These are just a few motivational words West Point Elementary students will see when school starts Thursday. Stuck to the walls of almost every bathroom stall in the Hempfield school, the quotes are a ...

Incentivizing positive behaviors instead of punishing negative ones is an effective way to build school culture, but it’s also a powerful way to get teachers to practice PBIS When GEMS American ...

Contingency management (CM) is a behavioral therapy technique that encourages beneficial behaviors by giving rewards or positive reinforcement. CM incentivizes certain behaviors and discourages ...

Positive reinforcement is a technique we intuitively make use of on daily basis. We usually don’t give it much thought, nor label it as a behavioral strategy. Encouragement from our loved ones (and ...

As a crisis counselor volunteer, it’s clear that mental health is suffering in this country. Without exploring all the different factors that go into the worsening mental health condition, there is ...