Summary: Improving Health Related Behavior Modification

In this report it will investigate at least three recent health education campaigns and use them to explain two models of behaviour change. The three recent health education campaigns will be ‘Smoke Free’, ‘Change4Life’ and ‘FRANK’. The two models of behaviour change will be the theory of reasoned action and the stages of change model.

Behavioral healthcare has morphed its face over the last century from one that was focused on inpatient psychiatric hospitals to community-based behavioral health centers. From the beginning, “notions that people with mental illness are sometimes unpredictable and perhaps dangerous to know”, has caused a large stigma associated with behavioral health (Lawrie, 2015). With these changing facets also come challenges. There are challenges of consumer expectations and the treatment of behavioral health disorders from primary care providers. Insurance access also raises another challenge, that has slowly changed, as well as the retention of staffing. The financial stability of a facility is also an important factor for healthcare and for the behavioral healthcare system.

In everyday life many people develop habits, but it is never too late to attempt to change that bad habit to live a healthier life. For this behavioral change project, I was asked to choose a health behavior that I would like to change for the better. So, I decided that I wanted to increase the amount of water I was consuming each day. The standard recommendation on how much water an individual should consume is about 64 ounces daily. However how much a person should drink is more individualized then one might assume. Therefore, for this particular project my goal was to at least consume 64 ounces of water daily as a baseline starting point. I also had to consider days when I worked out. So, I decided that I would attempt to increase that amount

The author, a professor of special education, is an expert in the areas of behavior disorders, the assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders and interventions for behavioral disorders. This article provides an objective and useful discussion regarding the relationship between Behavior Intervention Plans and the issues that must be address by school staff when developing and monitoring them. The author also provides readers with specific areas which must be address when developing Behavior Intervention Plans. The information provided may be useful for teachers and school staff.

The purpose of the goal staff will be to help a youngster in improving a specific behavior. This goal will be assessed by the staff and they will present their review twice a day on the basis of their observation that they noticed in an individual regarding a specific behavior.

Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns.

The implications of TEC § 37.007 are apparent in school on a daily basis. Many of the students in which I serve have a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). I am required to give the general education teacher a copy of the student’s BIP prior to school starting. Last week, I had a teacher refer a child for disciplinary action. The child’s BIP required that the child use a behavior chart and a daily schedule. I provided the teacher with both of those supports which she does not consistently implement. The student struggles behaviorally due to his disability, deficits in self control, and the lack of consistent implementation of his behavior chart and visual schedule. I shared again with the teacher the importance of fully and consistently implementing the

      I selected my student from one of my students that I viewed to have some of the worst behavior in the class. I am at Bond Elementary School which is an intercity school. Most of the school’s student population comes from subsidized housing (the projects). I am in a first grade class of nineteen students. While performing my duties at in Mrs. J Williams Classroom I became very eager to observe as well as work with a student by the name of Ja’Von W. Ja’Von is a six year old, I recently found out that his mother is on drugs and is being supported by his sixteen year old brother. Many of the students that I have observed in the classroom have had behavior problems and issues with their

A student named Jamie refuses to do her work. She is constantly talking and interrupting the other students and makes no effort to participate in class. The teacher has to constantly reprimand the student and it is causing less learning due to the interruptions within the classroom. She seems somewhat clear of the rules and procedures in the classroom, but is not motivated to follow them.

The change models are change agents that could explain the ways of implementing a change process. These models explain the reason for the change, what to expect during the process and the way a change occurs. Thus, these models help one understand the various aspects of the change process (Agriculture & Life Sciences: Texas A & M University, n.d.). The transtheoretical model of health behavior change could explain my evidence-based practice (EBP) project implementation plan.

Researchers have conducted many studies on evidence-based behavioral modification programs, with the efforts to increase their success rates within the prison system. With the rising costs of inmate care, it is imperative to create programs that will successfully lower the recidivism rate and ensure that the offender will not return to prison or a life of crime. With that being said, one must be able to identify the reasons for the continued release and return of inmates. Therefore, my research question is: Are evidence-based behavioral modification programs in Delaware’s level five institutions successful at lowering the recidivism rate?

The behaviour modified for this self-directed behaviour change project is smoking. Smoking was selected as the behaviour I wish to change because it is known that tobacco use is the leading cause of premature, preventable death and disease (Edwards, Bondy, Callaghan, & Mann, 2014). Smoking is a behaviour that has been recently initiated; I started smoking occasionally in August 2013 (one cigarette a few times a week) and intended to buy only the one pack. However over a period of several months, my smoking has increased. The rationale for this choosing this target behaviour is that it is still a relatively

To begin with,a health practisioner may fascilate behaviour change in an individual with a health

Behaviour can be defined as the actions taken by an individual to adapt to the surrounding environment (Campbell, Cumming, Gerrig, Wilkes, & Zimbardo, 2012). Sometimes behaviour is unfavorable and therefore can be changed using behaviour modification. Weiten (2013) defines behaviour modification as the changing of behaviour by systematically applying principles of conditioning.

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