Increasing Behavior

Course Code: REL-ATS-0-VB1-V2

Hours: 1.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Use strategies for using antecedents and motivating operations to increase desired behaviors
Use strategies for identifying and teaching replacement behaviors
Use consequence strategies for increasing desirable behaviors

Outline:
Strategies for Increasing Behavior

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: What Behavior to Increase

He Is Too Good

What Is Behavior

Why Increase Behavior

Behaviors that Should Be Increased

How Do We Increase Behavior?

Review

Summary

Section 3: Setting the Stage to Increase Behavior

Sierra’s Dilemma

Antecedents and Discriminative Stimuli

Motivating Operations

Foundational Conditions for the Display of Behavior

Review

Summary

Section 4: Teaching Skills and Replacement Behaviors

The Path to Progress

What Behaviors Should Be Increased?

Behavioral Function and Functionally Equivalent Skills

Critical Skills

Shaping Behavior

Review

Section 5: Reinforcement Strategies

Nolan Giggles

How Does Reinforcement Increase Behavior

Positive and Negative Reinforcement

Primary and Secondary Reinforcement

Differential Reinforcement

Reinforcement During Shaping

Reinforcement Schedules

Review

Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

References

Instructor: Rhonda Davin, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Dr. Rhonda Davin is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with over 25 years of experience in the fields of developmental disabilities and autism. She has served the field as a teacher, college professor, consultant, and expert witness. She started Behavior Consulting Services which provided direct behavior analytic services to children with autism and their families. She has supervised and mentored several behavior analysts and service providers currently practicing in the field today. Dr. Davin has also provided technical assistance for large-scale organizational change efforts in the area of Positive Behavior Supports.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Registered Behavior Technician; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.