Behavioral Supports

Butte County SELPA’s Behavior Support Services (BSS) provides behavioral consultation, collaboration, and support to students and their individual education plan team members.  While the primary point of contact for behavior is our SELPA Behavior Specialist, Joshua Kuersten, other SELPA staff such as Program Specialists, Mental Health Coordinators, and other professional staff also collaborate on cases involving challenging behavior. 

Professional development opportunities in the domain of behavior analysis occur regularly throughout the school year, and specific trainings and workshops may be provided on request of district administrators. To find out more about behavior-related offerings, please visit the Professional Learning page of this website. 

Parents and care providers can access behavior supports through workshops offered through the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) or by sending an email to [email protected].  

The SELPA specialists provide consultation on classroom behavior management, problematic student behavior, behavioral principles and behavior plans, and consultation that is infused with PBIS principles.  They participate in weekly SELPA Collaboration Meetings.  Our SELPA team, in addition to two Butte County Office of Education behaviorists are representatives to the CAPTAIN Cadre at the statewide level, and they attend and deliver trainings aligned with CAPTAIN and PENT recommendations.  Our SELPA participates in behavior-related networks including CAPTAIN and PENT, and we attend other relevant conferences annually.

Links for Behavior
AFIRM Modules - Autism-Focused Intervention Resources and Modules - for the self-motivated learner, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Butte County SELPA Behavior Padlet
CAL ABA - California Association for Behavior Analysts 
CAPTAIN - California Autism Professional Training and Information Network 
PENT - Positive Environments Network of Trainers 
PBIS - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 
SELPA Directors' Council Procedures for Behavior
SELPA Governing Board Policy Behavior