NaBITA NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Welcome to the NaBITA Newsletter! In our new monthly newsletter, we’ll be spotlighting NaBITA resources, sharing a BIT Tip, and informing you of our upcoming events. In addition, NaBITA will bring you information pertinent to behavioral intervention teams, with article updates and announcements directing you to relevant content. I hope you will find our new newsletter to be a great resource. If you like the newsletter, I hope you’ll join NaBITA so that you can receive the weekly version.

Brett A. Sokolow, Esq., Executive Director

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT

NaBITA is proud to share the 2012 Whitepaper, Case Management in Higher Education

TIP OF THE WEEK

Avoiding Groupthink in Your BIT Meetings

Groupthink is the psychological phenomenon that occurs when groups try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus without fully reviewing alternative explanations or viewpoints. Buller (2010) describes it this way: “Groupthink occurs when superficial concord and agreement are prized even more than candor” (p. 1). Behavioral Intervention Teams should avoid quickly coming to unanimous decisions without fully exploring all potential options just to get the meeting over quickly or avoid rehashing frequent arguments. It is unhealthy for a group to develop action plans without exploring all the different facets of a particular case. To learn more about Groupthink and how to avoid it, click here.