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The Good Behavior Game

New! National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) article on effectiveness of the Good behavior game

The Lane County HHS Prevention Program has some exciting news to share: we are implementing a proven prevention program called the Good Behavior Game" to offer in Lane County schools.

What is the Good Behavior Game?

The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a research-based behavior management model that increases student academic time by decreasing disruptive behaviors.  Through the Good Behavior Game, students work together, as members of teams, to create a positive learning environment by self-monitoring their own behavior as well as that of their classmates.  Teachers use the GBG during the regular school day.

Because the Good Behavior Game is a strategy and not a curriculum, it does not compete with instructional time.

Interested in Using the GBG?

Trainings in the GBG are complete for the 2011-12 school year.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Mo Young (marieke.young@co.lane.or.us).

Proven Results (for schools and students) of Good Behavior Game:

• 50% to 90% reduction in disruptive or disorderly behaviors in classrooms, hallways and other public spaces.
• 30% to 60% reduction in referrals, suspensions or expulsions
• 10% to 30% reduction in the need for special education services, while providing real support for special needs children in your classrooms.
• 25% more time for teaching and learning, amounting to the equivalent of another month or more of school for "free."
• 20% to 50% increase in children being fully engaged in learning.

Proven Results of the Good Behavior Game throughout the Student’s Lifetime:

• 50% reduction in the use of tobacco or other drugs over a child's lifetime, so that the next generation of children come to school with fewer problems.
• 50% to 70% reduction in mental health difficulties (e.g. ADHD and conduct symptoms)
• Reduction in directly observable symptoms of ADHD such as inattention and fidgeting, even for children not on medication.
• Reduction in observable symptoms of Oppositional Defiance and Conduct Disorders, whether or not the child is in therapy or the family is receiving interventions

More Information:

• Review of the Good Behavior Game
• Data outcomes of the PAX Good Behavior Game
• Coalition for Evidence-Based Polic, Social Programs that Work: First-Grade Classroom Prevention Program  (Good Behavior Game plus Enhanced Academic Curriculum)

Watch a story about the GBG: