Behavior Support Professional

Behavior Support Professional

Behavior Support Professional services are provided to persons with assessed need, as identified on the annual functional assessment, for adaptive skills training. For persons who require adaptive skills training, the Behavior Support Professional performs the following activities:

Develops training plans that include person-specific aspects and methods of intervention or instruction

Provides training to staff persons who will implement the training plans on aspects and methods of intervention (i.e., family, Person-Centered Support, Facility-Based Day Habilitation, Supported Employment, and Crisis Direct Support Professionals)

Provides training for Direct Support Professionals who provide Respite services if applicable for respite-relevant training objectives or health/safety training objectives only

Evaluates/monitors the effectiveness of the training plans through analysis of programming results that occurs at least monthly

Revises training plans as needed. In addition, this service may also be utilized to address assessed and identified maladaptive behaviors that require informal or formal intervention

For persons who require Positive Behavior Support in order to manage maladaptive behaviors, the Behavior Support Professional performs the following activities:

Completes a Functional Assessment to identify targeted maladaptive behaviors

Creates Positive Behavior Support Plans to meet Association for Positive Behavior Support standards of practice

Provides training to staff persons who will implement the Plan (i.e. family, Person Centered Support, Facility-Based Day Habilitation, Supported Employment, Crisis, and Respite Direct Support Professionals)

Evaluates/monitors the effectiveness of the Positive Behavior Support plan through analysis of programming results that occurs at least monthly

Follows-up once Plan has been implemented to observe progress/regression

Revises the Plan as needed

The Behavioral Support Professional may also perform the following functions:

Develop the task analysis portion of the Individual Health Plan/Individualized Support Plan and person-specific strategy or methodology for development of habilitation plans

Develop Interactive Guidelines or Behavior Protocols for individuals who do not require a formal Positive Behavior Support Plan

Collaborate with Behavior Support Professionals from other agencies to ensure that Positive Behavior Support strategies are consistently applied across all environments

Facilitate person-centered planning as a component of the Positive Behavior Support plan

Present proposed restrictive measures to the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Waiver provider's Human Rights Committee if no other professional is presenting the same information regarding the person

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