Strategies to Use When Behavior Management Doesn't Work_N. Ory

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Specific strategies to use when

behaviour management

doesnt work:

How to avoid resistive behaviour

and unnecessary power struggles

Nathan E. Ory, M.A.

Challenging Behavior Analysis and Consultation, Ltd

Special Education Council of the

Alberta Teachers Association

Kananaskas, Alberta

October 15, 2010


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P - Identify the individuals functionalbehaviours that will respond to increased

structure and training of alternativecoping skills.

Begin by always checking outfunctional behavioural factors

Typical and more obvious

Functional-behavioural factors


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Basic, behavioural approaches

- Increase structure with positive reinforcementand avoidable consequences to teach the value ofself-control.

- Train how to cope with specific situations as aparticular skill.

- Train in alternative forms of communication thatis more appropriate to situation.

- Teach person how to not be reactive by providingchoices and options for positive control.


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PDifficulties and limitations in:

P - recognizing/analyzing what isimportant and relevant.

P

- analyzing what to do first/where to start

P - attending to and sustaining attention towhat is relevant.

What is going on when someone isntlearning from experience?


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PDifficulties and limitations in:

P - remembering what is important

P - being motivated to attend

P - considering options for action andproblem solving

What is going on when someone isntlearning from experience?


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P - sustained focus to be able to work

towards a goal.

P - ability to process, this first-that next

P - ability to process, if this-then that.

P- ability to anticipate and delaygratification.

Why typical behavioural approachesmay not work or lead to

oppositional reactions

Assumptions and requirements for learning:


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What you can do when youdont know what to do!

Accommodate to disabilities indistractibility and inattention

Gain eye contact

Keep language short (4-5 words)

Pause:

Repeat

Demonstrate:Be visual and concrete, use props


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P Slower rate of processing and

P Difficulty processing time references...

< Interferes with ability to understandconditional

P Captured by immediate stimulus,inability to delay response...

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