Response to Intervention (RTI) is a model that focuses on research-based methods of prevention and intervention combined with data-based decision making to improve student behavioral and academic outcomes. The purpose of this certificate is to provide a sequence of courses that prepares school personnel to lead the development, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of a three-tiered continuum of behavioral support and intervention in school settings.This certificate program will provide a sequence of coursework based on a three-tier service delivery model consistent with requirements of federal and state law. Students will have the knowledge and skills to provide support to students with intensive behavioral needs, provide leadership to their schools, serve as “coaches” in supporting school implementation in their schools.What You’ll LearnGraduates of this 9-credit certificate program will be able to:Describe the theoretical foundations of Response to Intervention for Behavior and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support, with an emphasis on the prevention and positive practicesApply the principals of implementation science to the development of multi-tiered service deliveryUnderstand, from a longitudinal perspective, the key developmental and environmental factors that contribute to the development of prosocial and antisocial behaviorOrganize a continuum of research-based practices within a school-wide system that addresses students’ socialbehavioral needs across three tiers of interventionUse scientifically validated PBIS protocols and procedures to conduct program evaluation and data-based decision makingProvide leadership to schools seeking to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain RTI-B.

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Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Intervention and Support: RTI for Behavior

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