Month: August 2016
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Challenging Behaviour – Part 2

When working on reducing problem behaviour you need to be sure to deny any reinforcement related to the antecedent when problem behaviour occurs. Here are some common reasons challenging behaviour may occur, with typical consequences we should deliver in brackets; Lack of effective communication (requests) (the ‘count and mand’ procedure could be used for…
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Challenging Behaviour – Part 1

This will be part 1 of 3 on challenging behaviour. There’s a lot that could be covered, so I thought I would spread them across 3 posts to not overwhelm readers! First, the following point should be noted. I’ve heard people say something like, ‘little Jonny had a behaviour in the last session’; well…
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14 Reinforcers for Older Learners

This list is by no means exhaustive, but hopefully gives some ideas for more age appropriate reinforcers for older learners. We should always try and keep things age appropriate, but not at the cost of losing reinforcers altogether! Fruit Ninja Temple Run Flick Kick Football Top Trumps Lego Puzzles Books Music DVD Mini Basketball Hoop…
