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ISS Monitor Training. Challenging Behavior. Behavior that interferes with a student’s learning or the learning of other individuals, hinders positive social interactions and relationships, or harms the student’s peers, adults, or family members ( Bailey & Wolery , 1992).
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Challenging Behavior • Behavior that interferes with a student’s learning or the learning of other individuals, hinders positive social interactions and relationships, or harms the student’s peers, adults, or family members (Bailey & Wolery, 1992).
Traditional Belief System When a student doesn’t know how to drive…….. we teach him. When a child doesn’t know how to wash his hands…… we teach him. When a person doesn’t know how to read……. we teach her. But when a child doesn’t know how to behave……….. we punish her.
Reinforcement Before you plan for instruction you must make a decision… What effect do you want on behavior? • Increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior?
Increasing Appropriate Behaviors Reinforcement
Characteristics of Punishment • Can show immediate effect • Once used, loses effectiveness and strength must be increased • Tied to the punisher • Not effective with inconsistent use
Characteristics of Reinforcement • Takes time to take effect (not always immediate) • Faster if consistent in implementation • Not tied to person giving reinforcer • Can be maintained without increase in reinforcement strength • Can fade
Reinforcement • Tangible • Social • Intrinsic
Reflection Think about some different items that are reinforcing for your students that are Tangible Social intrinsic
What research says Discipline does not equal punishment. Discipline = training that is expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. Improvement means to increase, develop, or enhance. (Maag, 2001)
Reinforcement Game • Table talk • Is the scenario reinforcement (+ or -) or punishment (+ or -) • Consider all people involved in scenario • We will discuss as a group
Changes in Behavior • Remember reinforcement of behavior • If a behavior does not decrease, it is being reinforced • Increase in intensity of behavior may mean baseline has changed
Our responsibility "If a seed of a lettuce will not grow, we do not blame the lettuce. Instead, the fault lies with us for not having nourished the seed properly." - Buddhist proverb
Data CollectionRedesign training Krystal Colhoff
Direct Data Eyes on Behavior Antecedent/Behavior/Consequence data (ABC) Frequency, Latency, Duration, Severity, etc.
ABC Data Collection • Antecedents that trigger the behavior • Consequences that are maintaining the behavior • Assign the function you think (hypothesize) the behavior to be. • When behavior is maintained or increases (appropriate or inappropriate), it is being reinforced.
How do we talk about behavior? Observable & Measurable
Re-frame Behavior discussions John completes 1 out of every 5 assignments John is lazy
Reframe behavior discussons Kelly makes comments to peers, such as “you’re stupid” Kelly is rude
Competing Behavior Pathway Challenging Behavior Function/Outcome Replacement Behavior Setting Event/s Antecedent Function/Outcome Desired
Abraham Maslow: If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Behavior Change • Slow process • Need changes in BOTH adult and student behavior Step 1. Externalizing Behavior Change: Extrinsic • Reinforcement • Feedback Step 2. Fade into Internalizing Behavior Change: Intrinsic • Self awareness • Self monitoring • Self control
Anxiety and the Brain Frontal Lobe Judgment Logical Thinking Cerebellum Emotion Fight or Flight
Fight or flight • Amygdala, Hypothalamus • Adrenaline, noradrenalin, cortisol • Body changes • Respiration increases, pupils dilate, blood moved to different parts of body • Perception • Environment possible threat
Topography • Describes behavior • Tells us what • Does not tell us why • Label of students, not an analysis of behavior
Intervention Categories Topography Physical Aggression Function Escape Attention Sensory Tangible
Interventions • Antecedent • Prevent behavior from occurring • Teach • How will we teach the new replacement behavior • Behavior • Response when behavior is occurring • Consequence/Reinforce • Response after appropriate/inappropriate behavior has occurred • Not synonymous with disciplinary action
Intervention: • Teacher Verbal Greeting • Use Students’ Names • One positive Statement • Shake students’ Hands • 3 middle school age students (2 boys, 1 girl, AA, W, Hisp) • Problem Behavior: talking, annoying others, out of seat, sleeping, etc. • DV: % intervals on-task • 10 minutes (15s momentary t.s.) • Multiple Baseline Design Allday & Pakurar (2007)
Questions to Answer • How do I teach a more appropriate behavior? • How do I reinforce the use of that behavior? • What is my consistent response? • Reinforcement schedule
Interventions Selecting interventions based on function
Antecedent Strategies • Teaching appropriate/expected behavior • Modifying environment to reduce triggers • Reinforce use of appropriate behaviors
Teach Strategies • How will staff teach student the new behaviors/social skills needed to be successful • Do peers or other staff members need to be taught how to deal with the behavior
Behavior strategies • Protocol for staff response for inappropriate/unexpected behaviors • It is more than “call the AP” or giving a time out
Consequence strategies • Not a list of disciplinary actions • Feed the function • Different strategies to address appropriate ANDinappropriate behaviors
Escape Interventions • Keep the demand • First / Then • Routines • Visuals • Reinforce (Immediate reinforcement) • Expectations clearly defined (visuals, language)
Attention Interventions • Reinforce appropriate behaviors • Prompt (language, behavior) • Attention Diet (Timer will be your friend) • Practice modeling appropriate behavior • Social Stories (social interventions) • Give them a way to get your attention (look at me) • Tolerance for delay (waiting trials) • Peer Modeling • Choice Making