Behavior Intensives: Individualized Interventions That Work! (Tier 3 Behavior Interventions, RTI, MTSS, Behavior Support) - Softcover

Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan; John Hannigan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798893741445

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2026

Synopsis

With Tier 3 behaviors now the number-one need in schools, overwhelmed educators need a structured, actionable approach to support students. This is the Tier 3 behavior book everyone has been asking for. Behavior Solutions experts Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan and John Hannigan deliver a field-tested 10-day Behavior Intensive Structure that stabilizes crises and teaches replacement behaviors in a highly personalized, collaborative way that drives student growth.

K–12 behavior specialists, teachers, leaders, and administrators can use this book to:

• Enhance their ability to support students with intensive behavioral needs
• Implement a highly personalized response for students who do not respond to standard Tier 3 behavior interventions
• Stabilize students quickly with the most intensive behaviors—using the proven 10-day Behavior Intensive Structure
• Teach and reinforce daily function-based replacement behaviors with ready-to-use Behavior Intensive Function Cards
• Design structured environments and predictable schedules that promote co-regulation and reduce chronic behaviors

Contents:
Introduction: Building Context (the Need for This Work)
Chapter 1: The Students Who Need Intensive (Tier 3) Support
Chapter 2: The Thinking Behind Behavior Intensives
Chapter 3: Behavior Intensives Structure
Chapter 4: Behavior Intensive Function
Chapter 5: Behavior Intensive Case Studies
Chapter 6: Frequently Asked Questions About Behavior Intensives
Epilogue: Embrace Your Relentless Tier 3 Mantra
Appendix
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan, EdD, works with U.S. schools and districts to design and implement effective social-emotional and behavioral systems. Her expertise includes response to intervention (RTI), professional learning communities (PLCs), multitiered systems of supports (MTSS), positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), restorative practices, social-emotional learning, and more.
In addition to her role as an associate professor in the educational leadership department at California State University, Fresno, Dr. Hannigan serves on the California Department of Education design team for the implementation of MTSS to help advocate and change the trending discipline inequity throughout the state’s schools and create positive school climates for all students.
The combination of her special education and student support services background, school- and district-level administration, and graduate-level teaching and research experiences has allowed Dr. Hannigan to develop inclusive research-based best practices for systemically implementing equitable behavior initiatives.
Dr. Hannigan has been recognized as the California Outstanding School Psychologist of the Year and received other awards from Outstanding Faculty Publications at California State University, Fresno. She was recognized by the California Legislature Assembly for her work in social justice and equity, and she received the inaugural Association of California School Administrators Exemplary Women in Education Award in 2017 for her work on equity in schools.
Dr. Hannigan earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in school psychology, an administrative credential, and a doctorate in educational leadership.
Dr. Hannigan has written numerous articles and coauthored 10 best-selling books. She is the cofounder of Hannigan Ed-Equity Group LLC.
To learn more about Dr. Hannigan’s work, follow @Jess_hannigan on X.

John Hannigan, EdD, has served in education for over 20 years as a teacher, instructional coach, principal, and county office leadership coach. He is a sought-after presenter who works with schools and districts throughout North America on designing and implementing systematic multitiered systems of supports for academics and behavior.
During his nine years as principal at Reagan Elementary in the Sanger Unified School District in California, Dr. Hannigan was the leader of a highly effective professional learning community (PLC). He and his staff were recognized as a national Model PLC at Work®, California State Distinguished School, Gold Ribbon School, and California Honor Roll School. They also received the Title I Academic Achievement Award and earned Platinum status for positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), in addition to being selected as a knowledge-development site for the statewide scaling up of multitiered systems of supports (MTSS).
Dr. Hannigan has written numerous articles and coauthored 10 best-selling books. He is the cofounder of Hannigan Ed-Equity Group LLC.
Dr. Hannigan holds a doctorate in educational leadership from California State University, Fresno.
To learn more about Dr. Hannigan’s work, follow @JohnHannigan75 on X.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798893741445
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 216