Your FBA is a Fantasy!: A Guidebook to Creating Truly Trauma-Informed, Neuro-Affirming Functional Behavior Assessments & Behavior Support Plans

Bowman, Rick: - -- Rick Bowman brings a powerful combination of leadership, clinical expertise, and real-world experience to the field of special education. With a career spanning military service, business, mental health and education, he's held roles as Clinical Psychologist, Alternative School Director, Student Services Director, Assistant Principal and more-always at the forefront of serving youth with the most significant behavioral challenges. -- Rick, and his wife, Doris - nationally recognized as Team Bowman (https: //bowmanconsultgroup.com)-are sought-after keynote speakers, presenters, trainers and consultants, known for delivery of hope-filled professional development grounded in real, actionable strategies to reach students for whom solutions are often hardest to find. They have trained, coached, and volunteered internationally in locations such as Cuba, Russia, Jamaica, and Guatemala, broadening their perspective on resilience and healing. Their work in every form is not just theoretical - it is deeply personal, and intended to be practical, rooted in neuroscience, and designed for immediate impact. -- Rick's service extends beyond U.S. schools and agencies-he's trained, consulted and volunteered overseas in Russia, Cuba, Guatemala and Jamaica. He's also served as clinical consultant for mental health clinics, human service agencies, and for-profit corporations. -- Rick's passion? Equipping educators, parents and other professionals with proven approaches that don't just manage behavior but heal the nervous system and transform student lives and classroom dynamics. He understands the immense stress educators, parents and other professionals face working with youth in crisis, and is committed to ensuring you find the content they deliver to be empowering, hopeful and effective. Rick Bowman's qualifications include: -- PreK - 21 Licensed Administrator-- Certified Trauma and Resilience Practitioner - Clinical-- Certified The Resilient Heart(HM) Trauma Program Professional-- Certified HM The Resilience Advantage Trainer-- Certified Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Trainer (MGH)