The School-Based Contextual Behavior Analyst

For BCBAs navigating the complexity of schools, and ready to lead

with values, science, and systems change.


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The School-Based Behavior Analyst

A Contextual Behavior Approach to
School-Based Behavior Analysis

Values-directed behavior consultation and intervention

Here's what you will find in this handbook:

This handbook is organized into 3 main sections:
1. Core Concepts and Practice Foundations
2. Applied Toolkit
3. Appendices and Resources
  • A deep, honest look at what it means to be a BCBA in a school setting, including how to work with systems instead of around them.

  • Practical strategies grounded in contextual behavior science, including ACT.

  • Tools for designing behavior supports that are instructionally relevant, legally defensible, and dignity-based.

  • Guidance on staying within your scope while expanding your impact through coaching, consultation, and capacity-building.

  • Templates, tools, and reflection prompts you can use immediately with teams.

ACT and Values-Informed Framework

  • Grounded in psychological flexibility, not just compliance or reduction.

  • Integrates ACT strategies behaviorally, instructionally, and ethically, as instructional scaffolds.

  • Reframes the BCBA’s role from “interventionist” to collaborative systems partner.

Trauma-Informed, Neurodiversity-Affirming

  • Challenges outdated goals rooted in normalization or compliance.

  • Offers specific practices for writing dignity-based BIPs, coaching teams in assent, and designing functionally appropriate, inclusive supports.

  • Uses data to promote well-being and engagement, not just reduction.

Systems-Level Focus

  • Embeds the BCBA role within PBIS, MTSS, and instructional teams.

  • Provides real guidance for coaching, team-building, data leadership, and reducing dependence on 1:1 behavior support.

  • Includes content on time management, role negotiation, and systems design.

Instructionally Aligned

  • Every chapter reinforces how behavior support connects to IDEA, FAPE, LRE, 504, and educational rights.

  • Emphasizes behavior as access to learning, not control of disruption.

Extensive Toolkit for Immediate Use

This book includes over 20 original, customizable tools not found in other text, including behavior plan tools, coaching tools, systems mapping, and more.

Equipped to Lead.

Over 20 customizeable tools available to use right away in your school.
Systems tools, behavior plan tools, data tools, coaching tools, team & equity tools. ACT-based, trauma-informed, and aligned to a school-based setting.
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