Session Ready Planning Guide

A fillable session planning tool built around 10 proactive strategies organized across three phases: before your session, during transitions, and during activities.

Each strategy includes a clear explanation, real examples, and fillable prompts — so staff can individualize the approach for their specific learner and session, and make planning itself the strategy.

What You will Learn

• How to build rapport and incorporate learner interests before arriving
• Strategies for making transitions predictable and low-friction
• Techniques for sustaining engagement using choices, behavioral momentum, and visual supports
• How to use proactive planning to prevent challenging behavior before it starts

Who Is This For

Behavior staff who work directly with learners in ABA settings and want a practical, reusable tool for session-by-session planning.

Access this resource as part of your BIP Visualized subscription.