Active Ignoring (full course)

PracticeWise, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This course is designed to help you learn to recognize, understand, and apply the practice element Active Ignoring.

Course Structure:
This course consists of three online learning modules that include instructional videos and progress questions. The learning modules are followed by a posttest and course evaluation. The Active Ignoring practice guide is also included with the course. A continuing education certificate is available for download after successful completion of the course.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define Active Ignoring and why it is useful in encouraging more appropriate youth behaviors while ignoring minor unwanted behaviors.
2. Identify effective and ineffective uses of Active Ignoring to assist caregivers with how to best apply this practice.
3. Summarize the theoretical rationale for Active Ignoring.
4. Explain Active Ignoring to various stakeholders (e.g., caregivers, teachers), including why, when, and how to use the practice to address youth behavior.
5. Identify the essential features of Active Ignoring in order to teach a caregiver how to implement the practice effectively.
6. Guide effective Active Ignoring to enhance caregiver effectiveness in discouraging minor unwanted behaviors and encouraging more appropriate behaviors.

Course Components:

• Practice Guide
• Pretest
• Instructional videos
• Posttest
• Review questions
• Course evaluation
• Continuing education certificate

Continuing Education:
1.25 credits

Course Format:
Online distance learning

Course Requirements:

• Completion of the course pretest, instructional videos, and review questions
• Completion of the course posttest with at least 8 out of 10 items correct
• Completion of the course evaluation

Target Audience:
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and others who want to advance their professional skills

Instructional Level:
Introductory, intermediate

Faculty:
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