Behavior….exhausting, frustrating, even progress-killing at times. Too often, service providers operate under the misunderstanding that behavior is outside of their scope of practice. As a result, clients are often passed on to other intervention entities. This workshop will present some practical, cost-effective tools, strategies, and tips that can go a long way in assisting clinicians in gaining control of challenging situations to build positive relationships with clients and result in progress in the therapy room. The rationale behind why and how to use these tools/strategies will be shared so that participants have a better understanding of the related foundational concepts and are better prepared to apply them appropriately to a variety of situations spanning a range of complexity levels. Additionally, the actual tools/strategies themselves will be shared, with application to client case examples. This session is aligned with the IEP Implementation component of the TEA-required self-assessment.