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6 FAB Strategies for Improved Behavior During Pediatric Therapy

Link to my new Therapro Guest Blog Post https://blog.therapro.com/6-fab-strategies-for-improved-behavior-during-pediatric-therapy/  for information on strategies for improving child and adolescent behavior during your pediatric rehabilitation sessions. I will be offering Integrating Behavioral, Sensory, & Mindfulness Interventions in your Pediatric Therapy, a Therapro sponsored Free Webinar   on Tuesday, 10/29/19 from 7:00-8:30 P.M. EDT. Advanced Treatment Strategies for Youth with Complex BehavioralChallenges, my […]

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FAB "Functionally Alert Behavior" Strategies Book is Coming Soon

After over 35 years of practice in pediatric occupational therapy, 15 years presenting to therapists and teachers, and over 10 years of writing my book is finally coming out within the next month! #FABStrategiesBook The interior designer completed the cover for my new book FAB “Functionally Alert Behavior” Strategies and the book is coming out in the

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Special Needs Behavior Plans

Students with complex behavioral problems including cognitive limitations need to be taught to behave appropriately so they can learn in school. An individualized understanding of the student’s developmental level, trauma history, sensory modulation, and effective coping strategies are helpful in developing a behavior plan. It is helpful to develop a trauma informed behavior plan that

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Using FAB Strategies®

FABTrigCopForms“Functionally Alert Behavior” FAB Strategies® is an evidence-based curriculum of environmental adaptation, sensory modulation, positive behavioral support, and physical self-regulation strategies for improving the functional behavior of children, adolescents and young adults with complex behavioral challenges FAB Strategies ERIC document Complex behavioral challenges involve a combination of inter-related mental health, developmental, sensory and environmental challenges. The FAB Strategies®

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PRT Treatment in SLP, OT, & PT

PRT (Pivotal Response Treatment) is an important frame of reference for Speech/Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists. PRT uses applied behavioral analysis principles as well as child choice, reinforcing attempts, varying activities, alternating familiar with challenging activities, and direct natural reinforcers. PRT’s transdisciplinary family-centered approach makes it particularly appropriate for allied health therapists. PRT

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FAB Rainbow Goal Strategy

The FAB Rainbow goal strategy is useful for developing goals and reinforcers that motivate students, while involving staff in supporting the goal and its achievement.  Like the FAB Coping card strategy, the rainbow goal allows clients to visually plan and review their behavioral goals and reinforcement schedule. The student begins by drawing a star at

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FAB Coping Card Strategy

The FAB Coping card gives clients, teachers and therapists a visual support strategy for achieving their goals. Based on Power Cards, coping cards use the child’s preferred interest to guide goal-directed behavior. Clients use an index card to depict their preferred interest, behavioral goal, coping strategies, and reinforcement schedule. Constructing and displaying the coping card

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Self-Injury is a Bad Habit

A lot of occupational therapy referrals at my psychiatric hospital are for adolescents and young adults with mental health, trauma history, developmental, and/or sensory processing challenges who repeatedly injure themselves. Individuals with trauma history and developmental challenges have greater incidences of neurological, sensory processing, and self-injury challenges. Clients with these complex difficulties benefit from integrated

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Coping With Hearing Voices

Hearing voices that others don’t perceive is a challenging difficulty for a small but significant number of children, adolescents, and adults. While some people who hear voices do not experience functional problems, many do.  Medications help some but not all people who have functional difficulties involving hearing voices, but do not always eliminate the problem.

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