Hi All,
sharing the details of another presentation I have attended long time back, in fact i even forgot what the session was all about. Since it was taken by a psychologist, it must have been on the behavior. Below are the details of the session:
Topic – No Idea
Date – Must be at least a year old
Mode of Presentation – Online Webinar
Speaker – Hema V , Clinical Psychologist – Coimbatore – +91 95667 71777
Below are the points shared in the presentation: (I had screenshots taken of the slides in my phone , hence sharing it. Never know it could be helpful to someone out there)
Why Missed ?
- Lack of Guidance
- Lack of Opportunities
- Challenging Behaviors such as a) Non Compliance b) Tantrums c) Aggression
Types of Skills
- Foundation Skills – Basic Interaction
- Interaction Skills – To interact with the Group
- Affective Skills – Understanding Self and Others
- Cognitive Skills – Society Norms and Complex Interaction
Types of Social Activities
- Smiles in Response
- Waves Good Bye
- Response for Name Call
- Greets others
- Obeys Others
- Says ” Sorry”, “Please”, “Thank you”
Types of Adaptive Activities:
- Self dressing
- Self eating
- Toileting
- Brushing
- Helping with households
- Bathing
How to Train
- Rewards / Reinforcements
Primary – Food
Secondary – Material, Social, Activity, Privilege, Token
- Prompting
The procedure of giving active assistance to help children to learn a specific target behavior:
Physical
Verbal
Cueing
- Chaining
Chaining is a sequence of steps required to perform a behavioral objective:
Backward Chaining – When the last step is taught first and the first step is taught last
Forward Chaining – When the first step is taught first followed by later steps being taught last.
- Modelling and Imitation
Modelling is method to teaching by demonstration wherein the teacher shows how a specific behavior is to be performed.
- Fading
The process of gradual decrease in the active assistance
- Generalization
The process by which behavior learnt in one situation is transferred to be performed in another similar situation
Developing the settings for effective teaching
- Appropriate physical settings
- Planning a schedule
- Provision for multiple opportunities to learn
- Communicating
Taking Professional Support
- Behavior Analysis
Points to Remember
- Observable and Measurable
- Can be changed / managed through training
- Parental training is important
- Be consistent and constant
- Take support from professionals
Regards,
Saranya and karthik
Karthiksaranyaparents@gmail.com
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