The arousal level strategy helps children and adolescents by facilitating awareness of how their extreme arousal levels contribute to misbehavior. As such, it prepares youth to for arousal level modulation towards a quiet alert state that improves behavior. The arousal level strategy uses consistent traffic lights and smells to promote arousal level awareness. Some children […]
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I had a great time presenting in Toronto, Canada. Visiting a different country gives me cultural insights that are helpful in therapy. The Canadian health care system seems better than others, but the therapists there still face a lot of challenges. It initially seems in my blogging and presentations that Ayres Sensory Integration intervention is
I developed the FAB Turtle Strategy as a simple method for teaching children and adolescents with complex behavioral challenges to avoid aggression. The FAB Turtle Strategy enables kids to anticipate and avoid aggression. It is a modification of the PATHS (Promoting Positive Thinking Strategies) Tucker Turtle Technique used with permission from developer Dr. Greenberg. It
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An extremely effective approach for improving behavior is often unknown to most of the therapists in my workshops. The approach is Pivotal Response Training (PRT) which has been shown to significantly improve behavior, speech and neurological development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Ventola et al., 2014). PRT was developed by an expert in Applied
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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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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
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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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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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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1. Where do I begin as a clinic therapist with a 2-year 11 month old who is frequently screaming and won’t participate at all in my treatment sessions? If I bring him to his parents in the waiting room he does it more next time, but the screaming bothers other therapist’s clients and
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