Learning Plan F

1) We have covered a lot of ground now so it is time for reflection

When I was doing the ESP on myself it made me thought about myself and how I deal with my own emotions and also how I like others to response when I do have an episode. While I was thinging of the thought I thought of events that happen in the past and how I react to it when it was really no big deal and that I am a very mean person or I get upset easily.

Reflect on all the techniques, do they make sense,

The techniques made sense. It focused on emotional support and using the chart help a person know to avoid a situation or find a way to help that person. All the things what we learned from learning plan A-F helps me understand how to interact with people and what I can use to help that person with their issue or situation. This learnig plan I thought was amazing because it's not so much on others but on myself. It made me thought about myself and focus on me than I usually do.

How do you see this operating in the "real world"

In the real world I see this operating with adolescents/teens and adults who are going through hard times. People who may use these techniques are people in the human service field, social workers, psychologist, and therapist. Teachers probably may use this to figure out the students. I know at times I use the techniques that I learned at work.

How do you see all this impacting your future work

I see all this impacting my future work by helping people get back on their feet and learning to help themselves in their situation. Also, it helps me learn many ways of working and dealing with my two years old. I always had this saying that I'm going to make a difference in someone's life and maybe one day with using the techniques I learned I will get to make a difference in someones life.

What surprises you

What surprise me was that when doing this assignment I thought it would be on others and how to deal with others emotional, but it wasn't like what I thought it was. It made me focus on myself and most likely people in the helping field don't think about themselves and this made me thought of myself.

What have you learned.

I learned that recovery is the most important part of support. When I was doing the ESP and how I would want others to respond I tend to look toward recovery in ways they can help understand what I'm going through so they can stop me or make me happy. Most I just needed someone to talk to when there are events happen.

Learning Plan E

Learning Plan A:
In this learning plan I learned about classical and operant conditioing. This learning plan covered the importance of permanent changes in behavior that occurs through experience. Also how stimulus is added to posituve reinforcement. I learn the terminology of classical conditioning which confused me but after seeing the example I understand clearly what each one are. Operant conditioning involves more of rewards. When it came to negative reinforcement I thought of it was bad because of the word "negative". But as I go over the learning plan it was a aversive stimulus being removed.

Learning Plan B:
This learning plan is about positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement seems to be a every day tool we all use and sometimes we all use it without even thinking about it. Most positive reinforcers are classified under five overlapping heading, which are consumable, activity, mnipulative, possessional and social. It's a way of motiving a behavior to be effective. I like learning about this because I use it all the time.

Learning Plan C:
Negative Reinforcement is a form of reinforcement that increase the frequency or probability of a behavior. When I saw the word negative I thought of negative reinforcement as a bad feedback or using punishment. Later I learn that it was what I thought it was. It just simply means removing something. Along with this learning plan I learned about differential reinforcement and the types of differential reinforcements. Also in this learning plan I learn about punishment. It was really interesting learning how each reinforcement works. Also with these reinforcement I can add or remove a behavior that I don't want to strengthen the behavior that I want.

Learning Plan D:
The ABC method was probably my favorite. I learn so much about it and it's so easy to use. Forexample, I work in a shelter home, the clients that I have usually have some issues or problem along with goals and plans for the future. The ABC helps me figure what they need to be successful or answer the question why they are at a shelter home. Also, during my shift client would ask come to me to let me know why they didn't do something or were at meetings. I simply use the ABC method and the answer is there.

Learning Plan E:
I thought that this learning plan was amazing. I like learning about other ways to help teach someone a new technique or behavior. Also, when it come to task analysis I never thought about some of the every day things I do. Such as brusing my teeth or combing my hair. It's like a recipe for a cook book. When I took the analysis quiz, I notice I missed a few steps and when I looked back at it I was amazing at how something so simply that I can do everything was so hard for something else and that I never thought that there were so many steps.

Question: Which method or approach is best use to help a client be successful in finding a job?

ABC-LearningPlanD

How useful is understanding the ABC?


I think that it's very useful understanding the ABC. If we don't understand the ABC, we wouldn't be able to know what trigger the behavior or how to reinforce the behavior in some cases. ABC is useful with counselors or therapist about the person and why they behave that certain way. It can determine a soluation to the problem or conclusion to the behavior.


What are its shortcomings?


The shortcomings are that not every consequences have a controlling functions, everyone reaction to the problem differently or the consequences of the behavior doesn't turn out good. Depending on the person and the response of or to the person's behavior would make it hard.


What insights does this give you about your own behavior?

I know that understanding the ABC is a very useful tool. Before I didn't know that I was using the ABC approach. I work with a lot of people and they share their stories with me all the time. Most likely about their problems more. Sometimes or at times some of them act different or their behavior on that day wasn't what you would expect it. I see that using the ABC was useful, because now I can reflect back to the person and see how I can help them with the problem they were dealing with on that day.

Describe a real life ABC paradigm that you have experienced, observed, or analyzed - be specifc and provide detail as to how it works - what does this tell you about your own behavior?

Antecedent: I took a trip to Laos with my family a year ago. It was the first time taking a trip that far. I was scared to get on the plane because of the 9/11 event and my perspective of Laos as poor and not a cool trip. I didn't want to go at all and was afraid that I'm not going to like it and scared of getting on the plane.

Behavior: I talked to an advisor at school and he told me that he had a niece my age who went to it. She had the same reaction as I did too but when she was there she loved it and she wanted to go back. He told me that I would love it there and don't want to come back. He told me some place that would be fun to go when I'm there, how the dating style there was like, and that the Hmong New Year would be a fun and great experience to see how the Hmong really have their New Years. After hearing his stories and experience there, I didn't mind so much of going on the trip now.

Consequence: From hearing the experience and other's stories, my behavior of being scared and afraid decrease.

Comment on the articles you have read: How do they strike you, how do you see them helping you understand these concepts, What questions do they raise, how do they challenge your previous notions.

The article explained really well what the ABC approach is. It gave alot of examples for me to understand the underlying of what the ABC is and how to use it and to understand why the person does what they do. After reading the article I can clarify what each area are and do.

Ask a question of your classmates: How would you use the ABC approach with a client or person with situation of abuse? (Abuse as in drugs, alcohol, verbally, physically, or sexually)

Reinforcement-LP-C

Reinforcement and how it has operated in your life

In my life I use reinforcement on a regular basic. In my family, there are five children including me. I'm the oldest, so I do a lot of being a little parent. I am a parent myself too. Using reinforcement is pretty much what I do at home.

Starting with my siblings, the three boys are the most trouble at times. My method of reinforcement is money. The boys don't do much chores at home, at times my mom or I usually cleans up after them. My way of getting them to do the chores is by paying them. I know it's not the best way to have someone do something but it works. For example, if I want them to clean the house and all refused. I simply say, who wants $5.00. One person usually do, when that person agree to doing the chores for $5.00, the other two would want too. So, for $5.00, that person would clean the living room (picking toys up, vacuum, dust, and ect) and Dishes. If he wants more money he does more chores and the pay rate changes, such as now it's $20.00 not $5.00. The second and third person who does the chores gets about $2.00 or none. I don't have to spend so much money but at the same time when someone gets some chores done they get paid. It's like their allowance but by doing chores. Whoever saves up the most money, gets to buy whatever he wants with it and go everywhere. This usually makes the other two negotiate with him. They all do the chores and get equal amount. Sometimes I like to do is negotiate with them too by not paying them but if they do the chores, they get to go over to a friends house. When it comes to punishment and the boys are fighting, I usually take away their times on the computer or take away their games for two days.

My little one I like to praise her for reinforcement or take her places that she likes. One good example of this is I was trying to potty train her. For a month now, she didn't but yesterday she went to the bathroom by herself and use it by herself. I praise her and hugged her, today she did the samething and I praise her more and hugged her. Sometimes I like to take her to the park or the store and get her something. She loves it and she usually know when and how to behave. If she doesn't something bad like hitting, I usually take away one time or have her time out for 30 second. On a regular basic I use reinforcment alot.

Ethics of behavior management

When it comes to bahavior management, you have to know the different from ethical to unethical. You also need to determine when the tools you use are being effective or not. And do as you told that person, don't be a hyprocrate, this makes the bahavior not effective.

How applicable the material is to the work you will be doing

The work I will be doing in the future is to make people reach their self fullfillment. The material that I learn will benefit me helping people make changes to their life also change some of behavior they have. Also, using this material to make the perom feel good about themselve so they can improve in the future and see life brighter.

The difference with some other type of theraputic appoaches

There are the Dialectical behavioral therapy and the Rational-Emotive therapy.

Dialectical behavioral therapy maintains that some people, due to invalidating environments during upbringing and due to biological factors as yet unknown, react abnormally to emtional stimulation.

Ration-Emotive therapy is the believe that your thoughts controls your feelings and not your feelings that control your thoughts. If you can learn to rethink the situations, you can learn to control negative emotions.

Ask a question: Which therapy would you think you would use and why?

Reflect upon the articles you have read - what stands out, what is confusing, what applies to your life or work

http://www.autismnetwork.org/modules//behavior/dr/lecture05.html

How might you use a DRO or DRL procedure? Explain -

From the article I read, how I might use DRO or DRL is by slowly control someone's behavior by allowing the bahavior to occur, it will gradually reduce the behavior to change.

Reinforcement-Pick a behavior to increase

You must identify the behavior.

To lose weight by excersize and eating fruits and vegetables. I've been trying to lose 10 lbs.

You must identify the reinforcers.

The reinforcers: weight lose and being healthy.

You must identify the type of reinforcer. (i.e. primary, etc)

For every fruits and vegetables that I eat, I can treat myself to a little junk food or dessert, such as ice cream or candy. Everytime I do an excersize, I will praise myself how good I'm doing afterward. Telling the self that I'm improving.

You must indicate when the reinforcer will be delivered.

The reinforcers will be delivered after I complete an excersize or eat my fruits and vegetables.

You must then follow the plan.

My plan is that if I eat fruits and vegetable twice a day and do a regular 10 minute excersize once a day, I can treat myself to having a junk food or dessert twice a week. Also, after every excersize I will praise myself of how good I am doing and that will make me feel good.
This plan will make me feel good about losing weight and feels highly motivate about myself.

Reinforcement-LP.B

1) How does the notion of reinforcement strike you?

Reinforcement is use by many people to change a behavior or to be sucessful in something. Everywhere and almost everything we do uses some reinforcement, such as in the school setting, daycare center, at work or at home. On a regular basic we all reinforces on ourself or someone else. For example, getting a child to pick up themselve, losing weight, or have self-esteem. Reinforcing can be use to help all the following to make us feel good.

2) Do you see it as useful?

Yes. I think that it's useful because it works very well. When I want to change a behavior or have someone to be effective in something, reinforcing them is a useful tool to use. It doesn't harm them and at the same time they feel good about it.

3) Do you sense any limitations or problems?

I think there are limitations to reinforcement. If you continue doing it, it can become a problem. If you continuing using it over and over the reinforcement will no longer work. Also, sometimes when you are trying to reinforce a certain behavior the result or outcome of it may not be what you expect. It can either be a good thing or a bad thing. Depending on what method you use the consequence of it may also make it difficult for you to reinforce someone's behavior or your own.

4) How have you seen it work in your life?

I have seen reinforcement work with friends, family members and myself. It's seen to me that at times we all do it without knowing we were using reinforcement. For example, my mother was uneducated but she uses reinforcement a lot. My brothers are the normal typical adolescents who thinks that being with their friends are the only thing. In getting them to stay home most of the time she tells them if you come home and stay home and finish schoolwork I will take you shopping to buy whatever you like. Normally it's clothing and video games but it works. Whoever doesn't follow doesn't get to buy new things. I have seen my siblings more at home and when they are not at home to usually negotiate with my mother. I use reinforcement on myself too. I'm a hard working person and most of the time I don't get to relax. I stated early in our introduction that I uses a calendar and highlighters to be organize, will I know I'm busy alot I set once a week a time for myself to relax and do what I want. I feel good and I don't become grumpy or bossy.

5) Does it happen without notice?

I believe reinforcement plays a big role in our lives as a way of learning. We don't have to be educated or have knowlegde of it but I believe that it comes naturally to everyone of us and we did have more notice of reinforcements we really know what we can do or understand why we reinforce.

Classicial/Operant Conditioning

An example of operant conditioning I used is getting a toddler off the bottle. My toddler is two years old and she is still on the bottle. The first time I got her off the bottle was probably when she was about 1 1/2 years old. I started with pouring juice in the bottle, next pouring juice into a sippy cup, and than having her drink milk in the sippy cup. She didn't mind at all because I everytime she drinks milk from the cup I would priase her and give her a sweet to go along with it. Sometimes the sweet is a cookie, a piece of candy or crackers. She continue drinking from the cup for about two months than, my mom gave her a bottle and she got hooked again. The next thing I know she wouldn't drink anything unless it's in the bottle. What I found worked out was that sometimes when I tell her how good she is and hand her a sippy cup with juice or milk she would take it and drink from it for a while and than wants it in her bottle. As I continue to give her sweet or praise her and slowing trying to get her off the bottle she's not crying all the time or throwing a temper. I just hope my mother doesn't undo it but she's slowly getting off the bottle.

At work, if a manager or supersivor want the crew to bahavior a certain way or learn something new they would give positive feedback. Giving me feedback and tell me how good of a job I did when it was busy made me feel good and want to work harder. There was this one time. All the crew did such a good job because we were short people, the manager asked the supervisor to give each of us 10 dollar. We all were so happy as each of us was handed a 10 dollar bill. I was so glad I got that 10 dollar for the day because I was short on cash and needed it. This made me want to work that hard everytime so I can get extra cash. So a few weeks later the same thing happen. All the crew and I worked hard hoping to get some more cash but we didn't instead the supervisor told us we did a great job. Even though we didn't get any cash we still wanted to work there because the feedback was good and I always hope that if I continue to work hard I will recieve that 10 dollar bill again.

I had seen classical/operant conditioning at supermarkets when parents brings their children along to shop. The children were doing more of a study on their parents then parents on their children. One day I was at the market and this child wanted a kitkat bar. She looks to be about two or three years old. She grab the kitkat and brought it to her mother. The mother explains to her that she couldn't have the kitkat bar because they don't have enough money for it. The child refuses and as the mother put it back the child screamed and cried. Her mother is embrass of the scene the child place and decide to buy the kitkat bar. I have seem it worked with my toddler at times with my mother.


When I hear the term positive behavior support to me this means giving feedback and helping others understand. In terms of behavior or getting them to learn something, letting them know how good they are doing or explaining to them that the behavior they display wasn't good make them understand not to do it encourage them to be better.

Behavior Manangement Introductory-Posting 1

Hi, my name is Yee Yang, behaviorally I would describe myself as someone who is a openminded person. I like to be organized, highlighters and sticky posted note are useful to me. I am not a perfectionist, so at times I'm not on time, but I do always inform someone about why I would be late. I would also describe myself as a helper. I like to be there for youth and be a role model to help them make better decisions and be there to listen to their problems.