Behavior Change Project Report

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

This week of my behavior change project went more successful than the past week. I noticed that this week I worked on my time management and balanced my time between school, community service, and myself. It was much easier to be motivated and do exercise because of the time change. Before daylight savings by the time I completed my shifts it was already dark outside and windy. However now that I have more time at 7:00 pm it is still sunny and warm so the weather definitely motivated me to do at least a 30-minute exercise. By the time I complete my shifts it was already dark outside and windy. However now that I have more time the afternoons are slightly longer and it is still sunny and warm so the weather definitely motivates me to do at

      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

This behavior change project has become a huge part of my everyday life. I lost sight of how important staying in shape affects my overall mental state along with my physical well-being. Having a life that consists of so many activities such as going to school, working, and maintaining a full and happy relationship with the people I care about is hard to balance with just making time for myself. That is why keeping this three day a week workout regime over the past five weeks has been so important; it made me realize that I can make time to focus on just working on myself, and in turn, improve all other aspects of my life. Realizing of course that there are many people in this world that have real life health problems that they seek professional help for. These changes in their lives require a system or a theory that must be applied to develop a strategic an organized way to regulate or change their behavior.

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?

I chose to do my behavior change project on improving my diet. I put my own little twist on it with the way I measured my success and I had to supplement it to reach my goals, but I feel that it was done really well. My goal was at the end of the four weeks to be able to run 3.1 miles in 18:45. I have run times close to this before, but that was a couple of years ago. At the beginning of this project my time for 3.1 miles was 20:36. I knew that if I was committed and worked really hard that I would be able to do it though. I chose to measure my behavior change this way due to the fact that I have a very busy life and I am on the high school cross country team. I figured I would already be running each week and I have a race every week that I can measure my time against my goal. So I was just trying to save some time in my schedule by partially combining two activities.

This project definitely forced me to do things that I didn't do on a regular basis. I also went out for a walk/run more because the weather got better as the days progressed. Personally doing outdoor activity helped me open up my mind and relieve a little bit of stress. The example you used with Mildred was excellent and tied into your point very well. If Mildred and her friends actually did what Montag suggested they would get to know each other better and know what's going on around them. Changing things up definitely had its benefits.

This past summer, I realized that I was getting a lot more exercise compared to the school year. Aside from the occasional basketball, volleyball, or run, I do not have a set schedule or exercise regularly. As a result, I found the Behavioral Change Project the perfect opportunity to set the goal for myself of being more physically fit by exercising daily. To do so, I aimed to either play sports (basketball or volleyball) for at least 1 hour or run at least 1 mile (which includes 5 minutes of stretching beforehand) as my daily exercise. Having the objectives established beforehand made it clear to me what I needed to do to reach my goal. I also wrote down goal-facilitating behaviors (planning to run with others, to work and study effectively

Raver and Knitize state (as cited by Bayat, Mindes, & Covitt, 2010) that “some estimates suggest 10% of preschoolers exhibit noticeable problem behaviors, with 4-6% of this population exhibiting serious behavior difficulties. Preschool children are expelled at a rate that three times more than students in grades K-12 (Bayat et al., 2010). Gilliam reported (as cited in Bayat et al., 2010) that the lowest rate of expulsion was associated with when there are behavioral interventions in the classroom. Progress monitoring and interventions are not only for academic struggles. It can be used to help with behavior issues and struggles in the early childhood classroom. Intervention teams have intervention opinions to use such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and function-based interventions.

Ever since I moved to the United States in August 2016, the amount of junk food I eat has increased drastically. My friend and I go to Wendy’s or McDonald’s at least twice a week. Whenever I don’t feel like cooking, I just open up the Domino’s app on my phone and order a medium pizza with beef and onion. Sometimes I feel wild and get a ranch sauce as well. I think that my problem with fast food comes from the unhealthy environment that I live in; every day when I go to school, I go past Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Chick-Fil-A. When I’m hungry, it can be difficult to not go buy a quick Double Quarter Pounder with cheese. During these next five weeks, I’m going to attempt to decrease my junk food consumption.

There are three different styles of recovery initiations according to White and Kurtz (2006). These three styles include quantum (transformational change), conscious incremental change (stage dependent process of change), and drift (gradual reduction of usage). An addict at any point can experience any of these or all three in time. Since addiction can arise from multiple different contextual issues, such as cultural, personal, or familial, recovery experiences can become just as unique (White & Kurtz, 2006). Despite the lack of literature supporting the stages of change model deriving from the conscious incremental change style of recovery (West, 2005), it is still one of the most popular styles studied and used among researchers and clinicians

Deal, T., Purinton, T., & Waetjen, D. (2009). Making sense of social networks in schools.

My overall experience with the behavior change project was positive, as I was able to successfully change my sleeping habits. Although there were times when sticking to my behavior change plan was extremely difficult, I was able to stay on track and change my sleeping habits. As a result of my behavior change, I now feel healthier and less fatigued. Because of these physical improvements, important areas of my life, such as school and sports, have improved also. My performance in the classroom and on the basketball court has noticeably become better after making this behavior change.

In an attempt to understand the process of health behavior change and the constructs that mediate behavior change, researchers have begun to apply various theoretical models of behavior change, such as the stages of change model.

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