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  • Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Secondary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle
Challenge
Initial Thoughts
Perspectives & Resources

What should educators understand about challenging behaviors?

  • 1: Challenging Behavior

How can educators recognize and intervene when student behavior is escalating?

  • 2: Acting-Out Cycle
  • 3: Calm
  • 4: Trigger
  • 5: Agitation
  • 6: Acceleration
  • 7: Peak
  • 8: De-escalation
  • 9: Recovery
  • 10: Putting It All Together

Resources

  • 11: References, Additional Resources, and Credits
Wrap Up
Assessment
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Resources

Page 11: References, Additional Resources, and Credits

To cite this module, please use the following:

The IRIS Center. (2005, 2023). Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Secondary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/bi1-sec/

References

Note: The references in this section reflect the source material used to construct this module. The links to these references are not updated.

Adamson, R., & Nelson, J. (2022, January 16). Crisis intervention programs: Uncovering the knowledge, use, and dissemination of deescalation practices within school settings [Presentation]. CEC 2022 Special Education Convention & Expo, Orlando, FL.

Aloe, A.M., Shislet, S.M., Norris, B.D., Nickerson, A.B., & Rinker, T.W. (2014). A multivariate meta-analysis of student misbehavior and teacher burnout. Educational Research Review, 12, 30-44.

Benner, G. J., Nelson, J.R., Sanders, E.A., & Ralston, N.C. (2012). Behavior intervention for students with externalizing behavior problems: Primary level standard protocol. Exceptional Children, 78(2), 181-198.

Blank, C., & Shavit, Y. (2016). The association between student reports of classmates’ disruptive behavior and student achievement. AERA Open, 2(3), 1-17.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, March 4). Data and statistics on children’s mental health. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html

Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. (n.d.). School-wide. Retrieved from https://www.pbis.org/topics/school-wide.

Colvin, G., &. Scott, T.M. (2015). Managing the cycle of acting-out behavior in the classroom (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered Model of Prevention. (2016). Tertiary (tier 3) intervention grid: For elementary schools. Retrieved from https://www.ci3t.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/00_Individualized-De-escalation-Support-Plan-Grid-DRAFT2.pdf

EAB. (2019). Breaking bad behavior: The rise of classroom disruptions in early grades and how districts are responding. District Leadership Forum. Retrieved from: http://pages.eab.com/rs/732-GKV-655/images/BreakingBadBehaviorStudy.pdf

Hopeful Futures Campaign. (2022). America’s school mental health report card. Retrieved from: https://hopefulfutures.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Final_Master_021522.pdf

Kokkinos, C.M. (2007). Job stressors, personality and burnout in primary school teachers. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 77(1), 229-243.

McCormick, J., & Barnett, K. (2011). Teachers’ attributions for stress and their relationships with burnout. International Journal of Educational Management, 25(3), 278-293.

Musu, L., Zhang, A., Wang, K., Zhang, J., & Oudekerk, B.A. (2019). Indicators of school crime and safety: 2019 (NCES 2019-047/NCJ 252571). National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C.

National Center for Education Statistics. (2022). School Pulse Panel. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/spp/

Pearse, M. (2015, November 13). The importance of debriefing in learning and what that might look like in the classroom. Retrieved from https://corwin-connect.com/2015/11/the-importance-of-debriefing-in-learning-and-what-that-might-look-like-in-the-classroom/

Sugai, G., & Colvin, G. (1997). Debriefing: A transition step for promoting acceptable behavior. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(2), 209-221.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (2021). Inclusive strategies to address behavioral needs for students with IEPs. Retrieved from https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/pbis-response-cycle-4b.pdf.

Additional Resources

Articles

Lodi, E., Perrella, L., Lepri, G. L., Scarpa, M. L., & Patrizi, P. (2021). Use of restorative justice and restorative practices at school: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010096

This article explains restorative justice and explores restorative practices used in schools. The literature review demonstrates the benefits of restorative justice such as improved school climate, positive conflict management, positive relationships, and social and emotional skills.

Martel, C., & Cavanaugh, B. (2016). Preventing and responding to student escalation: Combining de-escalation strategies and function-based support. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 31-43. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1129816.pdf

This article reviews the acting-out cycle and function-based support, then combines the two into a suggested intervention for challenging behavior in the classroom.

Online Resources

CCNetwork National Center. (2022). Trauma-informed practices resource list dashboard. Retrieved from https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=f250258487f7488594d1a0327ace297b

This site is hosted by the Comprehensive Center Network (CCNetwork) and features 20 federally funded Technical Assistance Centers. Useful information on this site includes a trauma-informed practices resource list dashboard. The dashboard displays multiple categories for deeper exploration, such as addressing grief and historical trauma. These categories contain links to literature reviews, Web pages, articles, strategies, and toolkits with more information.

Kelley, B. (n.d.). Responding to problem behavior in a PBIS classroom. CalTAC PBIS. Retrieved from
https://www.pbiscaltac.org/resources/high%20school/2019%20Symposium/Responding%20to%20Problem%20Behavior%20HandoutFinal.pdf

This document from the California Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports outlines the acting out cycle and teacher strategies to address each phase.

Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered Model of Prevention. (2016). Template: Individualized de-escalation support plan. Retrieved from https://www.ci3t.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/02_Individualized-Deescalation-Support-Plan-TEMPLATE.pdf

Educators can use this template to document student characteristics during each phase of the acting out cycle and record strategies to support students in each respective phase.

Credits

Content Experts

Kathleen Lane

Module Developers

Sara Ioannou
Pam Lehman
Sarah Price
Kim Skow
Naomi Tyler

Video Script Developers

Johanna Staubitz
Alyssa Broaddus
Hanlin Chen

Module Production Team

Reviewers
Jordan Lukins
Sarah Price
Sarah Semon
Deb Smith
Johanna Staubitz

Module Production Support Team

Transcripts
Pam Dismuke
Marona Graham-Bailey
Mary Hamilton

Audio engineer
Brenda Knight

Media specialist/technical support
Brenda Knight

Web master
John Harwood

Media

Narration
Brenda Knight

Photographer
Brenda Knight

Videographer
Cinematicfocus Video Productions, LLC

Graphics
The acting-out cycle graphic (pp. 2–9, Wrap Up) has been adapted with permission from Colvin, G. (2004). Managing the cycle of acting-out behavior of the classroom. Eugene, OR: Behavior Associates.
All other graphics courtesy the IRIS Center.

Photos
“Pamela Glenn” courtesy of Pamela Glenn
“Gloria Campbell-Whatley” courtesy of Gloria Campbell-Whatley
“Janel Brown” courtesy of Janel Brown
“Kathleen Lane” courtesy of Kathleen Lane
“Yesmery Sanchez” courtesy of Yesmery Sanchez
“Johanna Staubitz” courtesy of Johanna Staubitz

Expert Interviews
Pamela Glenn (pp. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Gloria Campbell-Whatley (pp. 1, 3, 9)
Janel Brown (pp. 2, 4-6, 8)
Kathleen Lane (Kathleen Lane (pp. 2-9, Wrap Up)
Yesmery Sanchez (pp. 3, 7)
Johanna Staubitz (pp. 3-10)

Acknowledgements

The primary reference for this module is: Colvin, G. & Scott, T. M. (2015). Managing the cycle of acting-out behavior in the classroom (2nd ed.). Corwin.

The IRIS Center would like to thank the following for their contributions to the behavior vignettes and photos in this module.

  • Johanna Staubitz, Alyssa Broaddus, and Hanlin Chen from Vanderbilt University’s Applied Behavior Analysis program (Department of Special Education) for developing video scripts and assisting with filming the videos.
  • The student actors and their parents.

When you are ready, proceed to the Wrap Up section.

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