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PROACTIVE AND BEHAVIOR SUPPORTPLAN TEMPLATE INSTRUCTIONS

CCCW Behavior Support Oversight Committee

Why have a written plan?

Increases quality of life. Supports health and safety. Increases the quality of care.

Consistency Helps train new staff Everyone is on the same page

Portions of a Plan to Be Covered

Introduction Proactive supports Behavior supports

Introduction

Individual story. Strength based. Things that the person likes. Things the person dislikes. Any health considerations.

Proactive Support Plans

Interventions that proactively work to decrease maladaptive behaviors.

Should include ways for staff to interact with the individuals.

Very individualized in order to have it be successful.

How do we create an environment for people to learn to be independent?

Proactive Support Strategies

Building Rapport What is the best way to get to know this

individuals. Does it take time? How can you use the things someone

likes to open up lines of starting a relationship.

Proactive Support Strategies

Effective communication This is key to an effective plan. A large amount of behaviors are due to

communication barriers. Identify how the individual

communicates and how staff can communicate effectively with them.

Any adaptations that need to be looked at.

Proactive Support Strategies

Relationships How do staff preserve the current

relationships? How do staff support the creation of new

relationships. How do staff work with the individual to

support difficult relationship in their life.

Proactive Support Strategies

Choice and control: How is choice and control offered within

their everyday life. Offering control and choice back into

someone's life goes a long way. Can be as simples as decide when I

shower, and as complex as allowing some risk to make mistakes.

Proactive Support Strategies

Environmental Sensory interventions. Home modifications. Visual aids. Someone doesn’t like big crowds. Someone doesn’t like being alone or

down time.

Proactive Support Strategies

Routine Structure throughout the day. Effective communication around making

changes to the day. Offering choices.

Proactive Support Strategies

Identifying learning opportunities.

Proactive Support Strategies

Medical Interventions Bowel movement plans. Ear infections. UTI. Diabetes monitoring.

Proactive Support Strategies

Mental Health Interventions Therapists Medications Other supports that are in place to assist

with stabilization of any mental health symptoms.

Behavioral Support

Define the behavior Objective Repeatable Measureable

Identify frequency Baseline

Behavioral Support

Stress triggers Ties to proactive supports Awareness

Function Physical, verbal, para-vebal signs Non negotiable

Behavioral Support

Target Behavior: Staff Interactions

Behavioral signs: 1.)2.)3.)

Behavioral Support

Simple Clear Concise steps

Behavioral Support

Is there a crisis plan in place? What are the steps?

Behavioral Support

Talk out How to process and lead into a teaching

moment. For both the individual and staff

This is often overlooked

Behavioral Support

Documentation/data collection Assist with evaluating effectiveness Determining function Consistency from staff

Behavioral Support

Review schedule. Who is involved Create objective bench marks Signatures (do not forget the

individual the plan is created around)

Resources for Questions

For providers contact the members CCCW IDT.

For IDT contact your site Behavior Support Oversight Committee lead.