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

What should educators understand about challenging behaviors?

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

Resources

Wrap Up
Assessment

Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Secondary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle

Developed specifically with middle and high school students in mind, this module—the first in a two-part series—discusses challenging behavior in terms of the phases of the acting-out cycle and offers strategies and tips for responding to students in each phase (est. completion time: 2.5 hours).

This resource was developed in collaboration with the Comprehensive, Integrated Three-Tiered Model of Prevention (Ci3T) Strategic Leadership Team and Vanderbilt University's Applied Behavior Analysis program (Department of Special Education).

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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