Behavior Management

FACT: One in every twenty preschoolers today will commit a serious crime in adulthood.


 
FACT: Twenty-five percent of children today have a behavior problem.

 FACT: If not intervened with in the early years, 80% of those children identified as having behavior problems in childhood will continue to have behavior problems throughout their life.

 
Pretty scary, huh?
You can do something about it!
Learn how to discipline and take charge once again.

This course is taught by a PhD level, licensed Pediatric Behavioral Specialist with over 25 years experience working with parents, school districts and professionals in understanding and correcting problem behavior. In this course you will:

  • Learn to identify types of behavior problems and potential causes.
  • Gain understanding about factors that influence problem behavior that are in the environment, society, and culture.
  • Learn a strategic approach to targeting problem behaviors such as biting, stealing, lying, hitting, and more.
  • Write an effective behavior management plan that is specific to your needs. 
  • Learn hundreds of "tricks of the trade" -- strategies that have been around for years and new strategies based on a brain-based approach.
In addition, this course allows you to:
  • Work at your own pace.
  • Get individualized help from the instructor.
  • Retake quizzes until you have mastered the material.
  • Earn certificate or continuing education credit (CEU) for license renewal.
You need not have a college education, or even a high school education to take the course. The course was designed to be user friendly and easy to read. It was designed for parents, educators, teachers, social workers, behavior management personnel, child care providers, and anyone who works with children.
 
Course Requirements
This course is open to anyone working with children with a desire to learn more about how to handle problem behavior. It is especially geared towards parents, teachers and other educational staff, counselors or therapists, and child care providers.

You need not have had college experience to take this course. The lessons are broken up into short, easy to read segments with lots of colorful and fun graphics.

You will be required to visit a few suggested websites to further your understanding of some of the topics. Participation in the open class forum is not mandated but encouraged for your learning benefit. Two of the lessons have a short assignment to post your thoughts to the Class Forum page.

In addition, each of the lessons has a short T/F, Multiple-Choice quiz assigned to it. You may retake the quizzes as many times as you like until you master the material. I believe learning is best when the pressure is off!

The quizzes will account for 1/2 your total grade. Other assignments include putting together a behavior plan (1/4 of your grade and don't worry, I will walk you through it!) The remaining portion of your grade can be self-directed. You may chose to participate in a live classroom chat where you can interact directly with me and your classmates on the message board, elaborate on your behavior plan, visit more links, or something other related to course content of your design (I'll help you with ideas).

 
Course Goals
Students will learn:
  • 1) How to identify reasons behind problem behavior.
  • 2) Factors that influence behavior.
  • 3) A basic understanding of the brain in relation to problem behavior and changing problem behavior.
  • 4) How to write an effective behavior plan.
  • 5) Behavior management strategies based on research and nearly 30 years of experiences, as well as new brain-based approaches to changing behavior.
Personalized, and on-going consultation and support are provided throughout the course.
 
Reading Materials
The course is broken down into 10 short lessons. Each lesson can be downloaded and is in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF viewer, you will be able to download one free from the course website.

In addition, you will be asked to visit other websites that also have valuable information on the topic being discussed.

 
Grading Policy
Grading will be based on an A-F system with 200 points total broken down as follows:
  • 1) 9 short, 10 point T/F, Multiple-Choice quizzes for a total of 90 points. You may take the quizzes as many times as you like to master the material.
  • 2) A 35 point Final Exam, also T/F, Multiple Choice based on the entire course readings.
  • 2) Writing and Implementing a Behavior Plan. You will be assisted to determine your own specific behavior problem and to write and implement a behavioral plan specific to your needs.

    Assignments include:

    • Identifying your problem (10 Points)
    • Writing a behavior plan (20 Points) (Don't worry, I'll walk you through it!)
    3) Posting to the Message Board about information in two of the lessons. Each posting is worth 10 points.

    4) The remaining points will be gained by completing an agreed upon assignment that is specific to your individual needs. For example, some students may want to visit more websites. Others may want to work on fine tuning their behavior plan. Still others may want to join in a live forum with the instructor and other students to discuss a current topic.

    When you have decided what you want to do for your points, you can contact the instructor for approval. If you do not know what you want to do, the instructor can give you ideas to chose from.

    There are two payment options to purchase this online course: $50

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    Revised: 08/22/2008.