You Can't Make Me!: Pro-Active Strategies for Positive Behavior Change in Children

by James Ball

Overview

A unique look at behavior through the child's perspective! Every parent has experienced behavior challenges with their children. This book applies a whole-person perspective toward behavior management that connects across home, school, and community. It describes the functions of behavior from both the adult and child's perspective, and offers simple yet effective evidence-based strategies and ideas for creating behavior plans that work. Features: Behavior Plan template; Behavior, communication&social skills strategies for each function of behavior

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949177343
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	09/06/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dr. James Ball is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and the President/Chief Executive Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He is also a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee as a public member. This committee, as outlined in the Autism Cares Act, makes recommendations to the Secretary on autism research gaps and submits to the Congress and the President an annual update on the summary of advances and to the strategic plan. He has been in the field of autism for over thirty years providing preschool, educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by an autism spectrum disorder. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private, not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding home program, staff/parent training, home support services, classroom design/support, behavior management/assessment, and functional behavior assessment.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Barbara Becker-Cottrill

(former Executive Director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University)

Preface

Introduction

Part 1: Why Does My Child Do That?

Chapter 1: Behavior Basics

Chapter 2: Here’s Where I’m At!

Chapter 3: Positive Strategies for Behavior Change

Chapter 4: Creating the Behavior Plan

Part 2: The Six Functions of Behavior Explained

Chapter 5: Leave Me Alone! Escape/Avoiding a Person

Chapter 6: Get Me Out of Here! Escape/Avoiding an Environment

Chapter 7: You Can’t Make Me! Escape/Avoiding a Situation

Chapter 8: Hey! Hey You! Look at Me! Attention-Seeking Behavior

Chapter 9: It Feels Sooo Good! Sensory-Seeking Behavior

Chapter 10: I Want What I Want and I Want It NOW! Satisfying a Tangible Need

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Chapter 11: Let's Be Honest: Whose Behavior are We Really Changing?

Chapter 12: ASD and Behavior Change

Glossary

Appendix A. Behavior Plan Worksheet

Appendix B. The Crisis Plan