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Supporting Students With Disabilities in the General Education Classroom: The Behavioral Health Assistant Program

¹ University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
² Granite School District, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lillian.adolphson{at}utah.edu.

	Abstract

This article describes an effective model for employing paraprofessionals to provide behavioral support for students in a general education setting. Behavioral health assistants (BHAs) worked under the supervision of school psychologists and counselors and provided behavioral interventions for students with behavioral goals on their individualized education programs or served a preventive function for students with elevated risk factors who had been referred to multidisciplinary teams due to problem behavior. Descriptive information about the BHA program is provided regarding (a) average numbers of students served; (b) most frequent types of interventions and supports; (c) types of problem behaviors addressed; (d) changes to students’ grades during the period they received services; and (e) the acceptability of the program among school teachers, administrators, BHAs, and other school personnel.

First published on September 29, 2009
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 2009, doi:10.1177/1098300709340701


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