You will leave this episode with a solid understanding of what Positive & Negative punishment are, you will find out if you are using it in your classroom or home, and you will know how to tell when it is an effective reinforcement strategy.

Also very exciting news: We have created a new section on my website where you can access cheat sheets and different templates for the information I provide on each episode! These will certainly help keep everyone on the same page.

Check them out at: www.uncomplicatebehaviorpodcast.com/resources

This episode is what you need to know about Positive an Negative Reinforcement. How to recognize it and how to make sure it’s being used to support your child or student. Positive and negative reinforcement are highly misunderstood from my experience and I want to make sure every behavior change plan or positive behavior support plan includes the proper use of positive reinforcement. Believe it or not most Positive Behavior intervention plans only include punishment procedures or negative reinforcement. I want you to be able to recognize what positive reinforcement is and how it should be used to support behavior change!

This episode I have my very first guest, Ashleigh!

We are going over the significance of the first few episodes and why it is so important to understand behavior before we can attempt to change it. We also discuss the next series I want to cover which is all the fun and fabulous ways we can reinforce behavior.

I want listeners to understand the difference between a positive comment and a positive intervention. There are so many ways we can infuse positivity and reinforcement into learning new behaviors and skills and I want that information out there so we can all start to be more positive when it comes to changing/shaping behaviors.

Learning new skills can be fun for kids and fun to teach when we are equipped with the right tools and strategies!

Also very exciting news: We have created a new section on my website where you can access cheat sheets and different templates for the information I provide on each episode! These will certainly help keep everyone on the same page.

Check them out at: www.uncomplicatebehaviorpodcast.com/resources

This episode is about what happens after the behavior occurs.

So, the behavior happened. Now what? How can we help change behavior by changing our own reaction or the consequence we provide?

In episode 3, we discussed all the ways to be proactive; what you need to know, what you need to notice, those antecedents, triggers and setting events and how to make a plan to be proactive. But the unexpected always comes up, right?! and as much as we try, we can’t always be fully prepare for those unexpected moments of challenging behaviors. That's why it's so important to understand the significance of our reaction and response and the affect it has on the future occurrence of that behavior.

Challenging behaviors are going to happen, they happen every day especially for us parents, teacher, and practitioners. What is important is how we take those behaviors and shape them into something we want to see, a positive way for them to get their needs met.

This new episode is all about being proactive! Learn all about antecedents, triggers and setting events; what they are, and why they are so important to behavior change.

You will learn how to identify variables that proceed behavior and how to make a plan to intervene positively before the behavior occurs. You will learn the best way to solve a behavior problem is to be prepared and have a plan.

This information goes hand in hand with Episode 2 Functions of Behavior. We have to understand what the function or purpose of the behavior is so we can teach that new skill that will appropriately replace the challenging behavior.

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Episode 2, go ahead and do that first. Episode 2 is full of basic foundational knowledge that will help you understand what I’m talking about when I say, “We have to know the Function”.

This episode is critical to your journey in uncomplicating the world of behavior.  

We will dive deep into the functions of behavior! 

Understanding why behavior occurs is the first step you need to take to look at behavior from a functional perspective rather than being thrown off guard by what the behavior is doing to you, the people around you,  or the environment. The ability to see behavior from a functional perspective helps us see behavior objectively and leads us to a positive approach that is based in teaching rather than reprimand.

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This episode is all about ABA! What it is, how it works, and most importantly why it works.  

You will leave this episode with a higher understanding of the field and what it means to apply and use Behavior Analytic strategies.  I will also be discussing a bit of my own journey from working as a paraprofessional in a classroom, why I left the field and how I happily found my way back through Behavior Analysis.

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