Pivotal Response Training

July 25, 2009 by Abby  
Filed under Pivotal Response Training, Treatments

Pivotal Response Training (PRT) is a behavioral treatment based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. This method of teaching was developed by Robert L. Koegel & Laura Schreibman at UC Santa Barbara. This is a naturalistic teaching method which focuses on two main skills which they theorize are “pivotal” to all other learning and [...]

Different types of reinforcement and punishment

April 11, 2009 by Abby  
Filed under Applied Behavior Analysis

In applied behavior analysis we use a lot of different terminology when talking about behaviors. At times I like to go back and review the meaning of different terms to make sure that every one is being consistent in the way they are referring to the terms. Today I’m going to review the terms positive [...]