The Importance of Designing an Individual Behavioral Plan

New learning and peer interactions trigger tremendous emotional stimulation manifested through a series of challenging behaviors. If the students’ emotional needs are not understood, and they do not receive skill instruction in controlling their emotions, the worst is unpredictable. Accordingly, teachers and other required individuals in the student’s life must understand that these uncontrolled emotions adversely affect the students’ outcomes. The early warning sign of disruptive behaviors increase and affects adulthood negatively. Research has documented that children who do not receive intervention for their challenging behaviors or exposure to punitive strategies demonstrate unemployment, divorce, drug or alcohol addiction, and early parenthood (BROWNE, 2013).  Therefore, being selective in implementing the most optimum intervention to serve the finest of the child’s interests and replace problem behaviors (BON, 2011).

Each behavioral plan targets the student’s underlying needs to decrease the impact of a disciplinary issue on the child’s well-being, learning environment, and his/her social life. Behavioral intervention is established on the inner needs of the students, not only for behavioral manifestation. Challenging behaviors are merely symptoms of deep uncontrolled emotions. For that reason, implementing a positive intervention plan to remediate the behavior and support the student’s welfare rather than punitive strategies that drastically affect their natural development (BROWNE, 2013) is the key to developing the students’ success.   

References

BON, S. C. (2011). Special Education Leadership: Integrating Professional and Personal Codes of Ethics to Serve the Best Interests of the Child.

BROWNE, K. (2013). Challenging Behaviour in Secondary School Students: Classroom Strategies for Increasing Positive Behaviour.