LaMont Croom
06/06/2021
Understanding Behavior in
Children and Youth
Biologist
Developmental Cognitive
Theories Used to
Understand Human
Behavior
Foundations of Applied
Behavior Analysis
Psychosocialist
Ecological Model
Components of Positive
Behavioral Interventions
and Supports
focuses on functional
training of the development
of socially appropriate
behaviors
PBS first advocated by
Horner and colleagues,
model for non-aversive
behavior supports
All behavior is learned as we
are born with a tabula rasa,
"blank slate."
concentrates on measurable
and observable behaviors
Person-centered planning
and supports
Pavlov - "Classical
Conditioning"
Evidence-based practice in
developing educational and
behavioral interventions for
children with a variety of
needs
Stresses positive approaches
to behavior change and
seeks to enhance qulaity of
life for the learner
Behaviorist
Genetics-inherited disorders
or abnormalities
Sensorimotor
(birth - 2 years)
Psychological-rooted caused
of Behavior NOT physical
causes
Stress-extra pressure added
to one's life
Preoperational
(2 years - 7 years)
Unconscious mind battles/
Childhood trauma
Toxicity
Concrete Operational
(7 years to 11 years)
Watson - "Behaviorism"
Infection/Disease
Formal Operational
(12 years and older)
Skinner - "Operant
Conditioning"
Social Learning Triangle
Applications of PBIS
(Primary, Secondary, and
Tertiary)
Method for addressing
challenging behavior in
public schools as recognized
by the IDEA of 2004