategies, and the effect on behavior – all in a quick, easy-to-use checklist format. It provides an abbreviated reminder of what to do before and after behaviors occur, as well as the effectiveness of the strategies.
When to Use a Positive Behavior Support Plan Fidelity Data Checklist
An educator’s student has a Positive Behavior Support Plan that addresses their tendency to call out the answers in their general education classes. The student has paraprofessional support in these classes, but the student needs so much prompting to keep up with the schoolwork that their behavior plan isn’t being implemented consistently. What can an educator do to help everyone follow the behavior plan?
Solution
Try using a PBSP Fidelity Data Checklist to serve as a visual “walkthrough” of the behavior support plan’s implementation steps.
Quick Facts
- Child’s Age: 3-18+
- Planning Effort: Moderate
- Difficulty Level: Easy
Requirements
- Positive Behavior Support Plan
- Fidelity Data Checklist
How To Create a Fidelity Data Checklist
1.Create a Fidelity Data Checklist template (or use the one provided below). Delineate sections for:
- targeted behavior(s)
- prevention strategies
- replacement skill(s) to be taught
- consequence strategies for performing the replacement behavior (new skill)
- consequence strategies for performing the targeted behavior (“old” behavior)
- effect on behavior (i.e. whether the strategy/step was effective or not)
2. Review the Positive Behavior Support Plan. Extract the key information to fill in the Fidelity Data Checklist categories above.
3. Explain the Fidelity Data Checklist to all staff who support the student in his classes and other school environments. Specify how to collect the data and when you’ll review it (daily? weekly?)
4. Collect the Fidelity Data Checklists and compile the results. If after 2-3 weeks of consistent PBSP implementation, no improvement is observed, it may be time to revise the plan. Take heart: research shows that only 33% of initial PBSPs work without revisions!
Positive Behavior Support Plan Fidelity Data Checklist Resources
PBSP Fidelity Data Checklist (Word Document)
PBSP Fidelity Data Checklist (PDF)
What is a Positive Behavior Support Plan?
What is a Functional Behavior Assessment?
This resource was authored by Watson Institute Special Education Consultant, Rachel Schwartz, PhD, BCBA-D
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