Misfit Minute 14: Do You Really Need a New Behavior Plan?

The Misfit Behaviorists - Practical Strategies for Special Education and ABA Professionals

Sometimes the issue isn’t that your behavior plan is “bad”—it’s that it’s not being followed with fidelity. Before you rewrite the whole thing, pause and check: are all staff on the same page, teaching replacement skills, and delivering reinforcement consistently? In this Misfit Minute, Caitlin shares some tough love and practical reminders about when you actually need a new plan versus when you just need to work the one you’ve got.
🔑 Key Takeaways
⦁ Consistency is critical—most plans fail because they aren’t followed, not because they’re wrong.
⦁ Fidelity matters: check if reinforcement, teaching, and responses are happening as written.
⦁ Communicate with your team before making major changes.
⦁ Small tweaks may help, but give the current plan time to work.
⦁ Collect data first, then decide if a new plan is necessary.
📦 Resources Mentioned
⦁ Related episodes: Start the FBA mini-series here → https://abainschool.com/ep31part1 and FBA Miniseries on Antecedent Strategies → https://abainschool.com/ep51
⦁ Do We Need an FBA? blog post → https://abainschool.com/do-we-need-an-fba/

⦁ FBA template → https://abainschool.com/mkmg or https://abainschool.com/pmcf
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