Pro-Social Modeling

What is Prosocial

Positive social acts carried out to produce and maintain the well being and integrity of others Covers a broad range of actions intended to benefit one or more people other than oneself - behaviors such as helping, comforting, sharing, and cooperating

Reinforcing Prosocial Behavior: 5 Steps

1. Choose prosocial behaviors you want to see more often - target the positive 2. Plan which reinforcer you will use 3. Look for the behavior you want to see 4. When the prosocial behavior is displayed, immediately provide reinforcement 5. See if the reinforcement is working

Redirecting Antisocial Behavior

Address it early, provide guidance by stating the desired behavior when you apply corrective consequences, help them understand that making better choices is a sign of strength not backing down, make sure you have all the facts before redirecting, remain calm and use a neutral matter of fact approach (dont argue/lecture), hold residents accountable for their own behaviors and choices, help them develop a plan with small steps to get from here to there

Redirecting Antisocial Behavior: Traps

Don't fall into the trap of assigning negative and/or insulting labels, negatively describing the staff/resident's character, assigning negative intention to the behavior, back handed compliments

Reinforcing Prosocial Behavior

Be specific, be consistent, reinforce often

What is Antisocial

Contrary to the laws and customs of society, devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices Antisocial behaviors are actions that harm or lack consideration for the well being of others Violates the basic rights of another person, considered disruptive to others in society

Social Learning Theory Principles

Emphasizes the importance of observing and modeling the behavior, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others, attention and responsiveness of the learner may be influenced by the models believability and credibility, if the model behavior invokes fear or anxiety, they are less likely to be imitated

Social Learning Theory

Learning that occurs through the simple process of observing someone else's activity

An effective role model is consistently...

positive, expecting success, trustworthy, respectful, nonjudgmental