Online Course: Behavior Management for Childcare Workers - Certificate and CEUs
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Basic Course: $30.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $55.00
This course will give students practical, tested ways of controlling difficult behaviors. They will learn how to STOP bad behavior in its tracks; and--which is just as important--how to facilitate positive change in the lives of residents. These are the 5 major goals of this course: 1. To give students a firm grasp of the five principles of behavior management. 2. Teach students how to recognize and describe behavior using the ABS model. 3. Offer practical, proven methods for facilitating behavior change in youth. 4. Introduce students to the STOP model of shared control and its benefits. 5. Encourage students to recognize, reward, and reinforce good behavior through appropriate positive rewards. Study with someone who has served as a houseparent, a counselor, a program director, and as an executive director of a child care agency and learn the difference between behavior management and behavior modification; how to use, not misuse power and authority; five basic principles of behavior management, including how behaviors can be overtly and covertly taught; how to change behaviors by changing antecedents, staff triggers, and environmental triggers. Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Behavior Management for Residential Childcare Workers will give you practical, tested ways of controlling difficult behaviors.  You can learn how to STOP bad behavior in its tracks; and--which is just as important--how to facilitate positive change in the lives of residents.

Study with someone who has served as a houseparent, a counselor, a program director, and as an executive director of a child care agency and learn the difference between behavior management and behavior modification; how to use, not misuse power and authority; five basic principles of behavior management, including how behaviors can be overtly and covertly taught; how to change behaviors by changing antecedents, staff triggers, and environmental triggers.  The STOP method of shared control is introduced; and students will learn how to recognize, reward, and reinforce good behavior.  


Behavior Management for Childcare Workers is taught by Donald Campbell who has over 14 years experience as a Treatment/Executive Director of two residential treatment facilities for adolescents. There are five major goals of this course: 1. To give students a firm grasp of the five principles of behavior management. 2. Teach students how to recognize and describe behavior using the ABS model. 3. Offer practical, proven methods for facilitating behavior change in youth. 4. Introduce students to the STOP model of shared control and its benefits. 5. Encourage students to recognize, reward, and reinforce good behavior through appropriate positive rewards.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Who Controls Whom and Why - Students will learn how to manage behavior without abusing power, the importance of shifting power to residents, and having realistic expectations.
  2. Five Principles of Behavior Management - Students will learn 5 principles of behavior management, how behaviors are overtly and covertly taught and "untaught."
  3. Recognizing and Describing Behavior - Students will learn the ABC model of behavior, how to accurately describe behavior in solvable terms.
  4. Changing Behavior - Students will learn how certain staff behaviors surrender control to residents, how to changing behaviors by chaning the antecedents, and how to conduct a teaching intervention.
  5. Transferring Power - Students will learn the STOP method of shared control and the importance of moving forward.
  6. Recognizing, Rewarding, and Reinforcing Good Behavior - Students will learn how to give good praise and the pitfall of positive praise.
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Course Title : Behavior Management for Childcare Workers
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 13701
Course Type : Specialized Education
Course URL : http://bm101.onlineclasses.com
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Instructor : Donald Campbell
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