“all the things used in teaching individuals what you want them to learn, including: social behaviors,

but also related to cognitive, motor, language, and emotional

development.”

(Glen, Sally and McCoy, Youlanda, 1980)

Safety

Redirect to behavior we want

COMMUNICATION!

Actual WordsAvoid BIG Words

Cadence

Rhythm

Tone

I said be quiet

I said be quiet

I said be quiet

Participants engage in challenging behavior

because IT WORKS for them!

Bad behavior does not mean bad kids.

Leave your personal baggage at home.

It’s not about you. (QTIP)

Lack of understanding – they do not understand the activity

Lack of ability – they do not have the skills to do the activity

Lack of interest – they do not want to do the activity

What else can you think of?

That can cause a child to act out

Outside factors that may effect

a child’s behavior (i.e.,

weather, program

structure, transitions).

Inside feelings and emotions from another

child or a staff that may

effect a child’s behavior.

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The child’s inability to

respond or react appropriately to

situations, feelings, and

things that they can not control or

they do not understand.

Most disruptive

Prevents appropriate participation

Is dangerous to themselves or others

Occurs frequently

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One of the campers continuously has verbal outbursts and says how much they hate you, they hate the class, and they hate all the other kids. No one wants to play with him and often he is playing by himself during an activity, swimming or on field trips. When he is engaged in a activity he seems to enjoy them very much.

During the gym activities, you notice that a camper likes to squeeze himself into a corner and rub his body back and forth against the wall. Eventually, Sam, one of the camp counselors comes over and after several attempts, he is able to get his to participate in the activity for a couple of minutes.

It is time to get ready to go home. Each day this particular preschooler throws off his shoes and destroys the contents of his back pack. It is a physical struggle to get him out of the room everyday.

Kite flying was cancelled for the day due to stormy weather. The camper refused to participate in any other activities, yelling that he was going to fly the kite. As the afternoon progressed, he remained non compliant refusing to participate in any activity by going to sit by himself and pouting. The camper tried several times to leave the building and had to be physically stopped.

Conditions that occur before behavior which triggers the

behavior.

Observable actions that immediately follow the

antecedent.

What happens after the behavior occurs, as a result of (or in response

to) the behavior.

•Natural consequences•Staff or peer responses

Trigger for behavior Consequences of behavior

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Program Structure

Physical Space

Behaviors: boredom, engaging in inappropriate ways of entertaining self.

Action Needed: develop well-planned activities that fill the entire day. Always be prepared with back-up plans.

Behaviors: boredom, non-participation, rebellion

Action Needed: plan a variety of activities that are relevant to the participants’ age, culture, abilities, challenging, and meaningful to them.

Behaviors: low self-esteem could lead to aggression toward self and others; inappropriate attention seeking; learned inappropriate behaviors.

Action Needed: plan activities that are within the realm of each participant’s skills and abilities. Reward success. Make sure that each participant has the opportunity to succeed.

Behaviors: resistance, non-compliance, rebellion

Action Needed: prepare and follow a routine schedule; ask for the participants’ input; inform them in advance of the schedule; post the schedule in a visible area so they can SEE what will happen; discuss any program changes with participants.

Behaviors: difficult transition, situation getting out of control

Action Needed: prepare for the transition to less active events:Gradually decreasing the excitement levelTransition count downsTimersPost a schedule

Drop in physical and emotional energy after a crisis/behavior.

Rebuild the relationship/trust

Tomorrow is a new day!

Deep breathsDebrief as a groupAsk for helpAsk questionsTake a breakPlay a game with

campersTeam building

exercisesKnow what you did

well

Walk the dogMusicExerciseTalk to friends/familyWatch TVDo something you

enjoy

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