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Address: 167/169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, W1W5PF, GB
Telephone: +447741547997

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An independent behavioural science firm based in London providing services across the UK.

22/01/2023

Wishing all those who celebrate a very Happy Chinese New Year.

01/01/2023

Happy New Year from all the team at PBS Together. Wishing everyone a healthy, peaceful, and happy 2023.

24/12/2022

From everyone at PBS Together, wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

18/12/2022

Wishing all who celebrate a Happy Hanukkah from all of us at PBS Together.

08/12/2022

At PBS Together, we recognise and acknowledge that supporting individuals who display behaviours that challenging can be challenging for families and carers. That is why it is essential to seek advice and support from professionals who have the appropriate qualifications, experience and skills to assist you.

06/12/2022

The 4-term contingency is the foundation of behavioural competence.

It is through the comprehensive understanding and application of the 4-term contingency that behaviour can be shaped and created.

Create Behaviour, Create your Culture.

03/12/2022

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities

A day to increase public awareness, promote an understanding and acceptance of all people with disabilities and to celebrate their contributions and achievements

The overarching theme for 2022 is innovation and transformative solutions for inclusive development, the three topics are:

-Innovation for disability inclusive development in employment
-Innovation for disability inclusive development in reducing inequality
-Innovation for disability inclusive development

For more information: https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities

01/12/2022

The word consequence refers to how we respond to behaviour. Consequences can be positive and negative.

When looking at consequences along with setting events and antecedents together, they all provide useful information about the function of the behaviour.

Consequences have an effect on future behaviour.

If a behaviour is reinforced then the likelihood/probability of the behaviour occurring again in the future increases. For example – if a child learns how to say “help me please” when putting on their coat, and their sibling helps them, then the likelihood of the child asking for help in the future will increase.

If a behaviour is not reinforced then the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again in the future decreases. For example – if a child asks their sibling for help to put on the coat, and their sibling refuses, then the likelihood of the child asking for help in the future will decrease (they will ask less often or eventually stop asking for help)

30/11/2022

Behaviour is established, shaped, maintained and extinguished by the four-term contingency, the four-term contingency is sometimes referred to as “the habit loop”

Whilst we frequently utilise an ABC chart for challenging behaviour. Did you know that ABC charts can also be used to identify the circumstances and situations that are happening when positive/ socially appropriate is occurring.

Collecting ABC data on occurrences of positive/ socially appropriate behaviour is important as it helps us to identify the circumstances and situations that increase positive/ socially appropriate behaviour

It’s important to note down the location, the people present, the duration, the severity, and the time that the behaviour took place

29/11/2022

Antecedents can come in many different forms, for example – the lights being dimmed at the cinema can be an antecedent that the movie is about to start

Another example of an antecedent can be telling a child it’s their bedtime which can lead to challenging behaviour

When looking at antecedents along with the setting events and consequences together, they all provide useful information about the function of the behaviour.

If we can identify the antecedent, we can make proactive changes to the environment to promote positive behaviour change.

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28/11/2022

This week we are focusing on the 4-term contingency.

Did you know that setting events can have a very powerful impact on how an individual may behave

For example: Mary slept very well (setting event) and was ready for breakfast (motivation). Mary's mum greeted her warmly when she walked into the kitchen and pointed towards her visual schedule to make a cup of tea. Mary followed all of the steps correctly. Mary really enjoyed her first cup of the day.

Alternatively, Mary had a terrible night's sleep and woke up feeling tired (setting event) but was ready for breakfast (motivation) as she was feeling hungry. Mary’s mum greeted her warmly when she walked into the kitchen and pointed towards her visual schedule to make a cup of tea. Mary refused to make her tea. Mary’s mum made her tea for her. Mary didn’t enjoy her first cup of the day as much as she normally does when she has had a good night sleep.

Setting events that may increase the likelihood of challenging behaviour include hunger, thirst, pain, noise, bright lights, temperature, feeling tired, change in routine, medication side effects, days of the week, time of day, transitions, changes in staffing or family patterns, trauma, anxiety, depression and different seasons of the year

24/11/2022

The fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses are often referred to as the four F's of trauma.
Our body and mind respond to danger to help us to survive stressful and life-threatening situations.
By understanding each type of response, we can better understand functions of behaviour and an individual's reaction to situations and events.

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