Tertiary prevention, also called "individualized intervention", "RTI"  (Response to Intervention), or "early intervening services," targets students with high risk of failing. This differentiated intervention is designed for students whose behavior has brought them into discipline settings or required their labeling as having "Special needs”. It comes into play after something in a student's behavior has brought that student to the attention of authorities: an act of defiance, a racially-charged taunt, bullying a weaker classmate, or being chronically bullied. Ripple Effects training is an efficient way to get quality, targeted training, aligned with an Individual Education Plan (lEP) to students with special needs.

For tertiary intervention to be successful, it needs to be differentiated, matched to the learning style of the student, address the underlying reason behind the unsafe or disrespectful behavior, and teach (including model) effective, positive alternatives that can also meet underlying needs.

The behavioral intervention guide includes scope and sequences to address intervention for 20 problem behaviors educators tell us are prevalent in schools. Click here to download an abridged copy of this guide