A charge for behavioral management of her child at a dental practice in Washington has one mom claiming special needs discrimination, but a practice management professional doesn't believe that is the ...

When it comes to how well schools are addressing students’ social and emotional challenges, administrators and teachers might as well be on different planets. There is a yawning gap between ...

Millions of classrooms throughout the U.S. and internationally have begun adopting computerized apps (e.g., ClassDojo) to provide students with rewards and punishments as a part of classroom ...

Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior. “Behavioral health” is a term for a wide-reaching field that looks at mental health, lifestyle, ...

The news has been filled with stories about teachers using physical restraint in the classroom and, unfortunately, there have been many instances where force was used needlessly, incorrectly, or in an ...

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of CS’ two-part series on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams. Part 1 defined BTAM, who should be on a BTAM team, and how cases should be managed.

There are many reasons why someone may gain weight besides eating unhealthy foods or not exercising enough. Emotions play a big role in how much weight you gain. Researchers know that there are strong ...

An undergraduate major in psychology A minimum GPA of 3.0 Other criteria taken into consideration include letters of reference, research activity, work experience, social and professional skills and ...

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

Mental health professionals are instrumental in assisting the individual in his/her emotional, psychological, and behavioral struggles.

Adaptive Behavioral Health is a comprehensive behavioral health agency that focuses on individual strengths and adaptive skill development. We understand that sometimes situations don’t change, so we ...