Define and explain the process of behavior modification for preschoolers, as it would be used by a counselor.
What will be an ideal response?
Behavior modification is more intense that behavior management and can be used for preschoolers who need to change specific behaviors when behavior management does not work. Behavior modification includes identifying a specific target behavior and implementing positive and negative reinforcement to adapt, reduce, or extinct a problem behavior. This is also often referred to as applied behavior analysis.
When applying behavior modification, it is important to target only one behavior at a time. As a counselor, make sure that the behavior is observable and easily measured. Once the behavior has been identified, the counselor will measure the current frequency of behavior to determine a baseline. To get an accurate frequency, you want to get at least three data points that are consistent (increasing, decreasing, or remaining constant). If the frequency levels are up, down, up again, then you cannot determine a pattern. While you are collecting baseline data, you also want to write down what happened just before the behavior (antecedent) and what happened immediately afterwards (consequence). Once the behavior is fully understood, then the counselor can design an intervention strategy to strengthen the desired behaviors and weaken the problem behavior. Keep in mind that praise and consequences must be implemented immediately and consistently. As the treatment continues, the counselor will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention by continued behavior observations and data collection.
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Response to intervention (RTI)
a. Focuses on reactive interventions b. Focuses on prevention c. Focuses on general concerns d. is primarily used in elementary schools
Ainsworth originally identified three major attachment styles which she labeled ______________, ______________, and ____________. A forth attachment style known as ____________________ was added later
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When is a school counselor more likely to see a student individually for counseling?
a. Secondary school b. High school c. Elementary school d. Middle school