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My Multimedia FAB Book Tour

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I recently completed my book FAB “Functionally Alert Behavior” Strategies after ten years of work to clearly illustrate the interventions I use with children and adolescents who have complex behavioral challenges. To celebrate I’m launching a multi-media book tour that includes some free events as well as in advanced workshops.   My hope is that […]

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My Book is OUT!

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Today is the official release date of my first book FAB Functionally Alert Behavior Strategies.  It is for sale on Amazon and for world wide distribution on Ingram Spark. Twenty years ago I began presenting my treatment curriculum for children and adolescents with complex behavioral strategies. My workshops are primarily for pre-school and kindergarten teachers

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An incident in the School Cafeteria

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3hrOHSupp2019 While I was working as an occupational therapist in a wealthy school a cafeteria worker ran up to me, took my hand and led me to the school cafeteria shouting, “Come with me right away John, one of your kids is going nuts!” My kid turned out to be George, a first grader I

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6 FAB Strategies for Improved Behavior During Pediatric Therapy

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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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TherapistsFrequently Asked Questions: Moderate Behavioral Challenges

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If a student is on a consistently implemented behavior program for over two weeks and the behavior is getting worse what should you do? This is an indication that the behavior program is ineffective and should be changed. Begin by doing a QABF, Sensory Profile and preference assessment. If the problem does not improve proceed

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Combined Behavior & Sensory Evaluation

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Adding a brief behavioral function assessment enables pediatric occupational therapists to better help youth with complex behavioral challenges. Integrating the QABF and Sensory Profile 2 (Dunn, 2014) assessment can improve pediatric occupational therapy behavioral outcomes (McCall et al., 2016; Lydon et al., 2017). Sensory Integration Intervention is helpful for children and adolescents with complex behavioral challenges

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Sensory-Based Interventions in School Occupational Therapy

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School occupational therapists apply sensory-based interventions (SBIs) providing specific sensory input for improved classroom behavior. SBIs can include school occupational therapy teacher consultation, environmental adaptations, adaptive equipment, and the use of specific sensory activities Basic SBI Efficacy Post. It is important to differentiate occupational therapy SBIs using individualized goal-directed SBIs to objectively improve behavior (FAB

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Using FAB Strategies®

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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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Sensory-Based Interventions (SBIs) Improve Behavior

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Occupational therapists use sensory-based interventions (SBIs) to improve the behavior of children, adolescents and adults with developmental and sensory processing challenges. SBIs are the guided use of individualized sensory coping strategies and adaptive equipment to improve sensory modulation skills and behavior. Emerging evidence suggests that SBIs can significantly reduce distress and promote attention. SBIs empower

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Applying FAB Strategies

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I developed FAB Strategies (Functionally Alert Behavior Strategies) to help children, adolescents and young adults who have complex behavioral challenges.  The FAB Strategies Form guides the use of environmental adaptation, sensory modulation, positive behavioral support, and physical self-regulation strategies.  The FAB Strategies forms enable teachers, families as well as occupational, physical, speech/language and mental health

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