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Prevent-Teach-Reinforce

Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

Resolve persistent behavior challenges in early childhood settings with this practical guide to the popular Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC) model, ideal for strengthening social-emotional development in preschool children.

This training is for preschool teams to learn a manualized set of strategies for designing and implementing assessment-based interventions for children with the most significant challenging behaviors. This training is targeted at behavioral specialists and others that write behavioral support plans in preschool settings. Participants will gain a knowledge of the content and steps of the PTR-YC process. As well as understanding functions of behavior and how important it is in developing behavior plans. Finally, participants will explore using data to track behaviors and inform decision-making.

PTR-YC Train the Facilitator

This process is intended for 2-5 people to take a deeper dive into how to facilitate teams in the PTR-YC process. This interactive series (13- hour commitment) will guide participants step-by-step through each phase of PTR-YC using a structured case study. Participants will gain practical experience and strategies for effectively facilitating each meeting in the process.

  • Step 1: Prior Practice Training
  • Step 2: Facilitation Training
  • Step 3: Case Study

Every participant will have the opportunity to observe, play a role, and debrief each meeting of the PTR-YC process. After a brief overview of the meeting content, participants will combine to form teams and work through a case study with built in time for questions and follow up.

Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Families

Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Families (PTR-F) is a proven approach with families to help them resolve their child’s behavior problems in their own homes and communities.

In this training participants will discover how to take on the role of PTR-F facilitator to meet each family’s unique needs, and you’ll get a clear 5-step process for guiding families as they promote their child’s positive behavior. With this comprehensive, adaptable model of behavior support, you’ll strengthen family engagement, set each child on the path to healthy social-emotional development, and improve quality of life for the entire family.

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