Breakin' the Law. Ways to Increase Compliance With Rules and Expectations belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter home routines and caregiver-led implementation, school teams and classroom routines.
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Join Free →Whether it's for school-wide rules, group homes, private homes or even for employees at your own organization, good rules aren't simply something you write on signs, they must reflect careful thinking about expected behavior. In particular, the presentation will focus on the importance of rules that are prescriptive (what you should do) as opposed to proscriptive (what is not allowed) rules. Participants will also learn about the components of rule following including knowledge, skills, and the motivation to avoid any consequences for violating rules (point loss, school suspensions), as well as the motivation to earn reinforcers for complying with rules (praise, points, privileges). There will also be recommendations for the kinds of rules to avoid and the kinds that are more likely to produce desired behaviors and thereby reduce undesirable behaviors. Participants will be able to explain the difference between prescriptive and proscriptive rules and which is better to use and why. Participants will be able to turn any proscriptive rule into a prescriptive rule by re-writing it with target behaviors. Participants will be able to analyze ANY scenario where rules were violated to determine why the rules failed to control behavior Participants will be able to construct a short rule that is "a mini behavior plan" Participants will be able to list 3 variables that can affect rule following (not holy trinity, another 3 variables)
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
Dr. Merrill Winston is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who has worked in the field of Developmental Disabilities for over 35 years. He has worked in small group homes, large residential facilities, secured facilities, family homes, and schools and has worked with a broad population who exhibited behavior problems that ranged from mild to life-threatening. Dr. Winston is comfortable working with both verbal and non-verbal individuals and both children and adults with a range of diagnoses. His strengths are relating to direct-care staff in a manner that sets them at ease as well as working in real-time with children and adults. Dr. Winston excels in public speaking and has given numerous presentations at various professional conferences throughout the country. His areas of interest are crisis prevention and intervention, psychotropic medication usage with special populations, and the development and implementation of training programs designed to increase the skill levels of parents, professionals, teachers, and direct-care staff.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.