Behavior Modification Basics (for Clinical Practice)

Course overview

General Contact Hours: 6 Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Texts: None Objectives Define behavior modification Explore how behavior modification can be useful in practice Learn basic behavior modification terms: Unconditioned stimulus and response. Conditioned stimulus and response, Discriminitive stimuli, Punishment, Reinforcement, Learned helplessness, Extinction burst, Shaping and Chaining Identify ways behavior modification can be used in therapy Identify ways in which understanding of stimuli and rewards can be used to increase motivation