It's All About YOU! Creating a Positive Environment for Success

In this three-day training, participants will learn evidence-based instructional strategies for students with behavioral challenges, ASD, intellectual disabilities, and complex needs. The focus is on reshaping the learning environment through adult behavior change to foster positive outcomes for all students.

The Train the Trainer model equips participants to train others in their districts, including direct care staff, teachers, and service providers. Competency in learned skills will be demonstrated through applied activities in the classroom, shared on day 3.

Designed for those directly working with students, trainers, service providers, and educational leaders, this training is ideal for confident individuals in an applied learning context. Teams of two or more are recommended.

After attending this three-day training, learners will be able to:

Days 1 & 2

• identify the four steps on Behavioral Skills Training and their purpose
• identify, analyze, and plan for the use of instructional antecedent strategies to promote a positive learning environment
• practice collecting data on antecedent-based interventions
• operationally define a problem behavior for a student in their own setting
• operationally define a behavior and identify antecedent based interventions that best match the case study scenario
• apply the principles of reinforcement during implementation of antecedent-based interventions
• practice identifying potential reinforcers and planning the delivery of reinforcement
• design, implement, and evaluate a professional development structure using the Behavior Skills Training model to improve treatment integrity

Day 3

• present on an application activity using an antecedent based intervention within their teaching environment
• reflect on the application activity to determine evidence of behavior change practices