Behavior Intervention Plan
Also called: BIP, behavior support plan, BSP, behavior plan, treatment plan
Definition
The written plan, developed by the supervising analyst from assessment results, that specifies the target behaviors and their definitions, the hypothesized function, the antecedent strategies, the replacement behaviors to teach, the consequences for target and replacement behaviors, the data to collect, and the crisis procedures if any. Technicians implement it as written; changing it is the analyst's job.
In plain language
The written plan for a person's behavior: what to change, why it happens, what to do before and after, what to teach instead, and what data to take. Technicians follow it; the analyst writes and changes it.
Example
A plan defines screaming, names escape as the likely function, adds a break card, states how staff respond, and lists the data sheet to use.
Not behavior intervention plan
A list of classroom rules posted on the wall. It applies to everyone and rests on no assessment of an individual.
See also
Written from
- bacb-rbt-ethics-code-2 — Responsibilities in providing services
- hanley-iwata-mccord-2003
Written from general practice and the function-based treatment literature, in our own words. No textbook glossary consulted.
This entry has not yet been through clinical review. Treat it as a draft.