Behavior Support Specialists

What We Do

Arkansas Behavior Support Specialists (BSS) are consultants with expertise in the area of behavior.  In affiliation with the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Education Unit, we provide technical assistance and professional development to promote positive behavioral outcomes for all students.  The BSS aim to build local district capacity by providing educators with support and services needed to implement evidenced-based behavioral practices.  A BSS serves districts in each Education Service Cooperative (ESC).  Our services are provided at no cost to the school district.

Who We Are

Arkansas BSS provide professional development that equips educators with foundational knowledge of behavior, evidence-based behavior interventions, and practical tools to build capacity within their school environment. Technical assistance is provided to school teams addressing behavior concerns for individual students. Technical assistance can be requested for students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are receiving or in referral for special education services through a CIRCUIT referral. 

 

Service We Provide

General Technical Assistance

  • Website with resources on evidence-based practices, videos, sample data collection forms
  • Free online modules on evidence-based practices such as Essential Behavior Concepts, Antecedent Strategies, Targeted Behavior Interventions and Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)

Targeted Technical Assistance

  • Professional development on evidence-based behavioral practices 
  • Free online modules on evidence-based practices such as Essential Behavior Concepts, Antecedent Strategies, Targeted Behavior Interventions and Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)

Intensive Technical Assistance

  • Support offered to school teams to provide training and technical assistance in response to individual-student CIRCUIT referrals related to severe behaviors.
  • BX3 Project with professional development and on-site coaching for district teams

https://www.arbss.org/


For more information, please contact:

Shelia Smith, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Behavior Support Specialist Coordinator
Email: shelia.smith@archford.org
Phone: (501) 289-0303
https://www.arbss.org/contact-us