BehaviorTools™ Basic Instructor Course

Date: May 13 & 14, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm each day
Location: PCMA International Training Center
Sunrise, Florida
Cost:  $200 (also 12 CEUs available for an additional fee)

The PCMA BehaviorTools™ Curriculum is a comprehensive approach to teaching interaction skills to staff who serve student and special needs populations.  Based on the principles of behavior analysis,  the BehaviorTools™ curriculum is competency based and uses video clips of real world examples from classrooms, daytime and residential setting. The PCMA BehaviorTools™ curriculum was originally developed and subsequently adapted by a dedicated team of noted Board Certified Behavior Analysts and is based on the landmark work of Dr. Glenn Latham, a prominent Psychologist, Behavior Analyst, Author and Presenter. The course material is consistent with current best practices in applied behavioral science. The strategies (“Tools”) included in this curriculum have been taught throughout the state of Florida for a number of years and have resulted in important outcomes for thousands of individuals and human services organizations.

The PCMA offers the BehaviorTools Curriculum, as well as a program to certify those who are trained to proficiency in the model. All classes are highly informative, entertaining and interactive and are available in several lengths and formats. While the material is consistent with state-of-the-art behavioral research and principles, it is presented in an extraordinarily “user friendly” way. Participants relate easily to the real life examples that are used and the easily understood ways that principles and strategies are explained. The strategies are highly effective and often work quickly. Many participants return to the second class session excited to share stories of how the “Tool” taught in the previous session worked with their family member or client. Depending on factors such as class size and duration, courses can include pre and post testing with scores available by report and/or graphically displayed, extensive role play, in vivo coaching and on-going assessment and graphic display of acquired skills.

The following are some of the learning objectives from the BehaviorTools™ Basic Practitioner Course:

Identify coercion and punishment commonly used to change behavior

Identify the effects of coercive and punishment on people

Demonstrate the steps of the Strengthen Relationships BehaviorTool™

Describe the benefits of using Strengthen Relationships BehaviorTool™

Describe the value of, and demonstrate empathy statements

Define behavior, consequences, reinforcement and its effects

Demonstrate the steps of Use Reinforcement Tool

Define “Junk Behavior” and Discuss Why it Happens

Demonstrate the steps of the Pivot Tool

The following are some of the learning objectives from the BehaviorTools™ Practitioner Course:

Discuss how to effectively set expectations with someone

Demonstrate the steps of the Set Expectations Tool

Discuss how to effectively make and implement a behavior contract

Demonstrate the steps of the Make a Contract Tool

Discuss how to review and evaluate a behavior contract

Discuss factors that influence behavior

Analyze Behavior and identify replacement behaviors

Demonstrate all Tools in a variety of situations