Title: Demonstrate principles of behavior management by reinforcing appropriate behavior and causing inappropriate behavior to be reduced or eliminated.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit IX: Individual Client’s Needs, including Mental Health and Social Service Needs

Demonstration should include

- the ABCs of behavior management (i.e., changing the antecedent or the consequence to change behavior)
  - A – antecedent (i.e., what precedes the behavior)
  - B – behavior (i.e., action, activity, or process that can be observed and measured)
  - C – consequence (i.e., how people in the environment react to the behavior)
- communication methods
  - speaking slowly, softly, and simply
  - cuing – providing guidance for client to perform a task on their own
  - mirroring – modeling
  - directing – instructing the client
  - redirecting – changing the focus from one behavior to another
- rewarding appropriate behavior
  - planning what behavior to address, breaking it down to steps, and rewarding each step completed
  - rewards may be primary rewards, social rewards, or physical rewards
  - rewards must suit client preferences and be given in a way that would normally occur in the environment.