- Is Warwick Dyer
the expert who made the Channel 4 Series "Bad Behaviour"
and will it be Warwick himself that works with my
family?
Yes, he is, and he
successfully changed the lives of each family, and yes, it will
be Warwick who will work with you himself, no other individuals
are involved at any stage.
- What is the age
range within which the Consultancy works?
Our behaviour work
is with children from a few months old up to older teenagers and
those in their early twenties.
My Child is now Twenty
- What type of
behaviour is the Consultancy successful in changing?
Our success rate
is very high [very near 100%] and we are successful in changing
two types of behaviour.
Firstly what is best described as "bad behaviour", which means
behaviour that may appear serious but has no serious underling
cause. The type of interactional behaviour that is listed here.
Secondly we work with the parents of children diagnosed with ADHD
and other behaviour disorders* with the behaviour that comes from
interactional factors that can often be successfully
changed.
* with discussion with the professionals who have been
involved.
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- Does Warwick have
a book that explains his methods and the way he works ?
An ebook yes. It
costs £8.40 and it can be
downloaded and read immediately - here.
Mercury's Child -
download
- What is the Focus
for the training ?
Practical - we
work with the responses you are using to the challenging
behaviour.
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- Do you work with
clients Worldwide?
Yes. Warwick
enjoys travel and will visit and work with clients anywhere in
the world. You pay for an economy air fare, we make no extra
charge for the time and effort involved; this applies to all
countries worldwide.
- How can I be sure
that I need help with my child's bad behaviour?
If the behaviour
is causing you concern and is static or getting
worse.
Comments In the National Press about Warwick's
work
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- My child does not
have a problem at home - only at school - can you still
help?
Warwick has been
working with behaviour for 25 years much of that time in schools
and working intensely with parents for the last 8 years and in
all that time he has never come across a case where children
behaved reasonably (and were handled reasonably) at home but then
behaved badly at school. Have a look at his response to a
parent who asked this question fine at home bad at school.
- How long does the
process take?
Following a full
day of Training, each family has an intensive in-depth discussion
with Warwick each week for six weeks. These phone calls need to
be detailed and are often prolonged - many parents ring the day
before to book a precise time for the next day which Warwick then
keeps free.
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- What is the
structure of the intervention with families?
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The
Problem
You give us a detailed description of the problem and the changes
that you require
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The Responses
You give us a detailed description of your current responses and
what you have tried in the past.
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The Explanation
We give a detailed analysis of the effects of your current
dynamics and a detailed explanation of an alternative response to
each of the behaviours that you want to change
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The Intervention
You begin the new responses the moment you next see your
child
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Weekly Support
You communicate with us each week for six weeks or until the
changes identified are achieved
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Open-Ended
We are so confident that you will achieve your goal that you pay
only a one-off payment for the original consultation and the six
weeks of in-depth work.
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The big difference - this is the big
difference between our approach and that of other agencies. Not
only do we make detailed suggestions of what you should do (often professionals
make general statements rather than give you the detail that you
need) but we also put ourselves on the line each week to support
you with each change that you make. If we were not effective we
would never work in this exposed way.
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- Why do parents
choose Warwick's interactive behaviour management training for
their children's behaviour?
Because if the
changes are to be maintained they need to know how to
change and maintain their child's behaviour. They do not need
their authority to be undermined even temporarily by someone from
outside. With IB (interactive behaviour) training, they remain
the focus for change; as far as the children are concerned all
the changes are generated by their parents. The alternatives
available tend to be various forms of more intrusive,
longer-term, child or family counselling/therapy.
Parents often come to us after long-term involvement with other
agencies and state that they still do not know what to do
in response to their child's behaviour problem.
We offer a fast practical and effective intervention for those
who want the behaviour problem with their child to change without
long-term intervention or any unnecessary intrusion into other
aspects of their life.
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- Will the
intervention be successful ?
We have not yet
evaluated this new weekly support regime. Our success rate with
the (much more expensive) daily support intervention is very
high. In fact to date amongst our fee-paying clientele we have a
near 100% success rate. We do guarantee that this statement is
true (to the best of our knowledge) we do not, of course,
guarantee success with an new client.
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Step by step guide to his unique behaviour change
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- My husband (my
wife/partner) does not agree that we have a problem; will you be
prepared to work just with me?
No, I am afraid
not. Often parents have differing ways of responding to the same
problem and this inconsistency is one of the first issues that
has to be addressed. Both parents have to agree to make the
necessary arrangement to phone together each week and both have
to be completely committed for the intervention to be successful.
We do, of course, work with single parent
families.
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- What
qualifications and training does Warwick Dyer have?
Warwick is a
Teacher he is not a Doctor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist
or Counsellor. He had extensive training (6 years of weekly
in-service training and weekly case-study analysis) in a team
of specialist teachers and worked for 18 years as a behaviour
specialist advising and training teachers and parents and
advising youngsters.
- Does Warwick have the new US founded Board
Certified Behavior Analyst Qualification (BCBA or
BCABA)?
Warwick has not been accredited by the new US
founded Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BCBA or BCABA) and
does not have any formal behaviour analysts' degree or
qualification.
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- I know nothing other than what I read here; how
can I be sure what is said here is genuine?
Our work has been validated by four in-depth television
programmes, this should enable our clients to feel confident
about the quality we provide.
We
link to a response we made to a client that asked us this
question here.
- Behaviour
Modification techniques do not work with my child, he/she does
not seem to care about punishments and rewards
Parents often say
this to us, if this were really true then their child would be
very strange indeed. The truth is that parents who say this
have no idea of the punishments and rewards they are actually
using. Most parents are inadvertently rewarding the very
behaviour that they want to change and punishing behaviour that
they should be encouraging.
See a recent typical evaluation
What parents say
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- I (or my partner)
have difficulty controlling my own temper and emotions, will this
be a factor?
Absolutely. If
either parent cannot control their own emotions then their
child's behaviour will not change. The training will show you,
in great detail, what to do in response to your child's
behaviour, so you should have far less reason to become
frustrated. However, if you still cannot control your responses
then you will not be successful.
- Do you work with
children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ?
With the behaviour
associated with ADHD, yes. Often professionals working with ADHD
advise parents to obtain behaviour management training. If
parents or their children are, or have been, under the guidance
of another professional then courtesy requires that they (and we)
speak to them first.
Our work with ADHD and other behaviour
disorders
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- Do you work with
children who have been diagnosed with Attachment Disorder;
dyspraxia; or Conduct Disorder or Oppositional
Defiant Disorder (ODD)?
As with ADHD yes,
but with the behaviour associated with these disorders, and again
if other professionals have been involved then courtesy requires
that we, and the child's parents, speak to
them.
Don't Let disorders provide
justification for impotence and inaction
- My daughter's
behaviour is so extreme surely, it must be something like
ADHD?
No not
necessarily. Most behaviour disorders involve behaviour that
that is different rather than bad. The key indicators
that parents (and professionals) need to look for in reaching a
diagnosis are not the 'bad behaviours' listed here.
Warwick is consistently successful with children who display
this group of behaviours. Although these
behaviours go together as predictably as any disorder or syndrome
they are not symptomatic and can be quickly and
effectively changed. They are 'interactive' in nature and can
be changed by carefully working with parent responses.
The key for parents, even those who have already been given a
professional diagnosis, is to subtract all the symptoms that
could be the result of interactive behaviour imbalance (i.e. bad
behaviour) and see what is left.
Some children drive their parents to distraction. It is not
uncommon for parents to have built up (without realising it) a
repertoire of responses that are seriously inappropriate and
inconsistent, which results in some serious-looking behaviour.
The child's behaviour is extreme - the parent does not know what
to do - so - they repeat what they have always done. In these
cases the child's behaviour although entrenched is often still
relatively easy to change, the key is to convince parents of the
importance of the consistent use of subtle changes to their own
behaviour.
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- Are you are just
going to tell me to be more positive or assertive because I can
try that by myself?
The problem with
many behaviour books and courses is that they do not explain that
it is the totality of how parents respond to their children that
needs attention. Parents are sometimes advised to be positive
without being told exactly how to incorporate the use of
sanctions (punishments) or told to use sanctions (time out etc)
without being told how to counter the child's avoidance
strategies. When this happens they just end up frustrated and
often find themselves using instinctive, but very harmful,
interpersonal sanctions on their
children.
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- What can I expect
to happen once the intervention starts?
The first thing to
happen will be a full day of consultation - Warwick comes to you.
The day is very long and can be very tiring so parents need to
be prepared. There then follows six weeks of weekly phone calls.
[We have an 0845 Number giving local rate from anywhere in the
country]
Any supplimentary advice is sought in this six-week period and
most parents will have gained all the skills they need during
this time. Parents then continue to keep a daily record of what
occurs.
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- I understand
there is a single fee and no other charges what does the fee
cover?
Yes, there is a
single fee with no other charges, it covers all the work done and
all our time in consultation with parents by phone each week.
Parents need to allow 2 hours for their phone call each week,
particularly in the first weeks.
- How much will it
cost for the complete intervention?
For the full
intervention with support for six weeks parents pay a one-off
payment of £595.00 ( $1196 ) This fee covers all the work that we
do.
Once clients have paid their deposit* we
strive to schedule the intervention to begin within two
weeks.
The fee covers all travel costs and all other expenses.
(travel outside the UK is
included)
( Canadian $11738 - )
as of October 07
*A deposit of
£150 reserves Warwick's services
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- Can I have the consultation day without the
telephone Support?
Yes. Parents can opt for a whole day with Warwick
during which he explains the fundamentals of his Behaviour Change
Method - he comes to you.Please be clear
that this option does not include any follow-up
support. It is intended to give parents detailed
information that may be useful, and personalise the detailed
advice contained in Warwick's ebook. It is therefore not
designed for a child with extreme behaviour. It is unlikely
that you will be able to change extreme behaviour without
support.
The day usually starts around 10.30 a.m (depending on travel to
you) and runs to at least 4.30 p.m. and we usually work through a
light lunch. However parents should allow 2 more hours in case
we need more time than this.
One-off payment of £435
( Canadian $873 - October 07
)
( U.S. $889 ) rates
change
- I want to go ahead what do I do
next?
Ring us on
0208 653 9768
or
0845 430 5340
(international 44 208 653 9768).
Most parents who ring already have a good idea
how Warwick works and have correctly concluded that their child's
continuing bad behaviour is caused or made worse by their
responses to it. Warwick will ask you (and your partner) to
detail the problems you are having. Then, if all agree, a date
will be decided for the consultation day which starts the
intervention.
The consultation day is arranged on a day when your children are
not around - children usually do not know that we are involved.
If you require the full intervention (with the six week support)
or the single day of training your booking is confirmed on
receipt of your deposit.
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- At what times do
parents make their weekly consultation phone calls?
Parents need to
find a time when they are both available during the day and when
their children cannot overhear. They need to allow 2 hours for
their phone call each week, particularly in the first weeks.
Parents who are in different locations during the day can usually
arrange a conference call and talk at the same time. They need to
find a time each day between
8.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Between 3.30am and
12.30pm Eastern Canada & US.
Between 2.30am and 11.30pm Central Canada & US.
Between 12.30am and 09.30pm Pacific Canada & US.
Between 7.30pm and 4.30am Eastern Australia.
- How much time
will it take?
Surprising
little! In most cases parents begin to see beneficial effects
within two or three weeks. The child's acceptance of their
parents' new expectations is often accomplished within the first
four weeks; parents then decide the amount of time they still
need to completely consolidate their training.
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Too Young to be Naughty
I tell my 15 months old 'No', but he just
won't listen
A "Nasty" 2 year old
- What are the most
difficult aspects for parents?
Admitting that the
behaviour is serious, that a child is not going to 'grow out' of
it. Admitting that objective help is needed. It can also be
difficult for parents to accept how quickly changes in their own
responses can affect seriously inappropriate
behaviour.
THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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What is the theoretical basis of your
work?
Theoretical Basis - Click
Here
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I
want to become a client, what do I do?
Just ring
Warwick (Monday to Friday 9.30 - 5.30) on
0845 430 5340
(local rate)
or
0208 653 9768
and outline the
problems you are having.
