Title: Including Family Members in Your Whole School Universal Behavior Program
Time: 2 hours
Intended Audience: Pre-K through 12th grade.
Short Description:
· Dr. Riffel will share curriculum ideas she has field tested to gain family member participation in School-wide PBIS programs. The biggest complaint heard from educators is that they have evening sessions, and the same 20-25 family members show up and typically they are not the target audience. These ideas will help you gain participants and show you how to build from there.
Long Description:
· While training at the universal level around the world, one of the common concerns was lack of familial participation in programs that supported Universal Behavior Support (UBS). Through trial and error, we have developed first some sure-fire tips to get family members coming through the door to participate. We will share ideas that work with Pre-K through Secondary.
· Once you have family member involvement the first time, how do you keep them coming to the school and participating in ways that support your UBS program? We will share ways to keep the family members coming and connected.
· The entire state of Pennsylvania is using Dr. Riffel’s family involvement program. Comments from administrators have been they did not realize how many opportunities they were missing and how easy it would be to change the climate at the school to encourage family participation that supported their school-wide behavior program.