Behavior Assessment and Intervention Team
Purpose of B.A.I.T.
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to help children make a positive changes in their behavior
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support local building teams that work with elementary-aged children who display severe, challenging behaviors
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to provide crisis support services
B.A.I.T. Members
B.A.I.T
program team members include: a Team Leader, School Psychologist,
para-educators and Day
School Teacher. B.A.I.T. para-educators receive ongoing
training in Applied Behavior Analysis, the functional behavior
assessment process, observations, data collection techniques, as
well as team building and collaboration skills.
Referral
Information
Appropriate referrals would be
students who...
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display significant aggressive behavior and/or extreme disruptive behavior
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continue to exhibit aggressive and/or disruptive behavior after ongoing assessments and implementation of various behavior supports & FBA/BIP implementation
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may require frequent restrictive interventions such as isolated time-out and physical restraints
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may be referred for the day program
The referral liaison would be the school psychologist.
Probable Interventions
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assistance with observations, data collection and all other components of a behavioral assessment
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intervention planning
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intervention implementation
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crisis support
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interagency collaboration assistance
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student involvement (could be direct, indirect or consultative)
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staff training
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student monitoring and data form creation
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curriculum suggestions
Crisis Support
Crisis support services will be available to ALL students who engage in frequent episodes of extreme disruptive behavior and/or harmful forms of aggression.
Services could include assisting SIT and IEP teams in implementation of behavior interventions, crisis prevention & response planning and/or help with physical restraint procedures.
Day School Program
B.A.I.T. now offers a K-5 elementary day program for children who engage in significant disruptive and/or aggressive behavior. The educational setting provides students with a variety of instructional techniques and positive behavior supports to promote success in each child.
The local IEP team will make the determination if this service is appropriate.
Emergency and other Contact information:
Team Leader: 620-717-3775
School Psychologist: 620-717-3776
B.A.I.T. Office: 620-473-2797
Fax: 620-473-2159