Behavior Doctor Seminars

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We still have free materials for you to download, including the sensory chapters. We now have online training modules for professional development. We offer a wide variety of prices and purchasing licenses for individuals and institutions. There are free overviews of each seminar available at www.teacheropedia.com, or you may link from the descriptions below.

As always, you may contact Dr. Riffel at caughtyoubeinggood@gmail.com for any questions. WE have a new blog at www.flippingthescriptonbehavior.com – hope you will check it out as well.

Our full class list is below, but if you’d prefer, we’ve created a downloadable copy of the 2021 Course Catalog

 

Free Courses

FREE-001

How to use Teacheropedia

This is an overview of what professional development looks like on www.teacheropedia.com

How to use Teacheropedia

1 lessons - 0 CEUs
Full Course

FREE-002

FREE FBA DOWNLOAD

This is a free download of the FBA Data Tool and instructional video

FREE FBA DOWNLOAD

1 lessons - 0 CEUs
Full Course

FREE-003

Who is Dr. Riffel

This short intro and video will give you insight into Dr. Riffel's credentials and her humor.

Who is Dr. Riffel

1 video - 0 CEUs
FULL COURSE

FREE-004

Thriving Again During Remote Learning for Family Members

This is approximately one hour of video with links and downloads to help you maintain your sanity and continue your child's education while you work uninterrupted.

Thriving Again During Remote Learning for Family Members

1 video - 0 CEUs
FULL COURSE

FREE-005

Universal Behavior Support Overview for Administrators

This is a short bit of information for the administrator to prepare for your staff survey and developing your Universal Behavior Support Team. The team will help you implement once you return to the physical building of the school. In the meantime, all the preparatory work can be completed via zoom meetings and online training.

Universal Behavior Support Overview for Administrators

1 lessons - 0 CEUs
FULL COURSE

FREE-006

How to Build a Hand Free Sanitizer

This link will take you to a free video and free written directions to make the hands free hand sanitizer. I could not find written directions online, so I tried to make some that everyone in the US could use- with US sizes of pipe that work together.

How to Build a Hand Free Sanitizer

1 video - 0 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Classroom Management Courses

CM-001

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies

TWO DAY COURSE consisting of pre- and post-tests, handouts, videos, and hundreds of tips to help with classroom management, starting with ten tenets of behavior. The stories and examples are from real-life students around the world that Dr. Riffel has worked with or helped staff mitigate behaviors.

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies

24 lessons - 10 CEUs
Full Course

CM-002

Anxiety and Stress in the Classroom

Anxiety is comorbid with many disabilities as well as a stand-alone disability. Anxiety affects 50% of all students with ADHD. It also affects anywhere from 1 in 5 students to 1 in 10 students depending on the research article.

Anxiety and Stress in the Classroom

6 lessons - 8 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-003

Positive Interventions and Effective Strategies for Pre-K through First Grade

This course will cover: The Ten Rules that Govern Behavior as they relate to 4-7 year old children, Blurting Behavior (also covers ADHD), Staying in Area, Sharing, Learning to Wait, Transitioning Quickly, Telling the Truth, Tattling

Positive Interventions and Effective Strategies for Pre-K through First Grade

4 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-004

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Students

Participants will learn how to use the following information: Maslow before Bloom; 10:2 Method of Building a Relationship; Check-in/Check-out a research-based strategy for tier two and tier three students; Jen Ratio; TUMS a special mnemonic for greeting students at the door that decreases disruptions 45-72%; Each One Save Five; Love Notes; The Purpose of Clubs

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Students

1 seminars - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-005

The Dolls (Personalities) in Your Classroom (Two Day Seminar)

This is a two day training with over six hours of video and approximately 7-8 hours of Virtual Meeting with Cohorts to plan for implementing the different strategies to meet the needs of all the students in your classrooms. This is appropriate for grades Pre-K through 12th grade. There are many interventions for general and special education students as well.

The Dolls (Personalities) in Your Classroom (Two Day Seminar)

5 lessons - 13 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-006

Duct Tape is NOT a Behavioral Intervention (Two Day Seminar)

This training gives you interventions for two behaviors that might have led educators in the past to use duct tape. The two behaviors are blurting and out of seat behavior.

Duct Tape is NOT a Behavioral Intervention (Two Day Seminar)

5 lessons - 16.5 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-007

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies (One Day)

ONE DAY COURSE consisting of pre- and post-tests, handouts, videos, and hundreds of tips to help with classroom management, starting with ten tenets of behavior. The stories and examples are from real-life students around the world that Dr. Riffel has worked with or helped staff mitigate behaviors.

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies (One Day)

3 lessons - 4.5 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-008

Alphabet soup for preschool through first grade

This presentation will focus on the variety of behaviors that show up in the classroom when teaching 4-7-year-old students. Typical interventions are not decreasing the disruptions in the classroom as hoped. Dr. Riffel will share scenarios from real students around the world and the interventions employed that really worked to ameliorate these behaviors.

Alphabet soup for preschool through first grade

2 seminars - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-009

Alphabet Soup for second through fifth grade

This presentation will focus on the variety of behaviors that show up in the classroom when teaching 7-11-year-old students. Typical interventions are not decreasing the disruptions in the classroom as hoped. Dr. Riffel will share scenarios from real students around the world and the interventions employed that really worked to ameliorate these behaviors.

Alphabet Soup for second through fifth grade

2 seminars - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-010

Alphabet soup for sixth through Twelfth Grade

This presentation will focus on the variety of behaviors that show up in the classroom when teaching 4-7-year-old students. Typical interventions are not decreasing the disruptions in the classroom as hoped. Dr. Riffel will share scenarios from real students around the world and the interventions employed that really worked to ameliorate these behaviors.

Alphabet soup for sixth through Twelfth Grade

2 seminars - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-013

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies: HALF-DAY

This is the short version of the classroom management tier two strategies with interventions for classroom teachers to deal with the following behaviors: Ten Rules that Govern Behavior, Blurting or disruptive behavior, Reinforcing Replacement Behavior

Classroom Management Tier Two Strategies: HALF-DAY

1 lesson - 5 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-014

Group Contingencies-Group Reinforcers

Frequently teachers rely on the threat of consequences to modify undesired behaviors in the classroom. What many of them do not realize is that what they offer therefore is desired by the student (such as being sent to the office).

Group Contingencies-Group Reinforcers

1 lesson - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-015

Increasing Your Jen Ratio AND that of your students

Jen Ratio is an ancient Chinese philosophy. Basically, described as “Energy Flows Where Attention Goes” (Dr. Riffel’s motto for life). Your Jen Ratio diet is what you spend your time focusing on. When we spend our day pointing out all the “don’t, stop, quit, and no” behaviors we see manifest more negative behaviors.

Increasing Your Jen Ratio AND that of your students

1 lesson - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-016

Non-medicated Interventions for Learners with ADHD with an emphasis on Anxiety

This presentation will focus on some simple strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to mitigate the anxiety that is comorbid with ADHD. .

Non-medicated Interventions for Learners with ADHD with an emphasis on Anxiety

1 lesson - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-017

The Science of Motivation for Elementary Students

Participants will learn: Where motivation comes from- the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation; The importance of setting clear goals; Reinforcing and Recognizing; and Building Relationships

The Science of Motivation for Elementary Students

1 lesson - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-018

Reinforcing Replacement Behaviors

The difference between a reward and reinforcement. The two terms are inappropriate interchanged in dialogue, and this has caused a lot of confusion on how we change behavior.

Reinforcing Replacement Behaviors

1 lesson - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-019

The Science of Motivation for Secondary Students

Participants will learn: Where motivation comes from- the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation; The importance of setting clear goals; Reinforcing and Recognizing; and Building Relationships

The Science of Motivation for Secondary Students

1 lesson - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

CM-020

Reinforcing Replacement Behaviors

The difference between a reward and reinforcement. The two terms are inappropriate interchanged in dialogue, and this has caused a lot of confusion on how we change behavior.

Reinforcing Replacement Behaviors

1 lesson - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Universal Behavior Support

UBS-001

Universal Behavior Support

By completing this course, you will start fresh with a renewed intervention system in place that will decrease behavioral issues that take away from academic learning. Students and staff will return to a different system from day one.

Universal Behavior Support

8 lessons - 12 CEUs
FULL COURSE

UBS-002

Free and Low-Cost Reinforcers

we should refrain from tangible reinforcers as much as possible; however, the caveat being that some students really need the tangible to make the connection. These students are very young and/or on an IEP where the specific behavioral intervention plan includes tangible reinforcers. This presentation is geared toward 80% or more of students in the classroom.

Free and Low-Cost Reinforcers

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

UBS-003

Including Family Members in Your Whole School Universal Behavior Support Program

Dr. Riffel will share curriculum ideas she has field tested to gain family member participation in School-wide PBIS programs. The biggest complaint heard from educators is that they have evening sessions, and the same 20-25 family members show up and typically they are not the target audience.

Including Family Members in Your Whole School Universal Behavior Support Program

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Tier-Two and Tier-Three Behavioral Interventions

BI-001

Evidence Based Behavioral Interventions

This is a brand new booklet and seminar based on the twenty evidence based strategies in classroom management as determined by Simonsen, Fairbanks, Briesch, Myers, & Sugai (2008).

Evidence Based Behavioral Interventions

7 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-002

Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavioral Intervention Planning

Dr. Riffel will take you through ten days of real data. You will hand score the data learning what to look for when you do an assessment. After you go through the data, Dr. Riffel will show you how to use her free FBA Data Tool that graphs antecedent (trigger), behavior (target), and consequence (impact) data for you.

Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavioral Intervention Planning

11 lessons - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-003

Functional Analysis

Dr. Brian Iwata recommends testing for four conditions in a functional analysis. The four conditions are: alone, social disapproval, academic demand, and unstructured play. We will take you through 400 minutes of data collection using the ten sessions each at ten minutes to determine the function of an eleven year old with autism, intellectual disabilities, bipolar, and possible schizophrenia.

Functional Analysis

5 lessons - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-004

Mental Health at the Tier Three Schoolwide Level

This course will cover comorbid or coexisting conditions and give overview information on the following: ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Schizophrenia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, Trauma

Mental Health at the Tier Three Schoolwide Level

6 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-005

Interventions for Manifestations of Emotional Behavior Disorders

This course is designed for general education classroom teachers to have more tools in their tool belt for dealing with all students; especially those with emotional behavior disorders (EBD).

Interventions for Manifestations of Emotional Behavior Disorders

5 lessons - 8 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-006

Non-medicated Interventions for ADHD

Dr. Riffel is an adult with ADHD (Primarily Inattentive). Over the years she has studied evidence-based interventions that have helped her students and her participants enjoy success with their ADHD. It is all about determining the gifts and strengthening those while diminishing the weaknesses.

Non-medicated Interventions for ADHD

7 lessons - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-007

Mental Health at the Universal Schoolwide Level

This unit covers the rationale for needing mental health discussions in your school. Why is this important? We then cover mood disorders and what you need to know as school personnel. We then spend time building a behavior support team for mental health concerns within your school.

Mental Health at the Universal Schoolwide Level

6 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-008

Tier Two Mental Health at the Schoolwide Level

This session focuses on the manifestations of mental health issues and how to ameliorate them in the classroom.

Tier Two Mental Health at the Schoolwide Level

21 lessons - 11 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-008

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment-Elementary Level

This presentation will show what data need to be collected to do an effective intervention plan using a competing pathway model. This uses a real elementary student and 10 days of data. Dr. Riffel will show how she takes the information from the functional behavior assessment (FBA) and turns it into a data-based intervention plan.

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment-Elementary Level

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-009

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment- Preschool Level

This presentation will show what data need to be collected to do an effective intervention plan using a competing pathway model. This uses a real preschool student and 10 days of data. Dr. Riffel will show how she takes the information from the functional behavior assessment (FBA) and turns it into a data-based intervention plan.

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment- Preschool Level

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-010

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment-Secondary Level

This presentation will show what data need to be collected to do an effective intervention plan using a competing pathway model. This uses a real secondary student and 10 days of data. Dr. Riffel will show how she takes the information from the functional behavior assessment (FBA) and turns it into a data-based intervention plan.

Putting the “FUN” in Functional Behavior Assessment-Secondary Level

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-011

Quantum Secrets for Creating a Quality of Life for Learners with Autism

Dr. Riffel and her husband lived with a friend who had autism, bipolar condition, intellectual disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder, and mild cerebral palsy. He taught them through a decade of living together what it took to build a dignified life. She will share what he taught them.

Quantum Secrets for Creating a Quality of Life for Learners with Autism

9 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-010

Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavioral Intervention Planning: TWO-DAY

Dr. Riffel will take you through ten days of real data. You will hand score the data learning what to look for when you do an assessment. This is the two-day seminar which takes in into a more in-depth look at how to write behavioral intervention plans once you have collected the data

Functional Behavior Assessment to Behavioral Intervention Planning: TWO-DAY

11 lessons - 12 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-011

Quantum Secrets for Creating a Quality of Life for Learners with Autism

Dr. Riffel and her husband lived with a friend who had autism, bipolar condition, intellectual disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder, and mild cerebral palsy. He taught them through a decade of living together what it took to build a dignified life. She will share what he taught them.

Quantum Secrets for Creating a Quality of Life for Learners with Autism

9 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-012

Behavioral Intervention Planning from Functional Behavior Assessment

In this HALF DAY COURSE, Dr. Riffel will take you through ten days of real data. You will hand score the data learning what to look for when you do an assessment. After you go through the data, Dr. Riffel will show you how to use her free FBA Data Tool that graphs antecedent (trigger), behavior (target), and consequence (impact) data for you.

Behavioral Intervention Planning from Functional Behavior Assessment

11 lessons - 6 CEUs
FULL COURSE

BI-013

Interventions for the Manifestations of Emotional Behavior Disorders- Two Day Seminar

This course is designed for general education classroom teachers to have more tools in their tool belt for dealing with all students; especially those with emotional behavior disorders (EBD).

Interventions for the Manifestations of Emotional Behavior Disorders- Two Day Seminar

5 lessons - 10 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Comprehensive Training

CT-001

Professional Development DuJour

Administrators can choose from all of the one day courses and request coupons for staff members based on grade level or department level needs

Professional Development DuJour

Varies with selection
FULL COURSE

CT-002

Schoolwide Mental Health at the Universal, Tier-Two, and Tier-Three Level

This is a comprehensive course for school personnel. There are three levels within this seminar: Universal Support, Tier Two Support, Tier Three Support.Each Unit comes with a pre and post test, a booklet for notes, a video and activities to complete. Signing up for all three levels in one unit saves you $2000.

Schoolwide Mental Health at the Universal, Tier-Two, and Tier-Three Level

38 lessons - 25 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Staff Member Seminars

sms-001

Principles for Principals

Learn to build a positive and accessible culture in your school.

Principles for Principals

3 lessons - 7 CEUs
FULL COURSE

SMS-002

Taking Care of Ourselves: Positive Mental Health for School Personnel

This presentation focuses on all the steps necessary to focus on Joyfulness in the workplace. We also address the changes that will need to be discussed for back to school after the quarantine.

Taking Care of Ourselves: Positive Mental Health for School Personnel

1 lesson - 8 CEUs
FULL COURSE

sms-003

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Students When you Have a Limited Time with Each Student

One of the frequent complaints of staff members who have a short time for interactions with students is that they have little time to build relationships with the students. Dr. Riffel will share ideas that can be used in unique settings.

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Students When you Have a Limited Time with Each Student

1 lessons - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

SMS-004

Positive Behavior Support for Transportation Providers

Participants will learn the functions behind behavior and ways to incorporate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on the bus. We will also cover disabilities and how those disabilities might affect behavior on the bus.

Positive Behavior Support for Transportation Providers

1 lesson - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

sms-005

Ten Rules that Govern Behavior for Family Members

There are ten precepts that govern behavior. Unfortunately, they were not listed in the baby books we bought prior to bringing our children home for the first time. Learn to mitigate the behaviors that we all have dealt with including: tantrums, meltdowns, non-compliance, and why behaviors are sometimes specific to different locations.

Ten Rules that Govern Behavior for Family Members

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

Social Emotional Interventions

SEI-001

Emotional Intelligence & Teaching Self-Regulation Through Amygdala Recalibration Stations

"A child's work is play". Our curriculum was teaching social skills like how to reciprocal play, how to have a disagreement with someone politely, how to listen and respond, and what words to use with what emotions.

Emotional Intelligence and Teaching Self-Regulation Through Amygdala Recalibration Stations

1 lessons - 2 CEUs
FULL COURSE

SMS-001

Positive Behavior Support for Transportation Providers

Participants will learn the functions behind behavior and ways to incorporate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on the bus. We will also cover disabilities and how those disabilities might affect behavior on the bus.

Positive Behavior Support for Transportation Providers

1 lesson - 4 CEUs
FULL COURSE

SEI-001

Teaching Social Skills for Pre-K through First Grade

This workshop will focus on teaching explicit steps to building an amygdala recalibration station for children 4-7. We will cover anxiety, essential social skills, and we will focus on how to reinforce appropriate replacement behaviors through behavior specific praise as a teaching tool.

Teaching Social Skills for Pre-K through First Grade

3 lessons - 8 CEUs
FULL COURSE
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I Am DR. LAURA RIFFEL

This is my 50th year championing for children. I started volunteering at the School for the Blind in 1971-72. Over the years, I’ve has worked in a wide variety of capacities from teaching general and special education K-12, teaching at the university level, running statewide behavioral programs, running a day clinic for children who were being considered for institutionalization, and serving as a housemate to an adult with multiple disabilities.

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