The goals of any behavior therapy are to learn or strengthen positive behaviors and eliminate unwanted or problem behaviors. Behavior therapy can include behavior therapy training for parents, behavior therapy with children, or a combination. Teachers can also use behavior therapy to help reduce problem behaviors in the classroom.
Children with ADHD often show distracting and disruptive behaviors that don’t just affect their own grades and performance, but also that of those around them. Symptoms of ADHD can have a negative effect on relationships with peers as well as family members. Behavior therapy or behavior modification aims to strengthen positive behaviors, sometimes with behavior charts, a system of positive reinforcement, and other motivations for your child.
The modification of current behaviors, and the learning of new behaviors, results in more acceptable actions at school and in interactions with peers. I will also help your child express him or herself in ways that don’t create more problems or draw unwanted negative attention.
From the parent-training aspect of behavior therapy, parents learn new skills or strengthen their existing skills to teach and guide their children to manage their behavior. Parent training in behavior therapy has been shown to strengthen the relationship between the parent and child, and to decrease children’s negative or problem behaviors.
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