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Ms. Rollison has a comprehensive behavior management plan in place. Why isn’t it working for all of her students?

  • Page 1: Introduction

How can Ms. Rollison determine what behaviors she should address and when she should address them?

  • Page 2: Overview of the Acting-Out Cycle
  • Page 3: Phase 1–Calm
  • Page 4: Phase 2–Triggers
  • Page 5: Phase 3–Agitation
  • Page 6: Phase 4–Acceleration
  • Page 7: Phase 5–Peak
  • Page 8: Phase 6–De-escalation
  • Page 9: Phase 7–Recovery
  • Page 10: Practice with the Acting-Out Phases

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  • Page 11: References & Additional Resources
  • Page 12: Credits
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Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 1): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle

The first in a two-part series, this module discusses problem behavior in terms of the stages of the acting-out cycle and suggests ways to respond to students in the cycle's different phases (est. completion time: 1 hour).

IRIS Alert: An updated version of this module will be available in the latter half of July.

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When you have completed this module, be sure to learn more in part two (below):

  • Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 2): Behavioral Interventions
    • Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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