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Event
Helping Children and Adults with Disabilities to Succeed: Creating Positive Behavioral Change
Who Should Attend and Why?
Parents, family members and friends, regular education teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, staff providing adult services for people with disabilities (residential, vocational, respite, day programming,in-home support), and other team professionals such as social workers, psychologists, speech and languagetherapists, occupational therapists, behavioral specialists, psychiatrists, nurses, etc.
Using positive and powerful strategies to change behavior is an integral part of services to people with developmental disabilities and others. This presentation teaches educators, adult services staff and care givers, parents and families, managers, therapists, and administrators to become better able to define, discuss and change problematic behavior in a positive, effective manner focusing on practical environmental manipulations and effective communication-based strategies. Participants will be able to make positive changes in behavior without more time or more money!
Participants will learn:
To apply unifying assumptions that will make behavioral interventions more effective.
Accurate, working definitions of behavior, behavior management and behavioral programming.
The rationale for an emphasis on an environmental/communication approach.
Objective vs. subjective observation and behavioral descriptions.
The importance of the "can't vs. won't" dilemma.
Simple, effective ways to collect and analyze data.
How to communicate more effectively with others regarding behavior in order to have better team decision-making.
Why typical behavior modification approaches may not always be effective.
How environmental adaptations can reduce problematic behavior for a learner.
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LocationBest Western Ashland House (View)
201 E Ashland St,
Morton, IL 61550
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: HOIDSA |
| On BPT Since: Jul 16, 2011 |
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| Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association, Inc. |
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