Teachers often ask me about how to handle challenging behavior from their students. It’s one the biggest hurdles in their classroom and a main cause of burnout. I’ve spent a good chunk of my career assessing, addressing, and researching challenging behavior in students. So in this episode, I discuss the research and principles underlying my approach and include some ideas and examples of what does and doesn’t work.

2:02 - Why appropriate student behavior must be taught, not expected

3:53 - The importance of separating the behavioral problem from the student in your mind

6:07 - Conditions that can affect challenging behavior in your student

8:32 - The main reason why problematic student behavior occurs in the first place

9:57 - How the function of challenging behavior is directly related to deficits in skills

12:21 - How to base your treatment on the behavior’s function

15:55 - Why you should be less concerned about the form the behavior takes than its purpose

16:51 - Summarizing the seven principles of handling challenging behavior

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