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General CEU: 3-Step Graduated Guidance

Graduated guidance is one of the foundational prompting strategies in applied behavior analysis, used across virtually every population and skill domain that BCBAs and behavior technicians encounter. Its core logic — providing the level of assistance the learner needs to succeed, no more and no less, and systematically reducing that assistance as the learner's skill develops — is elegant in its simplicity and powerful in its application.

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Course Description

A prompting procedure designed to systematically increase prompts based on learner's behavior and to promote independence through systematic reinforcement. The goal of prompting is to increase correct responses, lower frustration and allow for the learners to learn independence.

What You'll Learn

  1. Identify the key components and procedural steps of graduated guidance as a prompting strategy.
  2. Describe how systematic prompt fading promotes learner independence through differential reinforcement.
  3. Apply graduated guidance procedures to increase correct responding and reduce prompt dependency in learners.

CEU Credits Earned

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BACB 1 General
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Clinical Disclaimer

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.

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