Behaviour Therapy
A method to reward positive behaviours to improve a person's mental wellbeing and quality of life.
Behaviour therapy is based on the principles of operant conditioning, which suggests that behaviour change is created by rewarding positive behaviours (NOT punishing negative behaviours).
There are many methods we use under the banner of Behaviour Therapy including:
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Functional Behavioural Analysis, FBA: understanding why a behaviour occurred and what we can do diminish the chances of that behaviour happening again e.g. aggression.
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Environmental control: changing a person’s environment to increase the chances of him or her being comfortable, and reducing the chances of triggering negative behaviours.
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Positive reinforcement: targeting positive behaviours with a reward-based approach.
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Relaxation training.
