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WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “BEHAVIOR?”
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Is it a symptom or a “behavior,” and how does what we call it affect how we respond to it or approach it.
HONE YOUR SKILLS (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Some practical tips to improve your effective use of praise and reprimands, but do see this update, too:
MAKING MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF PRAISE
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
An update to “Hone Your Skills” based on some new research in 2013
DOES IT PASS THE “ACID TEST?” (PDF File )
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Before jumping to behavior modification, see if you should be even thinking about behavior modification.
PITFALLS IN SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PLANS (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Discussion of common errors that are made in the implementation of behavior modification plans
SUSPENDING DISBELIEF (PDF File)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 2003
Moving beyond punishment to promote effective interventions for children with mental or emotional disorders
SEVEN SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN (PDF File)
Carta, 2004
From OSEP, Ideas That Work
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USE OF PEER-MEDIATED INTERVENTION IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD
Grauvogel-MacAleese & Wallace, 2010
Training peers not to reward off-task or disruptive behavior in peers
SOCIAL SKILLS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (PDF File)
Steedly,Schwartz, Levin, & Stephen D. Luke, 2008
From NICHCY Evidence in Education series
SELF-MUTILATION (PDF File)
Chris Simpson, 2001
Self-injurious behavior may be associated with some of the conditions discussed on this web site, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.
THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS ON DROPOUT RATE FOR YOUTHS WITH DISABILITIES (PDF File)
Brian Cobb, Pat Sample, Morgen Alwell, Nikole Johns, 2005
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
BULLYING AND TEASING OF YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES: CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE INCLUSION (PDF File)
John Hoover and Pam Stenhjem, 2003
Background information on bullying, with concrete suggestions for creating positive school environments.
BULLYING PREVENTION IS CRIME PREVENTION. A REPORT BY FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS (PDF File)
D. Kass, P. Evans, and R. Shah, 2003
Identifies programs that have reduced bullying by as much as half and cut future arrests in half, and urges schools to invest in these programs.
REDUCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM (PDF File)
Epstein, Atkins, Cullinan,Kutash,& Weaver, 2008
U.S. Department of Education, NCEE 2008-012
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For organizations, books, web sites, and videos on this topic, see the BEHAVIOR RESOURCES section of my other site, ChallengingKids.com.
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