The course material is consistent with current best practices in applied behavioral science. While the material is consistent with state-of-the-art behavioral research and principles, it is presented in an extraordinarily “user-friendly” way. Participants relate easily to the real-life examples that are used and the easily understood ways that principles and strategies are explained. The strategies are highly effective and often work quickly. The following are some of the learning objectives from the BehaviorTools™ Course: · Identify coercion and punishment commonly used to change behavior · Identify the effects of coercive and punishment on people · Demonstrate the steps of the Strengthen Relationships BehaviorTool · Describe the benefits of using Strengthen Relationships BehaviorTool · Describe the value of, and demonstrate empathy statements · Define behavior, consequences, reinforcement and its effects · Demonstrate the steps of Use Reinforcement Tool · Define “Junk Behavior” and Discuss Why it Happens · Demonstrate the steps of the Pivot Tool · Identify more factors that influence behavior · Define behavior function and describe how it can be used to plan replacement behaviors · Demonstrate the steps of the Redirect Behavior Tool ·Discuss how to effectively set expectations with someone · Demonstrate the steps of the Set Expectations Tool · Discuss how to effectively make and implement a behavior contract · Demonstrate the steps of the Make a Contract Tool · Discuss how to review and evaluate a behavior contract · Discuss factors that influence behavior · Analyze Behavior and identify replacement behaviors · Demonstrate all Tools in a variety of situations