Behaviorism Driven Strategies for Supporting System-Involved Youth

Ashley Maliken, PhD

Training Description

In this training, attendees will explore how to use principles from behaviorism to guide their understanding of and approach to engaging with system-involved youth. We will begin with an overview of how behaviorism can inform our understanding of a youth and their behavior; discuss strategies to gather information and test hypotheses with youth; and end by discussing ways to utilize this knowledge to more effectively support system involved youth in their environments.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:

· Explain at least 2 types of conditioning (classical conditioning and operant conditioning)