Behavior specialists can spend time in classes modeling strategies and practices to help staff understand and avoid triggers, identify potential behavioral outbursts as early as possible, and deescalate them. While behavior specialists will at times be available to assist with a student in crisis, the primary responders will remain the classroom/ building staff, as appropriate, who are directly involved in the immediate situation. The Behavior Specialist’s primary responsibility is to work with staff, students and families on methods and plans for overcoming emotional dysregulation that manifests in behaviors that interfere with learning, and to not necessarily be the primary responder to such incidents.