Learn how to use a constructional framework to help your students and clients achieve success. Whether you work with humans or animals, Constructional Teaching will give you ways to solve problems by focusing on the solution, not the problem. You will learn the basic framework of the constructional approach, how it contrasts with the pathological approach, and how it can be used to analyze and solve a variety of problems. Case studies and examples will help you understand how to use constructional teaching when designing and implementing behavior change programs. Session 1: What does it mean to be constructional? This session will introduce you to the idea of constructional teaching. We will talk about constructional versus pathological orientations and look at several case studies. We’ll also take a closer look at the first question of constructional teaching, “Where are you going?” Session 2: What is going to maintain the behavior? In this session, we’ll look more closely at the topic of reinforcers. How do we know what reinforcers are important to our learners? How can we use these reinforcers effectively during teaching? And, what do emotions have to do with reinforcement? Session 3: What is your starting point for teaching? To change behavior, we often start by focusing on what is wrong or what is lacking. Instead, we can begin teaching by focusing on what behaviors an individual can do now. We will look more closely at the differences between these two approaches and their implications. Session 4: How will you get from here to there? In this session, we will look more closely at behavior change programs. We will examine different ways to change behavior, including shaping, transfer, fading, and reinstatement. We’ll also discuss how to use a components approach when shaping new behaviors. Session 5: Case studies and Q & A In our final session, we will look at additional case studies with both human and animal learners. These examples will illustrate how constructional training can be applied to a wide range of situations. We will also have additional time during this session for questions and discussion. Special guest: We will be joined by Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz for this final session.

Sponsor:Behavior Explorer
Speaker(s):Mary Hunter

Contact: Mary Hunter
 Email: classes@behaviorexplorer.com
 Web: https://behaviorexplorer.com/constructional/