Understanding Behaviors: Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

Learning Level 3: Advanced/Mastery

Intended Audience – Administrators, ECSE/General Educators, Paraeducators, Family Members, Family Educators, Psychologists, Social Workers, SLPs, OT/PTs, Early Intervention

Description – This professional learning session equips educators to move beyond reacting to challenging behavior and toward individualized, function-based support. Using the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC) framework, participants will examine behavior patterns, collect meaningful classroom data, conduct practical functional behavior assessments, and design prevention, teaching, and reinforcement strategies that match the child’s needs. Grounded in implementation science and Pyramid Model practices, this session emphasizes fidelity, replacement skill development, and classroom systems that reduce challenging behavior while increasing participation, communication, and belonging.

Continuing Education – This training will provide 6 contact hours for the following:

• Educator License Renewal
• CDA (Child Development Associate) credit in area(s) 7
• CE credit for SLP, *SW, LCPC, PT, and OT professionals
  * Social Work credit will not require passing a post-course quiz.
• Gateways to Opportunity credit in area C (Org. ID# B40093, Event ID# )

Full attendance is required to receive a certificate.