What is the first step in developing an intensive individualized intervention?

• A. Conduct a functional assessment
• B. Create a positive behavior support team for the child.
• C. Develop a reward chart
• D. Identify the target behavior

Answer: (B)

Forming a Positive Behavior Support team to guide the plan is the first step in developing an intensive individualized intervention. This team brings together parents, teachers, and specialists to set goals, assign roles, and establish a shared plan for data collection and progress monitoring. Having that team in place creates buy-in, coordinates efforts across settings, and ensures decisions are informed by multiple perspectives rather than a single view. Once the team is established, you can clearly define the target behaviors and begin the functional assessment to understand why the behavior occurs, which then guides which strategies to use. The team also helps decide which interventions to implement and how to evaluate their effectiveness. While functional assessment and identifying target behaviors are essential, they follow from forming the team and building a coordinated, cohesive plan.