MIEBD_SI_08_BehaviorManagement

2008 MIEBD

Summer Institute

Session II - August 4-8

Behavior Management

Course Overview

Instructor: Trudie Hughes, Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Duluth

Credits: 3 graduate credits

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to examine the causes of behavior in the home, school, and community settings. During the course we will explore the relationship between behavior and environmental antecedents and consequences, and examine how environmental variables may be manipulated in order to increase appropriate behavior and decrease inappropriate behavior. Also, parent-child and teacher-student interaction patterns, data collection techniques, and legal and moral guidelines for the use of behavior change procedures will be reviewed.

Students will become familiar with the foundations of behavior management.
Students will learn to understand behavior and design effective interventions through assessment and single subject research designs.
Students will become skillful in practical applications of behavior management interventions designed to increase and decrease behavior.

Participating Organizations

The Institute is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education in collaboration with seven Minnesota Universities:

Augsburg College

Minnesota State University - Moorhead

St. Cloud State University

Southwest Minnesota State University

University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of St. Thomas

The Institute is coordinated by the Behavioral Institute for Children & Adolescents (BICA) and it is part of MIEBD, a multi-agency institute established by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to provide a full continuum of support to new and continuing teachers of students with EBD. This initiative was made possible through a grant from MDE from the federal award, Special Education-State Personnel Development Grant of P.L. 108-466 IDEA and CFDA 84.323A.