Behavior Language Consultants, LLC

As some schools are going back to full-time distance learning, here is a great idea of how to make online instruction fun using a Green Screen!⁠
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Green Screen and Telehealth I hope this video was helpful for you! Excited for everyone to learn and try out green screens. Let me know if you have any more questions! Follow me on IG w...

We are not only looking for accuracy, but also fluency! Fluent responses are less likely to go away over time. Make sure when you are teaching those very important functional skills you teach them to fluency!

If you are looking for a curriculum that focuses on skills that matter check out Patrick McGreevy and Troy Fry's Essential for Living curriculum! Click the link for more information.

https://essentialforliving.com/

Great article on providing effective instructions from the Child Mind Institute !

How to Give Kids Effective Instructions The first step to harmony at home is making sure kids understand what they're being told to do. How to give kids effective instructions.

Your vote counts! Register and find a voting site to cast your vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3rd!

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone enjoys a creative and safe way to trick or treat this year! 🎃🍬 Check out this article about a safe way to "hand out" treats from Metro.co.uk!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Great examples of what to say when your kids says "No".

This is great. It labels all the things we teach our kids when we move from a place of authoritarianism (“instinct” in this graphic since it’s the socially normalized, adultist way to treat children). And alternatives in line with what we actually want to model.

Found at The Gentle Mamma

Meet Our Team!

This is Marit Sisterman. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been working in the Mental and Behavioral Health field for 10 years. She started her career working in Autism Centers providing individual and group skills training to children with ASD and related disorders as well as family skills training and individual/family psychotherapy with parents and siblings of clients. She also served as a center’s clinical supervisor, overseeing program development and implementation for all clients.

Marit joined Behavior Language Consultants in 2018, providing parent/caregiver training, program and behavior plan development for individuals in the home and community as well as consulting in schools providing teacher/paraprofessional training, assisting with program and systems development and implementation, and behavior plan development and implementation.

Marit’s favorite things to teach are skills that are specifically meaningful to each client with a focus on communication. She also enjoys working with caregivers and education staff to effectively facilitate these teaching/programming strategies so that students and clients are set up for success!

Essential For Living has a virtual conference occurring on Friday, October 30th! Check out our colleague Troy Fry and the lineup of amazing presenters that day!

The Essential for Living Virtual Conference
October 30, 2020
A one-day event with:
Greg Hanley
Peter Gerhardt
Vince Carbone
Patrick McGreevy
Troy Fry
Janine Shapiro
Eb Blakely
Erik Jacobson
98.00 with 7 Standard BACB CEUs 'at no extra charge'
for more information or to register...
https://behaviorlive.com/events

Meet Our Team!

This is Marissa Stordahl. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been working in the field of Behavior Analysis for ten years. She started her career working with individual clients in schools and then transitioned to working in a day treatment facility for autistic individuals. Currently she is back to supporting students in schools and consulting with families and counties!

Marissa's favorite things to teach are initial and advanced communication skills with a focus on teaching individuals problem solving skills that work for them!

Developing leisure skills and what to do when there is unstructured time is an important life skill! Check out this great list of free activities and resources for all ages from USA Today!

This came out back in May, but many of these resources are still free and can be done from the comfort of your home!

One I love to use is the Libby App, where you can read or listen to books for free with your library card!

50 totally free educational resources for kids stuck at home You don't need to spend a lot in order to learn a lot.

Happy World Teachers' Day!

This has not been an easy year for teachers! The dedication and innovation of teachers everywhere to provide the best education possible, no matter the distance, should be celebrated daily!

Thank you to all the teachers we appreciate all you do!

When assessing why challenging behavior is being used by a client versus other skills, our team focuses on what the individual is trying to communicate first. We then focus on how to support the individual in communicating their request and having it honored without needing to add an emotional response.

Check out the website, Practical Functional Assessment, to learn more about this model of assessment and treatment.
www.practicalfunctionalassessment.com

Check out this FREE event for kids through Mindful Behavior starting Wednesday, October 7th!

Every Wednesday from 10/7-10/28
Kids Krafts with Jackie Kurtz Gadd
Let your kids or clients attend and make some creepy Halloween crafts while practicing mindful behavior!

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8282251691?pwd=Z242eForaFhERDZPY0RjUGVrajFRUT09

Check out our new website and more information about our team! 🖤

www.behaviorlanguage.com