Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP): An Introduction
Pursuant
to the 1997 amendments to IDEA, there are explicit requirements
of an IEP Team in regards to the amelioration of addressing behavioral
problems of students with disabilities.
In
this regard, it must first be recognized that a well developed
behavioral plan for a student presenting with behavioral problems
is derived from an understanding that there is no single cause
for problem behaviors.
Following
the collection of data on a student’s areas of problem behavior
and the development of a Functional Behavioral Assessment, the
student’s behavioral intervention plan needs to employ a
positive behavioral approach to ameliorating problem behaviors.
A well constructed Behavioral Intervention Plan should engage
in positive strategies, program or curriculum modifications, and
supplementary aids and supports as needed.
December
9, 2002
