BIP Quick Card Generator
Distil a behaviour plan into a printable half-page card. Three sections: Prevent, Redirect, Respond.
Distilling a behaviour plan into something staff can use
A behaviour intervention plan is typically several pages: background, data, definitions, procedures. That's the right document for the file — and the wrong one for a teaching assistant mid-incident. In the moment, staff need three things: what to do before the behaviour, what to do at the first warning signs, and what to do if it happens anyway. This tool puts those three things on one printable card. Full plans going unread is a pattern worth taking seriously.
Prevent, redirect, respond
- Prevent — the antecedent strategies from the plan: the environmental set-up and proactive moves that make the behaviour less likely in the first place.
- Redirect — what to do at early warning signs, before escalation: typically prompting the replacement skill, such as a communication response taught through FCT.
- Respond — the agreed consequence procedures if the behaviour occurs, so every adult reacts the same way.
How to use it
- Work from the written plan — the card summarises it, it doesn't replace it.
- Fill in each section. The 150-character limit is deliberate: if a step can't be stated that briefly, staff won't recall it under pressure.
- Add the student's initials and the target behaviour, generate, and print. The card prints at roughly half a page — sized for a desk, a clipboard, or a staff-room wall (mind confidentiality when displaying it).
Every adult who carries a copy should already be trained on the plan itself — a quick card supplements structured training such as behavioural skills training, it doesn't substitute for it.
Nothing is stored on a server
The card is generated entirely in your browser and your entries are saved only on your own device. Nothing you type is transmitted anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
What is a BIP quick card?
A one-page summary of a behaviour intervention plan's core procedures — prevent, redirect, respond — written so any adult working with the student can act consistently without re-reading the full plan.
Does the quick card replace the full BIP?
No. The full plan remains the authoritative document, and the card must match it exactly. If the plan changes, reprint the card — an out-of-date quick card is worse than none.
Why are the sections limited to 150 characters?
Because the card is a memory aid, not documentation. A step staff can't state in one short sentence is a step they won't perform reliably mid-incident. The limit forces the distillation that makes the card usable.
Who should get a copy?
Every adult who works with the student and has been trained on the plan — a card supplements training such as behavioural skills training; it doesn't substitute for it.