In my last post, I examined what the ABC approach is and how to evaluate the antecedents and consequences that may be influencing or causing unwanted behaviors in dementia. In this post, I will review ...

We can change undesirable behavior habits. The earlier we intervene, the greater the impact. This article describes the late neuroscientist Jeremy Richman’s journey of discovery about how to do this ...

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Letting others win arguments is empowering because it positively reinforces what you’ve asked them to do. It all goes back to the ABC’s of behavior modification – Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence. It ...

Operationally define challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors should be defined in terms that are specific, observable, and measureable (i.e., one can see and count the behaviors). Be specific ...

The rationale, design and impact of strategies for prompting safety belt use are reviewed with special attention given to a particular discipline within behavioral science: applied behavior analysis.