FBA to PBSP

This series is designed to build internal capacity within schools for staff to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and develop positive behavior support plans (PBSPs). Across three full days all steps of the FBA & PBSP process will be explored. Time will be allotted to discuss function-based interventions, crisis planning, and implementation fidelity.

Target Audience:

Special Education Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Building Principals, Other Building Level Administrators, Special Education Liaisons, Interventionists & Coaches

Act 48 Hours:

• 5.5 (five and a half) Act 48 hours per session, for a total of 16.5 (sixteen and a half) Act 48 hours will be awarded at the end of the series.
• Participants are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to attend all sessions in the series. Partial Act 48 hours offered.

Cost: There is no cost to attend this training series.

Registration Priority: Educators who work for LEAs in the AIU3 region will have priority registration.

Date: October 14, 2025

Session Overview: Participants will review behavior analytic principles and terminology, discuss functions of behavior, and debrief about common pitfalls when conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and designing Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs). The components of a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and data collection methods will be reviewed. Time will be allotted to exploring the Initial Line of Inquiry tool and discuss how it supports teams in information gathering, defining target behaviors, and identifying additional data needs.

Date: October 30, 2025

Session Overview: Participants will be introduced to the components of a Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP). The importance of teaching and practicing replacement behaviors to build up students' skill repertoire will be discussed. Time will also be spent learning how to select antecedent strategies, replacement behavior skills, and consequence interventions that correspond to the hypothesized function(s) of behavior.

Date: November 17, 2025

Session Overview: Participants will learn about the stages of crisis and discuss connections to trauma. Time will be spent on understanding staff and student responses during a behavioral crisis. A template and strategies for developing a crisis plan will be reviewed. Additionally, participants will learn how to interpret behavior data and write a focused summary of the data as part of the FBA, PBSP, and the present levels of functional performance section of the IEP. Development of measurable and meaningful IEP goals, specially designed instruction (SDI), and how to collect and analyze progressing monitoring data will be shared. Considerations to support effective staffing and implementation fidelity will also be discussed.

All Sessions:

Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm

Location: McGuffey Room, AIU, 475 E. Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Training Content Questions:

Shanna Bradfield, Training and Consultation Coordinator

shanna.bradfield@aiu.net

Registration Questions:

Jamila Robinson-Moore, Administrative Support

jamila.robinsonmoore@aiu3.net

Website: aiu3.net
Location: 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA
Phone: 412-394-5700

Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event.

Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event.