PBIS at HFA Hillside Family of Agencies

1. PBIS at HFAHillside Family of Agencies Building Positive Social Cultures Exemplar Strategies

2. Agenda • Experiences in developing and implementing PBIS at Hillside Family of Agencies • Stories • Activities (Explanations of) • Some of the other things we do to build positive social cultures

3. Hillside Family of Agencies • Affiliates • Services linked with PBIS - DT school programs - RT Campus Schools - RT living units - RT Emergency, Diagnostic, Critical Care programs - Public school collaborations / wellness centers • Future PBIS projects - TFC, Waiver, JJS

4. HFA PBIS Programs • 9 Schools (Campus RT and DT) • 5 RT campuses (31 RT Units) • 3 community-based group homes • 2 JJS living units • Rochester, Auburn, Geneva, Bath (Western & Central New York State) • Approximately (700) children and youth • Rochester City School District Wellness Center (350) students

5. TK’s Theory of Control Finding a personal connection to PBIS PRINCIPLE ROOTS • What you can’t control • What you can control • Set the focus on ____________ behavior • Oliver Kalke’s philosophy on life The “3” Pillars of Respect

6. CAN YOU BE STRENGTH-BASED? How do you see it? ACTIVITY Interactions, Attachments, & Relationships

7. Why PBIS at HFA • Strength-based / evidence-based approach that empowers youth, families, and staff • Utilize data to make team decisions • Increase opportunities to partner with families • Build Bridges • Utilize strengths already in place • Model flexibility

8. Building the Model at HFA • Implementation standardization • Select a point person • Introduce the PBIS Model to all • Form a PBIS leadership team • Establishing 3 to 5 simple expectations • The PBIS Behavior Matrix • Teaching expected behavior • Recognizing and acknowledging expected behavior (REINFORCEMENT system) Data collection and use • Discipline practices • Team decision making • Train Everyone

9. PBIS Orientation New Employee Training (NET) • PBIS Model Overview • HFA PBIS Universal Handbook • Direct Instruction • Functional Behavior Approach • PBIS Model Activities • Linkages to other EBPs • Supervisor’s Orientation Checkklist & PBIS Binder

10. HFA PBIS Team Composition • Team Leader • Administrator • Specialized Support • Special Education Teacher, Social Worker, Clinician, Sociotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Nurse, etc. • Support Staff • Office, Dietary, Custodial, Security, etc. • Parent / Family • Children & Youth Start with Team that “Works.”

11. Staff Buy-In • RESPECT THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH….. “The Night Lady” • Staff & Data • School-wide System • Staff Matrices, Reinforcement • Ask your staff what they think will be the greatest hurdles to the implementation of a “new” system-wide model • Hurdles & Solutions Activity

12. CCC AGENCY PBIS IMPLEMENTATION: Hurdles & Solutions

13. CCC AGENCY PBIS IMPLEMENTATION: PBIS Hurdles & Solutions

14. PBIS: Presentations & Workshops Staff buy-in and tools of the trade Staff & Family Trainings • PBIS Overview • Sociotherapy 101: Focus on the Child • Positive Reinforcement & Praise • Teaching Expected Behavior • Avoiding Power Struggles • Discipline with Dignity • Learn to Understand Then Try To Be Understood • Data-based Decision Making • Functional Behavioral Approaches & Assessment • PBIS for Families in the Home • Youth Trainings • PBIS Overview • How to Communicate with Adults • PBIS & Behavioral Lesson Plans • Avoiding Power Struggles • Bully Prevention in PBS The Functional Behavior Approach CARE Training Matt Pierce: Learning Seeds LLC Cornell Family Development Center

15. Family Buy-in • Parents Are Partners • PAP Annual Retreat • Intake & Admission Process • PBIS Family Handbook • Site-specific trainings and presentations: Matrix, Behavior Lesson Plans, Reinforcers, Discipline RESPECT THE FAMILIES YOU SERVE The Picnic

16. Family Buy-In Activity Connections • RT Campus & Competing with Disneyland • Life at my house • Connections for families in their homes

17. Behavior Matrix for the Home

18. Behavior Matrix for the Home

19. Cost-effective (Cheap)Positive Reinforcers Do your homework anytime Extra 15 minutes of phone time Extra ½ hour of television Extra ½ hour computer time Pick a meal Choose a restaurant Chore break Trip to the Dollar Store 1:1 time with parent Pick a fishing spot Pick the game on game night Camp Out in the yard with friends Pick the video on movie night Have Dad clean your room Invite a friend to sleep over Go to a soccer game Pick a park to hike in Mini-Golf Pick a playground to go to Get videos / DVDs from library Be the leader on a bike ride Replace a vegetable at dinner Stay up a ½ hour longer Extra Crazy Bubble Bath

20. Children & Youth Buy-in • Ask youth what is important when considering and developing new “rules” in their respective programs • Matrix Building • Youth participation in reinforcement • Youth Trainings & Team Building • HFA System of Care

21. Created by the students of a HFA middle school / high school day treatment program July 2008 Expectations for Hallways Expectations for Hallways RESPECT Hallways Yourself & Others Walk quietly on the right Keep hands and feet to yourself Say “hello” to others Learning Take time to read and enjoy posters and work on the walls Talk / speak quietly Learn the names of students and staff The Environment Care for school work, art work, and decorations on walls Be aware of yellow safety lines RESPECT Hallways Yourself & Others Walk quietly on the right Keep hands and feet to yourself Say “hello” to others Learning Take time to read and enjoy posters and work on the walls Talk / speak quietly Learn the names of students and staff The Environment Care for school work, art work, and decorations on walls Be aware of yellow safety lines Halpern Education Center Halpern Education Center

22. Youth Buy-In Activity Joe’s Woes Learning to Communicate with Adults *Adaptability of the Training

23. Outcomes & Data • SET (School-wide Evaluation Tool) • Behavior Support Referrals • Duration in behavior support • Day • Time of day • Location • Referral Behavior • Program Response • Possible Trigger (motivation) • Referring Staff • Individual Student: FBA planning

24. 2008 SET Scores Site #1 100/100 Site #2 100/100 Site #3 97/90 Site #4 83/90 Site #5 83/90 Site #6 88/90 Site #7 83/90 Site #8 Not evaluated in 2007/2008 Site #9 Self-initiated Sites 6,7,8 61/70 (three schools on site)

25. Data Examples • Programmatic • The Big 4 + 2 • Individual student • Graphs (site examples)

26. Why PBIS is effective at HFA • Interactions, Attachments, Relationships • Family Involvement • Accountability • Communication • Involvement & Creativity • Consistency • Using data to for decision-making and informing practice • PBIS Model Flexibility

27. Three questions we should always ask ourselves • If this were my child, what would I want? • If this were my family, how would I want to be treated? • Would I want my child in this program?

28. Respect is highly valued The Leap Of Faith Respect the Kids with PBIS

29. THE END • Beyond the data and what I have seen with my own eyes…………… • Questions?

30. Resources for All • NYS PBIS Initiative • www.pbis.org • PBIS gurus • Allen Mendler & Richard Curwin • Sean Covey • Richard LaVoie • Children and families • Your peers • Yourself

31. Hillside Family of Agencies I can be reached at: Tom Kalke PBIS Project Manager Hillside Family of Agencies 1 Mustard St, Rochester, NY 585-654-1512 tkalke@hillside.com