1st Edition
School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support The Australian Handbook
1. School-wide Positive Behaviour Support within the Australian context
Phillip Whitefield, Shiralee Poed, and Katrina Barker
2. Perspectives on behaviour support in Australian schools
Erin Leif, Lisa McKay-Brown, and Phillip Whitefield
3. Tier 1 in the classroom: Interventions to support all learners
Lorna Hepburn and Sharonne Telfer
4. Tier 2: Targeted approaches, interventions, and supports
Shiralee Poed and Kate de Bruin
5. Tier 3: Intensive approaches, interventions, and supports
Lisa McKay-Brown and Tom Tutton
6. Impact of School-wide Positive Behaviour Support on learners’ wellbeing and engagement
Anne Power, Katrina Barker, Mary Mooney, and Jill Schofield
7. Cultural responsiveness and diversity
Anthea Naylor, Matthew Harrison, and Sarah Spence
8. Ensuring inclusive outcomes for young people with disability within School-wide Positive Behaviour Support
Julie M. McMillan and Jane M. Jarvis
9. Bullying prevention and prosocial skill development in school settings
Roberto H. Parada
10. Where to from here: The readiness, sustainability, and scale of School-wide Positive Behaviour Support implementation
Shiralee Poed, Russell Fox, and Jennifer Payne
Biography
Katrina Barker is Associate Professor in the School of Education and Director of the Academic Program (Primary) at Western Sydney University. Katrina’s research programme centres on the science of evaluation and inclusive education, with a particular focus on improving the academic and psychosocial wellbeing outcomes of disadvantaged children and young people.
Shiralee Poed is Chair of the Association for Positive Behaviour Support Australia and is an ex officio member of the international Association for Positive Behaviour Support. She holds the position of Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and is Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
Phillip Whitefield has worked as a teacher, school principal, and consultant in New South Wales schools. For many years he has provided technical assistance to schools implementing School-wide Positive Behaviour Support. He is currently a research student at the University of Sydney.
