A Behavior Support Specialist is a trained professional with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop intervention strategies to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities (preschool through post high school transition programs) struggling with behavior challenges within the school setting. The behavior support specialist works collaboratively with the student's educational team and parents to develop intervention strategies (positive behavior supports) for the classroom and/or within the school environment that allows the student to successfully integrate behaviorally into the school setting.
The main responsibility of the behavior support specialist is to assist with the intervention process and determine through the FBA why a student is performing and/or exhibiting certain challenging behavior(s). This allows the student's team to develop a behavior intervention plan that includes positive behavior supports to teach and facilitate appropriate behaviors to replace the student's inappropriate/challenging behaviors.
