Contracting with Kids: A Positive Way to Teach New Skills and Improve Family Dynamics

Date: April 11, 2024
Time: 10 am AMT (Amazonas, BR)
Modality: Online - Live Stream
*With access to content until May 12, 2024

Abstract

First developed in the 1970s, contingency contracting is a behavior change strategy that identifies a task to be completed and a reward to follow the successful accomplishment of the task. Numerous research studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of contracting to improve behavior and teach new skills to children with and without disabilities in home, school, and community settings. Using children’s stories, examples of contracts used by families to help children fulfill household responsibilities, learn new skills, get ready for school in the morning, and make friends at school will be presented. Attendees will receive materials for developing, implementing, and evaluating contracts that were field-tested by more than 300 families.

Learning Objectives

After this session, attendees should be able to:

1. State the purpose and give an example of each part of a behavior contract: Task, Reward, Task Record, Official Seal, and Signatures.

2.Describe a collaborative list-making procedure that parents (teachers, behavior analysts) and their children (students, clients) can use to identify tasks and select rewards for contracts.

3.Identify three common reasons behavior contracts fail and describe a behavior analytic-based remedy for each reason.

William L. Heward

Ed.D., BCBA-D, COBA

William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA-D, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Heward has taught at universities in Brazil, Japan, Portugal, and Singapore and given lectures and workshops in 22 other countries. His publications include co-authoring the books Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd ed., Pearson, 2020), Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (12th ed., Pearson, 2022), and Let’s Make a Contract: A Positive Way to Change Your Chilld’s Behavior (Collective Book Studio, 2022). Awards recognizing Bill’s contributions to education and behavior analysis include the Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award from the American Psychological Association's Division 25, the Ellen P. Reese Award for Communication of Behavioral Concepts from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and the Distinguished Psychology Department Alumnus Award from Western Michigan University. A Fellow and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Bill’s research interests include "low-tech" methods for increasing the effectiveness of group instruction in inclusive classrooms.

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